stew
noun [ C or U ] uk/stjuː/ us/stuː/
（通常由肉或鱼加蔬菜制成的）炖菜，煨菜
a type of food consisting usually of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in a small amount of liquid
lamb/bean/fish stew 炖羊肉／豆子／鱼
She prepared a hearty stew for dinner. 她为晚餐准备了一个丰盛的炖菜。
Idiom
in a stewidiom informal 坐立不安；心烦意乱
If someone is in a stew, that person is in a difficult situation that causes them to feel worried or upset.
William is in a stew about/over his tax return. 威廉正在为纳税申报单的事而坐立不安。
stew
verb uk/stjuː/ us/stuː/
[ T ]炖，煨，用文火煮
to cook meat, fish, vegetables, or fruit slowly and gently in a little liquid
[ I ] informal生气，发火
to be angry or worried
You're not still stewing about what happened yesterday, are you? 你不会还在为昨天的事生气吧？
[ I ] UK消磨时间，无所事事
to do nothing useful
With jobs so scarce, many young people spend long hours with little to do but drink and stew. 工作机会很少，许多年轻人除了喝酒和消磨时间外，整天无所事事。
Idiom
stew (in your own juice)idiom informal 反省自己做过的蠢事;自作自受
to think about or suffer the results of your own actions, without anyone giving you any help