gruel
英 ['grʊəl]
美['ɡruəl]
- vt. 使极度疲劳；累垮
- n. 稀粥
- n. (Gruel)人名；(德)格吕尔；(法)格吕埃尔
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。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. We had gruel for the breakfast.
- 我们早餐吃的是麦片粥.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. This gruel is too thin.
- 粥太稀了.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. If he plays fool, he'll get his gruel.
- 他如果干蠢事, 就一定会受到惩罚.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 口蹄疫疯牛病