porridge
美音:
[´pɔ:rədʒ
]英音:
[´pɔ:rədʒ
]n.麦片粥,粥,<俚>服刑
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porridge为短语/超纲词汇
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形容词:porridgy
porridge
/'pɒrɪdʒ; [US] 'pɔ:r-; `pɔrɪdʒ/
n
1 [U] soft food made by boiling a cereal (esp crushed oats) in water or milk (谷类加水或牛奶煮成的)粥; (尤指)麦片粥
*a bowl of porridge with milk and sugar for breakfast 早餐吃的一碗甜奶粥.
2 (idm 习语) do porridge (Brit sl 俚) be in prison; serve a prison sentence 坐牢; 服刑.
porridge
n[U][
Date: 1500-1600;
Origin: pottage
'soup' (12-20 centuries), from
Old French potage, from pot
'pot']
oats that are cooked with milk or water and served hot for breakfast
American Equivalent:
oatmealBrE informal a period of time spent in prison
do porridge(=spend time in prison)
1. "If poor Hans is in trouble I shall give him half my porridge, and show him my white rabbits." “如果可怜的汉斯处境困难,我会把我的粥分一半给他,还让他看
看我的小白兔。”
2. "Got any porridge?" a man hurried over to her and asked. “有麦片粥吗?”一个男的匆忙走到她身边问道。
3. I had porridge. 我吃麦片粥.
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