gruel

英 [ˈɡruː.əl]      美 [ˈɡruː.əl]
  • vt. 使极度疲劳;累垮
  • n. 稀粥
  • n. (Gruel)人名;(德)格吕尔;(法)格吕埃尔
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gruel 旧时穷人吃的稀粥

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

gruel (n.)
late 12c., "meal or flour made of beans, lentils, etc.," from Old French gruel "fine meal" (Modern French gruau), a diminutive form from Frankish *grut or another Germanic source, cognate with Middle Dutch grute "coarse meal, malt;" Middle High German gruz "grain," from PIE *ghreu- "to rub, grind" (see grit (n.)). Meaning "thin porridge or soup" is late 14c.
1. We had gruel for the breakfast.
我们早餐吃的是麦片粥.
2. This gruel is too thin.
粥太稀了.
3. If he plays fool, he'll get his gruel.
他如果干蠢事, 就一定会受到惩罚.
4. He was writing his report so attentively that he didn't know the rice gruel in the pot had boiled over.
他聚精会神地写报告,连锅里的稀饭煮溢了也不知道.
5. The potentially tainted gruel reached more than 80 countries.
潜在的感染惩罚播及到多达80多个国家.

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