Word · Frequency #10172
stew
焦虑不安；十分恼火
to feel very anxious or angry
常指心里憋着，不直接表达
- 1.
To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.
泡茶时间过长,导致味道过浓
- 2.
To suffer under uncomfortably hot conditions.
在不舒服的高温下受苦
- 3.
To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.
处于高度焦虑或愤怒的状态
- 4.
be in a huff; be silent or sullen
生气不语；闷闷不乐
热得难受；闷热难熬；赌气；绷着脸沉默；泡茶过久；把（茶）闷泡过浓；泡茶时间过长,导致味道过浓；在不舒服的高温下受苦
In use
He didn't yell at me; he just stewed silently for hours after the argument.
If you keep stewing about that small mistake, you'll only make yourself unhappy.
She stewed in her room all afternoon after being left out of the plan.
Verb forms
base stew · third person stews · -ing stewing · past stewed · past participle stewed
规则动词，意为‘生闷气’
Connections
Collocations
- stew in one's own juice
- 自作自受；自食其果
- After failing the exam, he was left to stew in his own juice.考试不及格后，他只能自食其果。
- stew over something
- 为某事焦虑；对某事耿耿于怀
- She stewed over his rude comment all evening.她整个晚上都在为他的粗鲁评论而生气。
- let the tea stew
- 让茶泡太久
- Don't let the tea stew for more than five minutes.不要让茶泡超过五分钟。
- stew in the heat
- 在炎热中受煎熬
- We stewed in the heat of the traffic jam.我们在交通堵塞中热得难受。
- stew in silence
- 闷声生闷气
- He stewed in silence after the argument.争吵后他闷声生闷气。
- stew with anger
Learner notes
Memory Tip
stew 与 brew 同韵：茶泡太久发苦（stewed tea）；人在高温或怒火中煎熬、赌气沉默，也像被闷着 stew。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常对话、个人随笔、非正式邮件 stew 表示“高度焦虑或愤怒”时，通常属于非正式用语，多用于口语或随意的书面表达，如个人随笔、非正式邮件；正式或学术性文章一般不这样用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
blew、blue、drew、grew、true 都与 stew 押韵，读音为 /uː/。注意 sew 拼写相似，但读作 /soʊ/，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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