gruel的读音 gruel中文意思
英音
[ˈgru:əl]
美音 [ˈɡruəl]
n. 燕麦粥 ；稀粥美音 [ˈɡruəl]
中文词源
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 用法和例句
- Life in the modern west is thin gruel for writers .
- 现代西方的生活对于作家来说就是淡淡的粥。
- It can recap mission-critical accomplishments , thank pivotal colleagues , and even drop in a little zinger about the thin gruel served at staff meetings .
- 信中可以回顾自己重大的工作成就，感谢重要的同事，甚至可以调侃一下员工会议上提供的稀麦片粥。
- Mrs. march gave the mother tea and gruel , and comforted her with promisesof help , while she dressed the little baby as tenderly as if it hadbeen her own .
- 马奇太太一边为做母亲的端茶递粥，一边安慰她，让她宽心，又像对待自己的亲生骨肉一样轻柔地为小宝宝穿上衣服。
- Other scenes depict corn products that were essential to the maya diet : a woman distributes a platter of tamales to a crowd in one panel , while a man and woman in another scene serve maize gruel .
- 另一些画面描绘了当时玛雅人必不可少的食物玉米：在一幅画中，一位妇女把盘子里的玉米卷分给一群人；而在另一幅画中，一个男人和一个女人正在分发玉米粥。
- The captives said they were given rice or gruel to eat , usually once a day .
- 船员们说，我们吃的只是米饭和稀粥，基本上每天一顿。
汉语翻译
n. 稀粥vt. 使极度疲劳, 惩罚
【医】 麦片粥, 麦糊
相关词组:
give sb his gruel
英语解释
名词 gruel:
- a thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal)
例句
- My parents like eating gruel.我父母喜欢吃稀粥。
- Gruel is convenient to make in the morning for breakfast.吃早饭时，做稀粥是很方便的。
详细解释
gru.el
n.（名词）A thin, watery porridge.粥，薄糊：一种稀的，水状的麦片粥Chiefly British Severe punishment.【多用于英国】 严厉的处罚
来源：Middle English 中古英语 from Old French 源自 古法语 [of Germanic origin] [源自德语]