brew

/bɹuː/· v.

历史文化B2

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Chinese meaning

酝酿；（想法、计划等）逐渐形成

冲chōng泡pào；酿niàng造zào

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（革gé命mìng思sī想xiǎng）在zài民mín间jiān悄qiāo悄qiāo酝yùn酿niàng成chéng形xíng

Example

The establishments that served it were already brewing revolutionary ideas.

供应这种饮品的场所,当时已经在酝酿革命思想了。

Source: NPR · 3 Jul 2026

Background ✎

讲jiǎng的de是shì美měi国guó殖zhí民mín地dì时shí期qī,咖kā啡fēi馆guǎn早zǎo在zài「倒dào茶chá」事shì件jiàn之zhī前qián,就jiù已yǐ是shì酝yùn酿niàng独dú立lì战zhàn争zhēng思sī想xiǎng的de场chǎng所suǒ。

Roots · etymology

源自古英语brēowan（煮、酿），与broth（肉汤）、bread同源，本义「沸煮」

单纯词，不可拆（纯日耳曼语根）

Collocations

brew coffee/brew trouble/brewing tension

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美国独立战争前咖啡馆已酝酿革命思潮（革命思想）在民间悄悄酝酿成形