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home brew

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌhome ˈbrew noun [uncountable] informal  DFDbeer made at home 家酿啤酒home-brewed adjective
Examples from the Corpus
home brewSo will Geoff branch out with his home brew.The communion wafers and wine, have been replaced with a wholemeal loaf and a bottle of home brew.It took three pints of home brew, each, before we stopped scratching.Before I put the home brew in them, I had an obsession to get the dirt out.
ˌhome ˈbrew nounChineseSyllable
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home brew
ˌhome ˈbrew noun [uncountable] informal
beer made at home
—home-brewed adjective


home brewBrE /ˌhəʊm ˈbruː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhoʊm ˈbruː/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] beer that sb makes at home 家酿啤酒something that sb makes at home rather than buying it 自己制作的东西The security software he uses is home brew. 他用的安全软件是自己编写的。🔊🔊 home-brew BrE /ˌhəʊm ˈbruː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhoʊm ˈbruː/ 🔊 (also ˌhome-ˈbrewed) adjective [only before noun]