porridge

n.
1. soup. stew,broth汤，炖的肉菜，肉汤。
△Lr.3.4.53.(55):“set rat's- bane by his porridge，”把耗子药摆在他的肉汤旁边。
2. diet made by stewing vegetables,herbs. or meat,and often thickened with barley大麦菜粥。
△1H.VI.1.2.9:“They want their porridge and their fat bull-beeves.”他们正缺大麦菜粥和肥牛肉呢。

porridge[ˈpɔridӠ]

n.粥，麦片粥
◇a chip in porridge可有可无的东西