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TOEFL BNC: 10172 COCA: 7118

stew

1 stew /ˈstuː/ Brit /ˈstjuː/ noun
plural stews
1 stew
/ˈstuː/ Brit /ˈstjuː/
noun
plural stews
Learner's definition of STEW
: a dish of vegetables and usually meat cooked in hot liquid for a long time炖菜(通常有肉)
[count]
[noncount]

in a stew

informal
: excited, worried, or confused兴奋;焦虑;心烦意乱
2 stew /ˈstuː/ Brit /ˈstjuː/ verb
stews; stewed; stewing
2 stew
/ˈstuː/ Brit /ˈstjuː/
verb
stews; stewed; stewing
Learner's definition of STEW
: to cook (something) slowly in hot liquid炖;煨;焖煮
[+ object]
[no object]
[no object] : to be upset or worried不安;担忧

stew in your own juice/juices

informal
: to worry and suffer because of something that you did自作自受;自食其果
TOEFL BNC: 10172 COCA: 7118

stew

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈstü How to pronounce stew (audio)
ˈstyü
1
obsolete : a utensil used for boiling
2
: a hot bath
3
a
b
: a district of brothels
usually used in plural
4
a
: fish or meat usually with vegetables prepared by stewing
b(1)
: a heterogeneous mixture
(2)
: a state of heat and congestion
5
: a state of excitement, worry, or confusion

stew

2 of 3

verb

stewed; stewing; stews

transitive verb

: to boil slowly or with simmering heat

intransitive verb

1
: to become cooked by stewing
2
: to swelter especially from confinement in a hot or stuffy atmosphere
3
: to be in a state of suppressed agitation, worry, or resentment

stew

3 of 3

noun (2)

Example Sentences

Verb The meat still needs to stew. a can of stewed tomatoes She's been stewing over what he said for days.

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English stewe heated room for a steam bath, from Anglo-French estuve, from Vulgar Latin *extufa — more at stove

Noun (2)

short for stewardess

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun (2)

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stew was in the 13th century
TOEFL BNC: 10172 COCA: 7118

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