porridge
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈpɒr.ɪdʒ]
- 美式音标 [ˈpɔːr.ɪdʒ]
- 国际音标 ['pɔridʒ, 'pɔ:-]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 粥,糊;麦片粥
- vt. 服刑
词根记忆
- por(看作poor,贫穷的) + ridge(山脊)→住在山脊上的穷人只能天天喝稀粥(porridge)
英汉例句
- Their room was bare of furniture and they lived off porridge.
他们家徒四壁,靠喝粥度日。 - They lived frugally off a diet of porridge and lentils.
他们生活节俭,只吃燕麦粥和小扁豆. - He's doing porridge again, this time for armed robbery.
他又坐牢了, 这次是因为持械抢劫. - Their room was bare of furniture and they lived off porridge.
他们家徒四壁,靠喝粥度日。 - The prisoners subsisted on one mug of the worst quality porridge three times a day.
犯人们每日三餐靠一碗稀粥度日。
词组短语
- Rice porridge 稀饭;密饭;米粥;大米粥
- corn porridge 棒子面粥;玉米粥
- soybean porridge 豆浆
- Apple porridge 苹果粥
- Many porridge 猪肝粥
短语
英英字典
- (FOOD) a thick, soft food made from oats boiled in milk or water, eaten hot for breakfast
- (PRISON) a period of time spent in prison
- Porridge is a thick sticky food made from oats cooked in water or milk and eaten hot, especially for breakfast.