| 单词 | stew |
| 释义 | stew (stjuː , US stuː ) Word forms: stews , stewing , stewed 1. variable noun A stew is a meal which you make by cooking meat and vegetables in liquid at a low temperature. She served him a bowl of lamb stew. They made a stew. Synonyms: hash, casserole, goulash, ragout 2. verb When you stew meat, vegetables, or fruit, you cook them slowly in liquid in a closed dish. Stew the apple and blackberries to make a thick pulp. [VERB noun] ...stewed prunes. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: braise, boil, simmer, casserole 3. in a stew phrase [PHRASE after verb, verb-link PHRASE] If you are in a stew, you feel very worried. [informal] He's been in a stew since early this morning. Highly charged emotions have you in a stew. Synonyms: troubled, concerned, anxious, worried 4. let someone stew/leave someone to stew phrase [VERB inflects] If you let a person stew or if you leave them to stew, you deliberately allow them to worry about something for a while, rather than telling them something which would make them feel better. I'd rather let him stew. Leave them to stew in their own juice. Idioms: in a stew [old-fashioned] very worried about something He's been in a stew ever since he took that phone call early this morning. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers let someone stew or let someone stew in their own juice to deliberately leave someone to worry about something, for example the consequence of their actions, and to not do anything to comfort or help them He was very nasty to everyone and now no one will speak to him; let him stew in his own juice. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: thick stew A thick stew of black beans and poached eggs, this will keep you feeling fuller for longer. Times, Sunday Times The hard paste roux melts from the heat and blends with the water to create a thick stew. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Actually it stands to reason that you're eating more 'comfort food' - thick stews, highcarb meals, heavy, stodgy puddings - in winter. The Sun Each has a smattering of tavernas offering good, wholesome food: thick stews, grilled meats, the freshest of tomatoes and cucumbers and creamy, tangy feta cheese. Times, Sunday Times Traditional dishes, including barbecued meats, thick stews and unusual soups, guarantee a flavour explosion. Times, Sunday Times With the potatoes, peas and onion, it's pleasantly earthy, though stodgy as a vegetable stew. Times, Sunday Times That's before doing the school run, getting thrashed at an exercise class and making a vegetable stew for tea. Times, Sunday Times Spoon the vegetable stew into warmed bowls and divide the fish among them. Times, Sunday Times However, these last examples are exceptions to the general rule of a sweet and sour cooked vegetable stew or salad. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Traditionally potatoes with a large portion of vegetables and a small portion of meat with gravy, or a potato and vegetable stew. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 炖肉, 炖 Japanese: シチュー, とろ火で煮込む |
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