Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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LET HIM STEW FOR A LITTLE BIT
讓他慢慢熬著 / 讓他悶著
這裡的 `stew` 不是燉肉，而是指在焦慮、生氣或擔憂的情緒中「慢慢煎熬」。Jake 想讓嫌犯在審訊室裡自己想清楚，等他精神崩潰。
IT IS, ACTUALLY. THAT'S HOW I GOT HIM LAST TIME.
LET HIM STEW FOR A LITTLE BIT, GOT IN HIS HEAD, AND HE CONFESSED.
YOU BETTER BE RIGHT. I AM.