Stewing
“Stewing” 指把食材放入少量液体中慢火炖煮，如 stewing beef with vegetables（炖牛肉配蔬菜）；口语中 I’ll be stewing about it 表示独自闷闷不乐、反复琢磨，带一点郁闷色彩。
- “The chili has been stewing on the stove all afternoon.” (辣椒炖菜在灶上炖了一下午。)
- “Stop stewing over that comment and talk to her directly.” (别对那句话耿耿于怀了，直接去跟她谈。)
- “He was stewing in silence after the argument.” (争吵后他闷声不响地憋着气。)
“Stew” 源自古法语 estuver（沐浴、蒸煮），与 steam（蒸汽）有联系；炖煮意象是食材在汤汁里长时间浸润。
词干 stew（动词，炖；名词，炖菜）+ “-ing” 表示炖煮过程或情绪上的“闷煮”。
冬日家常菜与 comfort food 常离不开 stewing；心理语境中 stewing 比 ruminating 更口语、更带烦躁感。
- 固定搭配: “stewing over” (对……耿耿于怀), “slow stewing” (慢炖)
- 原形: stew
- 名词: stew
“stew” 像把情绪放进锅里慢炖——stewing 可以是炖菜，也可以是闷在心里生气。
“While stewing lentils for dinner, she realized she had been stewing about the code review all day.” (炖扁豆当晚餐时，她发现自己一整天都在对 code review 耿耿于怀。)