gruel

gruel

英 ['grʊəl]
　　美 ['ɡruəl]

vt. 使極度疲勞；累垮
　　n. 稀粥
　　n. (Gruel)人名；(德)格呂爾；(法)格呂埃爾

中文詞源：

gruel 舊時窮人吃的稀粥

來自PIE*ghreu, 刮，磨，詞源同grit, grind. 指磨的粗谷物，糙粥。

例句：

1. We had gruel for the breakfast.
我們早餐吃的是麥片粥.

2. This gruel is too thin.
粥太稀瞭.

3. If he plays fool, he'll get his gruel.
他如果幹蠢事, 就一定會受到懲罰.

4. He was writing his report so attentively that he didn't know the rice gruel in the pot had boiled over.
他聚精會神地寫報告,連鍋裡的稀飯煮溢瞭也不知道.

5. The potentially tainted gruel reached more than 80 countries.
潛在的感染懲罰播及到多達80多個國傢.