porridge

porridge

英 ['pɒrɪdʒ]
　　美 ['pɔrɪdʒ]

n. 粥，糊；麥片粥
　　vt. 服刑

中文詞源：

porridge 面糊，粥

改寫自pottage,濃湯，肉汁，詞源同pot.可能是受中古英語porray(韭菜湯)影響，來自拉丁語porrum,韭菜。引申詞義面糊，粥。

例句：

1. Their room was bare of furniture and they lived off porridge.
他們傢徒四壁，靠喝粥度日。

2. They lived frugally off a diet of porridge and lentils.
他們生活節儉,隻吃燕麥粥和小扁豆.

3. He's doing porridge again, this time for armed robbery.
他又坐牢瞭, 這次是因為持械搶劫.

4. Don't scald your lips in another man's porridge.
不要在別人的熱粥上燙傷你的嘴唇.

5. She was feeding the baby with porridge.
她正在給小孩子喂粥.