Brew up
Slang Term
British
★★★★☆ Common
Casual
含义: Make tea; also a tank catching fire (military)
泡茶；也指坦克着火（军事）
Preparar té; también un tanque incendiándose (militar)
お茶を入れる、また戦車が燃え上がること（軍事）
차를 끓이다, 또는 전차가 불타는 것 (군사)
In military context, means both the essential activity of making tea and (grimly) a tank being hit and catching fire. In civilian use, simply means making tea.
在军事语境中，既指泡茶这一必不可少的活动，也（冷酷地）指坦克被击中起火。在民间用语中，只是泡茶的意思。
En contexto militar, significa tanto la actividad esencial de preparar té como (de forma sombría) un tanque alcanzado que se incendia. En uso civil, simplemente significa preparar té.
軍事的な文脈では、お茶を入れるという不可欠な行為と、（暗い意味で）戦車が被弾して炎上することの両方を意味する。民間では単にお茶を入れるという意味。
군사적 맥락에서는 차를 끓이는 필수 활동과 (비극적으로) 전차가 피격되어 불타는 것 두 가지를 모두 의미한다. 민간에서는 단순히 차를 끓이는 것을 뜻한다.
例句
- Time for a brew up before we move out. 出发前泡壶茶Es hora de preparar un té antes de salir出発前にお茶を入れよう출발 전에 차를 한잔 끓이자.
- Shall I brew up? 我来泡茶好吗？¿Preparo un té?お茶を入れようか？차 끓일까?
- The tank brewed up after the hit. 坦克被击中后起火了El tanque se incendió tras el impacto戦車は被弾後に炎上した전차가 피격 후 불타올랐다.
发音
用法指南
语境: everyday, military
语气: casual, friendly
✓ 正确说法
- Shall I brew up?我来泡茶好吗？¿Preparo un té?お茶を入れようか？차 끓일까?
- Time for a brew up该泡茶了Es hora de un téお茶の時間だ차 한잔할 시간
✗ 错误说法
- The tank meaning is grim坦克着火的意思很残酷El significado del tanque es sombrío戦車の意味は暗い전차 관련 의미는 비극적인 표현
常见错误
- Not knowing the military dual meaning
起源与历史
British military slang with two meanings: making tea (the essential military brew) and the grim image of a tank on fire. The tea meaning has passed into general British usage.
词源: British military slang, dual meaning
最早记录: WWII era
文化背景
Era: WWII onwards
Generation: All generations
Social background: Universal
Pop culture: British tea culture; Tank warfare
Regional notes: British expression.
变体
Brew upBrew-upA brew up
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