
好词典

源自中古英语 'gruel',可能来自古法语 'gruel',意为'粗粉',与谷物研磨有关。
❶ 一种稀薄的粥,通常由燕麦或其他谷物加水或牛奶煮成,历史上常作为穷人或病人的简单食物。
“The orphans were given only a bowl of gruel for dinner.”
(孤儿们晚餐只得到一碗稀粥。)
“In the novel, the prisoners survived on watery gruel.”
(小说中,囚犯们靠稀薄的粥维持生命。)
thin gruel — 形容非常稀薄的粥,也比喻贫乏或不足的东西。
“His excuses were thin gruel and no one believed him.”
(他的借口苍白无力,没人相信。)