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B0475900 (bro͞o)v. brewed, brew·ing, brews v.tr.1. To make (ale or beer) from malt and hops by infusion, boiling, and fermentation.2. To make (a beverage) by boiling, steeping, or mixing various ingredients: brew tea.3. To concoct; devise: brew a plot to overthrow the government.v.intr.1. To make ale or beer as an occupation.2. To be made by boiling or steeping: As the coffee brewed, I paced in the kitchen.3. To be imminent; impend: "storms brewing on every frontier" (John Dos Passos).n.1. a. A beverage made by brewing.b. A serving of such a beverage.2. Something produced as if by brewing; a mix: Their politics were a strange brew of idealism and self-interest.

[Middle English brewen, from Old English brēowan; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

brew′age n.brew′er n.

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(bruː) vb1. (Brewing) to make (beer, ale, etc) from malt and other ingredients by steeping, boiling, and fermentation2. (Cookery) to prepare (a drink, such as tea) by boiling or infusing3. (tr) to devise or plan: to brew a plot. 4. (Cookery) (intr) to be in the process of being brewed: the tea was brewing in the pot. 5. (intr) to be impending or forming: there's a storm brewing. n6. (Brewing) a beverage produced by brewing, esp tea or beer: a strong brew. 7. (Brewing) an instance or time of brewing: last year's brew. 8. a mixture: an eclectic brew of mysticism and political discontent. [Old English brēowan; related to Old Norse brugga, Old Saxon breuwan, Old High German briuwan] ˈbrewer n

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(bruː) n (Physical Geography) dialect Northern English a hill

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v.t. 1. to make (beer, ale, etc.) by steeping, boiling, and fermenting malt and hops. 2. to prepare (tea, coffee, etc.) by boiling, steeping, or the like. 3. to contrive, plan, or bring about: to brew mischief. v.i. 4. to make beer or ale. 5. to boil, steep, soak, or cook. n. 6. a quantity brewed in a single process. 7. a brewed beverage. 8. any concoction, esp. a liquid produced by a mixture of unusual ingredients: a witches' brew. 9. Informal. beer or ale. [before 900; Middle English; Old English brēowan] brew′er, n.

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Past participle: brewed
Gerund: brewing

Imperative
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Present
I brew
you brew
he/she/it brews
we brew
you brew
they brew

Preterite
I brewed
you brewed
he/she/it brewed
we brewed
you brewed
they brewed

Present Continuous
I am brewing
you are brewing
he/she/it is brewing
we are brewing
you are brewing
they are brewing

Present Perfect
I have brewed
you have brewed
he/she/it has brewed
we have brewed
you have brewed
they have brewed

Past Continuous
I was brewing
you were brewing
he/she/it was brewing
we were brewing
you were brewing
they were brewing

Past Perfect
I had brewed
you had brewed
he/she/it had brewed
we had brewed
you had brewed
they had brewed

Future
I will brew
you will brew
he/she/it will brew
we will brew
you will brew
they will brew

Future Perfect
I will have brewed
you will have brewed
he/she/it will have brewed
we will have brewed
you will have brewed
they will have brewed

Future Continuous
I will be brewing
you will be brewing
he/she/it will be brewing
we will be brewing
you will be brewing
they will be brewing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been brewing
you have been brewing
he/she/it has been brewing
we have been brewing
you have been brewing
they have been brewing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been brewing
you will have been brewing
he/she/it will have been brewing
we will have been brewing
you will have been brewing
they will have been brewing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been brewing
you had been brewing
he/she/it had been brewing
we had been brewing
you had been brewing
they had been brewing

Conditional
I would brew
you would brew
he/she/it would brew
we would brew
you would brew
they would brew

Past Conditional
I would have brewed
you would have brewed
he/she/it would have brewed
we would have brewed
you would have brewed
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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	brew - drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distillingbrewagealcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"beer - a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hopskvass - fermented beverage resembling beer but made from rye or barleymead - made of fermented honey and watercassiri - a drink resembling beer; made from fermented cassava juicespruce beer - a brew made by fermenting molasses and other sugars with the sap of spruce trees (sometimes with malt)
Verb	1.	brew - prepare by brewing; "people have been brewing beer for thousands of years"create from raw material, create from raw stuff - make from scratch
	2.	brew - sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor; "the tea is brewing"imbue, soak - fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant"

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verb1. boil, make, soak, steep, stew, infuse (tea) He brewed a pot of coffee.2. make, ferment, prepare by fermentation I brew my own beer.3. start, develop, gather, loom, be on the way, be imminent, foment, be just around the corner, gather force, be impending At home a crisis was brewing.4. develop, form, gather, loom, be imminent, foment, be impending We'd seen the storm brewing when we were out on the boat.noun1. drink, preparation, mixture, blend, liquor, beverage, infusion, concoction, fermentation, distillation a mild herbal brew2. blend, compound, fusion, concoction, potpourri, admixture Most cities generate a potent brew of pollutants.

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verbTo be imminent:hang over, impend, loom, lower, menace, overhang, threaten.

