gruel

[美]/'grʊəl/
[英]/'ɡruəl/
词频: 极高

释义

vt. 使极度疲劳
n. 稀粥
词形变化
复数gruels

短语搭配

rice gruel

米粥

例句

We had gruel for the breakfast.

我们早餐吃的是麦片粥。

The recruits were put through a week of grueling endurance tests.

新兵要接受为期一周艰苦的耐力测试。

Friday will bring a 5.5-mile run, the extra half-mile my grueling expiation of any gastronomical indulgences during the week.

星期五跑5.5英里,那多出的半英里是对本周自己放纵饮食的赎罪。

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。

The orphanage served gruel for breakfast every morning.

孤儿院每天早上供应稀粥。

She found comfort in a bowl of warm gruel on a cold winter night.

在寒冷的冬夜里,她在一碗温热的稀粥中找到了安慰。

The gruel was bland and tasteless, but it was all they had to eat.

稀粥淡而无味,但这是他们唯一的食物。

The poor beggar begged for a bowl of gruel to fill his empty stomach.

可怜的乞丐乞求一碗稀粥来填饱空虚的肚子。

She stirred the gruel slowly, watching as it thickened to the perfect consistency.

她慢慢地搅拌着稀粥,看着它变得浓稠到完美的浓度。

The gruel was a simple meal, but it provided sustenance for the weary travelers.

稀粥是一顿简单的饭菜,但它为疲惫的旅行者提供了营养。

The prisoners were given a meager portion of gruel each day.

囚犯们每天只被分配到一小份稀粥。

The old man slurped his gruel noisily, not caring about the mess he was making.

老人大声地啜饮着稀粥,不在乎他弄得一团糟。

The children lined up eagerly for their serving of warm gruel.

孩子们急切地排队等着他们的一份温热的稀粥。

The gruel was a humble dish, but it brought a sense of comfort and warmth.

稀粥是一道朴素的菜肴,但它带来了一种安慰和温暖的感觉。

原声例句

One of them said Sunday the charges against Trump are pretty thin gruel.

其中一人周日说,对特朗普的指控毫无根据。

来源: VOA Standard English_Americas

The food was horrific — dirty water served alongside rotting meat, gruel, and nearly inedible bread.

食物太可怕了——脏水配着腐烂的肉、稀粥和几乎不能吃的面包。

来源: Women Who Changed the World

Do you suppose my subscribers are going to stand such gruel as that?

你认为我的订阅者会忍受这样的粥吗?

来源: The Short Stories of Mark Twain

Give it a little gruel if it is.

如果是的话,给它一点粥。

来源: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

It is several days of grueling work.

这是几天的艰苦工作。

来源: Money Earth

The relief was inseparable from the workhouse and the gruel; and that frightened people.

济贫院和粥是分不开的。这吓坏了人们。

来源: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

Hannah had brought me some gruel and dry toast, about, as I supposed, the dinner-hour.

汉娜给我带来了一些稀粥和干吐司,我想大概是在晚餐时间。

来源: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

They grumbled that they only had gruel and groundnut to eat.

他们咕哝着说他们只有稀粥和落花生可吃。

来源: Pan Pan

You think maybe sitting alone with my thoughts for fifty-six hours has made gruel out of my brains?

你认为也许我独自一人思考了五十六个小时, 已经把我的大脑变成了稀粥?

来源: The Long Farewell (Part 1)

Scrooge, in dressing-gown, slippers, and nightcap, sits before a fire. He is eating from a bowl of gruel, and his face is scowling.

[斯克鲁奇穿着睡衣、拖鞋和睡帽,坐在火炉前。他正吃着一碗稀粥,脸色阴沉。

来源: American Elementary School English 4

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