stew¹ ◙ noun 1. [mass noun] a dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan • 炖（或焖）的肉和蔬菜 »lamb stew. 炖羊肉。 »[count noun] add to casseroles, stews, and sauces. 加上砂锅菜、炖菜和沙司。 2. [insing.] [informal] a state of great anxiety or agitation • [非正式] 忧虑，焦急；不安，激动 »she's in a right old stew. 她确实老是坐立不安。 3. (archaic)a heated public room used for hot steam baths • [古] 热浴室 a brothel • 妓院 ◙ verb 1. [withobj.] cook (meat, fruit, or other food) slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan • 炖，焖，煨 »a new way to stew rhubarb. 炖大黄的一种新方法。 »[noobj.] add the beef and stew gently. 加上牛肉然后用文火炖。 [noobj.] (of meat, fruit, or other food) be cooked in such a way • （肉、水果等食物）炖，煨，焖 [no obj.] [Brit.] (of tea) become strong and bitter with prolonged brewing • [英] （茶）（因久泡）变浓变苦 [noobj.] [informal] remain in a heated or stifling atmosphere • [非正式] 处于炎热（或沉闷）的空气中 »sweaty clothes left to stew in a plastic bag. 把汗水湿透的衣服焖在塑料袋里。 [noobj.] [informal] worry about something, especially on one's own • [非正式] 担心，担忧 »James will be expecting us, so we will let him stew a bit. 詹姆斯会期待我们，因此我们要让他有些牵挂。 (be stewed in)(poetic／literary)be steeped in or imbued with • [诗／文] 沉浸于；充满 »politics there are stewed in sexual prejudice and privilege. 那里的政治充斥着性别歧视和特权。
【IDIOMS】
◘ stew in one's own juice 1. [informal] suffer anxiety or the unpleasant consequences of one's own actions without the consoling intervention of others • [非正式] 自作自受
【语源】
1. Middle English (in the sense 'cauldron'): from Old French estuve (related to estuver 'heat in steam'), probably based on Greek tuphos 'smoke, steam'. Sense 1 (mid 18th cent.) is directly from the verb (dating from late Middle English)stew² ◙ noun 1. [Brit.] a pond or large tank for keeping fish for eating • [英] 鱼塘；大鱼桶 an artificial oyster bed • 人工牡蛎养殖场
【语源】
1. Middle English: from Old French estui, from estoier 'confine'stew³ ◙ noun 1. [N. Amer. informal] an air steward or stewardess • [北美，非正式] （客机的）乘务员