单词 | porridge |
释义 | porridge (once / 2510 pages) n Porridge is a thick, warm type of food similar to oatmeal. It's often a breakfast food. When you boil oats in milk or water, the end result of porridge. Porridge is served in a bowl and eaten with a spoon. It’s usually served for breakfast and is famous for appearing in the fairy tale of Goldilocks. Porridge is the food that's too hot, too cold, and then just right. WORD FAMILYporridge: porridges USAGE EXAMPLESPutting porridge on the menu at Canlis was a gutsy move, but Brady Williams upends expectations right and left. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) “But in this porridge, there is no fat,” he added. New York Times(Dec 24, 2016) Scientists say the food was a kind of porridge, acting as the staple diet when there was no meat from hunting. BBC(Dec 19, 2016) n soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick Hypo|Hyper hasty pudding sweetened porridge made of tapioca or flour or oatmeal cooked quickly in milk or water gruela thin porridge (usually oatmeal or cornmeal) burgoo, oatmealporridge made of rolled oats congee, jooka Chinese rice gruel eaten for breakfast skillya thin porridge or soup (usually oatmeal and water flavored with meat) loblollythick gruel dish a particular item of prepared food |
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