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porridge

美音:[´pɔ:rədʒ ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.麦片粥,粥,<俚>服刑

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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: oatmeal
BrE 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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