porridge
pronunciation
UK [ˈpɒrɪdʒ]
US [ˈpɔːrɪdʒ]
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- n.
- 粥
- 麦片粥
- 稀饭
- 肉汤
Word Origin
porridge 面糊，粥
改写自pottage,浓汤，肉汁，词源同pot.可能是受中古英语porray(韭菜汤)影响，来自拉丁语porrum,韭菜。引申词义面糊，粥。
Example
- 1. Mcdonald 's will start selling porridge in america next year .
- 明年，麦当劳将在美国开始买粥。
- 2. Porridge has also been in some films .
- 稀饭也演过一些电影。
- 3. The boy said and set out after eating three big bowls of porridge .
- 儿子说完这话，喝下三大碗热粥，出发了。
- 4. Fifteen years ago western government bonds were regarded as being like porridge : stodgy but easily digestible .
- 十五年前，西方政府债券被比喻成粥：容易吃饱但很快就饿。
- 5. The substance she sampled was porridge and that is a good metaphor for dodd-frank opaque and lumpy but generally wholesome .
- 金发姑娘品尝了麦片粥，这是对多德-弗兰克法案的形象比喻不透明、粗糙，但总体而言有益健康。
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