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N-VAR
燉煮的菜肴
A stew is a meal which you make by cooking meat and vegetables in liquid at a low temperature.
例句
She served him a bowl of beef stew...
她為他端上了一碗燉牛肉。
They made a stew.
他們做了一道燉菜。
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VERB
燉;煨;燜
When you stew meat, vegetables, or fruit, you cook them slowly in liquid in a closed dish.
例句
Stew the apple and blackberries to make a thick pulp.
將蘋果和黑莓燉成稠漿。
...stewed prunes.
燉李子
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PHRASE
深感不安的;焦慮的;擔心的
If you are in a stew, you feel very worried.
例句
He's been in a stew since early this morning...
他從今天一大早就焦慮不安。
Highly charged emotions have you in a stew.
高度緊張的情緒會讓人陷入不安。
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PHRASE
(故意)讓…獨自煩惱(而不加勸慰)
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.
例句
I'd rather let him stew...
我寧可讓他一個人去煩惱。
Leave them to stew in their own juice.
讓他們自食其果吧。