Word · Frequency #9680
brew
冲泡的饮料；酿造的饮料
A drink or mixture made by brewing or mixing ingredients, such as tea or beer.
- 1.
The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage, such as tea or beer.
酿造物；茶或啤酒等
- 2.
A boiled concoction or mixture of liquids and other ingredients.
煮沸的混合物
酿造物；茶或啤酒等；煮沸的混合物；酿造酒；酝酿
In use
I prefer a dark brew to a light one.
The local brewery produces a variety of brews.
She ordered a hot brew to warm up.
a [adjective] brew
brew 常指咖啡或茶等冲泡饮品，也可指啤酒。
I prefer a strong brew of coffee.
我更喜欢浓咖啡。
make a brew
make a brew 是常见搭配，意为‘冲泡一杯饮品’。
She made a fresh brew of tea.
她泡了一壶新茶。
home brew
home brew 指自酿的啤酒或其他酒精饮品。
He drinks home brew every weekend.
他每个周末都喝自酿酒。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- home brew
- 自酿啤酒；家酿饮品
- He brought a bottle of his home brew.他带了一瓶自己酿的啤酒。
- cold brew
- 冷萃咖啡
- I ordered a cold brew with no sugar.我要了一杯不加糖的冷萃咖啡。
- strong brew
- 浓茶；浓咖啡
- She prefers a strong brew in the morning.她早上喜欢喝浓咖啡。
- fresh brew
- 现泡的茶；现煮的饮料
- There is nothing better than a fresh brew.没有什么比一杯现泡的茶更好的了。
- potent brew
- 烈酒；效力强的混合饮料
- The bartender warned us about the potent brew.调酒师提醒我们这种混合饮料很烈。
- witch's brew
Learner notes
Memory Tip
brew指泡茶、酿啤酒；想象茶叶在热水中翻滚或麦汁冒泡——brew就是冲泡、酿造。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常口语、烹饪/食谱、酿造/饮品制作 作为名词时，多用于日常口语，指一杯茶或啤酒等饮品；在酿造、烹饪或说明性文字中则较中性。正式场合较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 brew (/bruː/) 押韵的词：true、blue、crew、grew、drew、flew，都含长元音 /uː/。注意拼写相似的 sew（/səʊ/ 或 /soʊ/，缝纫）发音不同，不要混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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