Translations

图谋沏茶调制饮料酝酿酿造

brew

(bruː) verb1. to make (beer, ale etc). He brews beer at home. 酿造（啤酒等） 2. to make (tea etc). She brewed another pot of tea. 调制（饮料），沏（茶） 3. to prepare. There's a storm brewing. 酝酿，图谋 ˈbrewer noun酿酒厂ˈbrewery – plural ˈbreweries – noun a place for brewing beer etc. 啤酒厂

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brew a plot

To conspire; to devise a secret plan. What are you kids whispering about back there? You better not be brewing a plot! My siblings and I are brewing a plot to surprise our parents with a trip for their anniversary.See also: brew, plot

brew up (something)

1. To make a beverage (often coffee or tea) by brewing. You better brew up a pot of coffee—it's going to be a long night.2. To prepare or incite something. What are you kids whispering about back there? You better not be brewing up trouble!See also: brew, up

trouble brewing

Difficulty, danger, or unrest that is fermenting or expected to arise in the future. According to many inside the region, there's trouble brewing among working-class voters who felt betrayed by the recent legislative change. We sensed trouble brewing, so we got out of the bar before the fight broke out.See also: brew, trouble

trouble is brewing

There is difficulty, danger, or unrest fermenting or expected to arise in the future. According to many inside the region, trouble is brewing among working-class voters who felt betrayed by the recent legislative change. We sensed that trouble was brewing, so we got out of the bar before the fight broke out.See also: brew, trouble

there's trouble brewing

There is difficulty, danger, or unrest fermenting or expected to arise in the future. According to many inside the region, there's trouble brewing among working-class voters who felt betrayed by the recent legislative change. We sensed that there was trouble brewing, so we got out of the bar before the fight broke out.See also: brew, trouble

quaff a brew

To drink a beer, especially quickly, greedily, or enthusiastically. After a long day of work, I like to kick back on the sofa and quaff a brew or two. IF you didn't spend all your free time quaffing brews, maybe you'd be able to amount to something more than just a lowly line cook.See also: brew

a storm is brewing

There is difficulty, danger, or unrest fermenting or expected to arise in the future. According to many inside the region, a storm is brewing among working-class voters who felt betrayed by the recent legislative change. We sensed that a storm was brewing, so we got out of the bar before the fight broke out.See also: brew, storm

there's storm brewing

There is difficulty, danger, or unrest fermenting or expected to arise in the future. According to many inside the region, there's a storm brewing among working-class voters who felt betrayed by the recent legislative change. We sensed that there was a storm brewing, so we got out of the bar before the fight broke out.See also: brew, storm

suck brew(s)

slang To drink beer. One of the best things about summer is firing up the barbecue and sucking some brews on a hot, sunny day. The only thing that old drunk is good as is sucking brew.See also: suck

homebrew

Beer, liquor, or wine that someone has prepared in their home (as opposed to purchasing it from a store or other vendor). I don't usually like beer very much, but this homebrew of yours is darn good.

brew a plot

Fig. to plot something; to make a plot. The children brewed an evil plot to get revenge on their teacher. We brewed a plot so that we would not have to help with dinner.See also: brew, plot

brew something up

1. Lit. to brew something, as in making coffee or tea. Can somebody brew some coffee up? Let me brew up a pot of tea, and then we'll talk. 2. Fig. to cause something to happen; to foment something. I could see that they were brewing some kind of trouble up. Don't brew up any trouble!See also: brew, up

brew up

Fig. to build up; [for something] to begin to build and grow. (Typically said of a storm.) A bad storm is brewing up in the west. Something serious is brewing up in the western sky.See also: brew, up

storm is brewing

1. There is going to be a storm. Look at the clouds. A storm is brewing. A storm is brewing in the west. 2. There is going to be trouble or emotional upset. He looks angry. A storm is brewing.See also: brew, storm

suck (some) brew

and suck (some) SudsSl. to drink beer. Wanna go suck some brew? I'm tired of sucking suds. Got any whisky?See also: brew, suck

Trouble is brewing.

and There is trouble brewing.Fig. Trouble is developing. Trouble's brewing at the office. I have to get there early tomorrow. There is trouble brewing in the government. The prime minister may resign.See also: brew, trouble

there’s ˈtrouble brewing

(informal) a difficult situation is starting to develop: There’s trouble brewing in the car industry.See also: brew, trouble

brew

1. n. coffee; occasionally, tea. This is my kind of brew, hot, black, and aromatic. 2. n. beer; a can, bottle, or glass of beer. Hey, give me a cold brew, will ya?

brewed

mod. alcohol intoxicated. He tries to get brewed as soon as he can after work. See also: brew

brew-ha

(ˈbruhɑ) n. brew; a beer. One brew-ha over here, innkeeper!

brew-out

n. a beer blast; a beer blow-out. Were you at Tom’s brew-out? I was too bombed to see who was there.

brews brothers

n. (male) beer-drinking college students. (A play on The Blues Brothers, a popular movie released in 1980.) You guys look like the devil and you smell like the brews brothers. See also: brew, brother

home-brew

n. homemade liquor or beer. My uncle makes his own home-brew.

quaff a brew

(ˈkwɑf ə ˈbru) tv. to drink a beer. (see also brew.) I went down to the bar to quaff a brew. See also: brew

suck (some) brew

and suck (some) suds tv. to drink beer. Wanna go suck some brew? Let’s go out and suck suds. See also: brew, suck

suck brew

verbSee suck some brewSee also: brew, suck

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brew a plot

brew up (something)

trouble brewing

trouble is brewing

there's trouble brewing

quaff a brew

a storm is brewing

there's storm brewing

suck brew(s)

homebrew

brew a plot

brew something up

brew up

storm is brewing

suck (some) brew

Trouble is brewing.

there’s ˈtrouble brewing

brew

brewed

brew-ha

brew-out

brews brothers

home-brew

quaff a brew

suck (some) brew

suck brew

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verb boil

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verb make

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noun drink

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noun blend

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verb to be imminent

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noun drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling

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verb prepare by brewing

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verb sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor

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