brew

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

brew [brew brews brewed brewing] verb, noun BrE [bruː] NAmE [bruː]
verb
1. transitive, intransitive ~ sth to make beer
•This beer is brewed in the Czech Republic.
2. transitive ~ sth to make a hot drink of tea or coffee
•freshly brewed coffee
3. intransitive (especially BrE) (of tea or coffee)to be mixed with hot water and become ready to drink
•Always let tea brew for a few minutes.
4. intransitive ~ (up) (usually used in the progressive tenses)if sth unpleasant is brewing or brewing up, it seems likely to happen soon
•Trouble has been brewing for some time now.
•A storm was brewing up out at sea.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English brēowan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brouwen and German brauen.

Example Bank:
•I love the smell of freshly brewed coffee.
•The beer is brewed in the Czech Republic.
Idiom: ↑an evil brew
Derived: ↑brew something up ▪ ↑brew up
 
noun
1. countable, uncountable a type of beer, especially one made in a particular place
•I thought I'd try the local brew.
•home brew (= beer made at home)
2. countable, usually singular (BrE, informal)an amount of tea made at one time
•I'll make a fresh brew.
•Let's have a brew.
3. countable, usually singular a mixture of different ideas, events, etc
•The movie is a potent brew of adventure, sex and comedy.
•His music is a heady brew (= a powerful mixture) of heavy metal and punk.

Word Origin:
Old English brēowan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brouwen and German brauen.