brew
brevity. 2 the fact of lasting
a short time MW: the brevity of human life AW.Z.M.W —
see also brief brew /bru:/ verb, noun
m verb 1 to
make beer H ifrj ( S ) : [VN] The beer is
brewed in the
Hit$J0 [also V] 2 [VN] to make a hot drink of tea or coffee ^ ) ; M ( WNE ) : freshly brewed coffee fx]i]
# 3 [V] (especially
BrE) (of tea or coffee HgSc Bjjfln#) to be
mixed with hot water and become ready to drink ft '?&;
'M : Always let tea brew for a few
minutes.
4 [V] ~ (up)
(usually used in the progressive tenses M'&'ftlftjfiftrlft)
if sth
unpleasant is brewing or brewing up, it seems likely to happen soon (
ft'lt'&W ) EpfefcilS, 3sH iasi;aii ,brew 'up | ,brew sth<-*'up (BrE, informal) to make a hot drink of tea or coffee ) ; M
( Rlfllli# ) : Whose turn is it to
brew up? 7 ?
— related noun brew-up
■ noun 1 [C, U] a type of beer, especially one made in a particular place ( Ilia ill ) Rf-M: I thought I’d
try the local brew. ft*J,ftl7Jl:#l?ft:lfklWR$iMo
O home
brew (= beer made at home) 2 [C, usually sing.]
(BrE, informal) an amount of tea made at
one time ( ^ ) -^ftft^I:: I’ll make afresh brew. ftft2.fr 'M 3e ^ o 0 Let’s have a brew, ft; {[] A M ft X % PE 0 3 [C, usually sing.]
a
mixture of different ideas, events, etc. ( £RIJM» ) 3cSt, The
movie is a
potent brew of adventure, sex and comedy. i£n[$f£jfftFM Pt, 0 His music is a
heady brew (= a powerful mixture) of
heavy metal and punk.
Wo iMI a witch’s/an evil 'brew (BrE)
an unpleasant drink that is a mixture of different things $£ if
m
brew-er /'bru:8(r)/
noun a
person or company that makes beer Hit ft;
brew-ery /’bruiari/
noun (pi. -ies) a factory where beer is made; a company
that makes beer brew-house /'bru:haus/ noun a
factory where beer is made ES771 brewery
'brew-up noun (BrE, informal) an act of making tea : We always have a brew-up at
MH4fe.
briar (also brier) /'brai0(r)/ noun 1 a wild
bush with thorns, especially a
wild rose bush ^$i] if ft ft; ( X Jh
) 2 a bush with a hard root that is
used for
making tobacco
pipes; a tobacco pipe made from this root MU (W&W
MW
bribe /braib/
noun, verb
m noun a sum
of money or sth valuable that you give or offer to sb to persuade them to help
you, especially by doing sth dishonest 0 fig-: It
was alleged that he had
taken bribes while in office, ffefra ft. if. N" i|jt5£ Ift M o o She had been offered a $50 000 bribe to
drop the charges. ftAjfj 5
m verb - sb (with sth) | ~ sb (into doing sth) to give sb money or sth valuable in order
to persuade them to help you, especially by doing sth dishonest |ftl ( M A ) fill; MM: [VN] They bribed the guards with
cigarettes. #, Cl M
M ft ft o 0 She was bribed into handing
over secret information, Sc. ft 7 fil0 o He
managed to bribe his way onto the ship. j&t&j&fTMiJIJ: ,7lt&o [also VN to inf]
brib-ery /'braibari/
noun [U]
the giving or taking of bribes 'if
M; ;§;M; MM: She was arrested on bribery charges. MSMSMMPWiljIliio 0 allegations of
bribery and corruption ft A M M ft ft W la & bric-a-brac /'brik a braek/ noun [u] ornaments and other small decorative objects of little value ( ft {S ^ #1 ) ft ^ m , ft 11 : market stalls selling cheap
bric-a-brac &m±&*ilHA-ft&iStM#*l brick (Hr /brik/ noun, verb
m noun 1 [C,
U] baked clay used for building
walls, houses and other buildings; an individual block of this fit; The school is built of
brick. IP ^ il