Word · Frequency #10172
stews
炖菜；炖肉
stews is the plural of stew.
A dish or food prepared by stewing, especially meat or fish with vegetables.
- 1.
A dish cooked by stewing.
炖菜
- 2.
agitation resulting from active worry
忧虑引起的不安
- 3.
A pool in which fish are kept in preparation for eating.
用于养鱼准备食用的池塘
- 4.
food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables
炖煮的食物,尤指肉或鱼加蔬菜
忧虑；不安；焦急；养鱼池；炖菜；忧虑引起的不安；用于养鱼准备食用的池塘
In use
My mother makes a hearty beef stew every Sunday.
The stew simmered on the stove for two hours before dinner.
These seafood stews are a specialty of the coastal town.
don't get in a stew
a [food] stew
stew 作可数名词，前面可加不定冠词，通常有修饰语指明食材。
She made a beef stew for dinner.
她晚餐做了炖牛肉。
in a stew (about sth)
固定短语，表示担忧或烦恼的状态。
He's been in a stew about the exam results.
他一直为考试成绩焦虑不安。
stew as uncountable noun
stew 也可作不可数名词，表示这类菜肴。
Connections
Collocations
- beef stew
- 炖牛肉
- I made beef stew for dinner.我晚餐做了炖牛肉。
- in a stew
- 焦虑不安
- He's in a stew about the exam results.他对考试结果焦虑不安。
- vegetable stew
- 蔬菜炖菜
- Vegetable stew is a healthy option.蔬菜炖菜是一种健康的选择。
- get into a stew
- 陷入焦虑
- Don't get into a stew over minor issues.不要为小事陷入焦虑。
- homemade stew
- 自制炖菜
- Her homemade stew is famous among friends.她的自制炖菜在朋友中很有名。
- simmering stew
- 煨炖的菜肴
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一锅乱炖（stew）让你焦虑，因为火候不对——stew 谐音‘死丢’，焦虑得想丢掉。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：烹饪、饮食 这里选取“炖菜”义项，通常用于烹饪和饮食场合，属于中性词汇。
Grammar Note
作为名词，stew 既可作可数名词（指一份炖菜），也可作不可数名词（指炖菜这类食物）。复数形式为 stews。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the 'ew' spelling and are pronounced with the same stressed vowel /uː/ as 'stew'. Note that words like 'sew' (/soʊ/) are spelled with 'ew' but sound different.
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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