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porridge noun[ U ] uk /ˈpɒr.ɪdʒ/ us /ˈpɔːr.ɪdʒ/
porridgenoun[U] (FOOD) mainly UK(US usuallyoatmeal) a thick, soft food made from oats boiled in milk or water, eaten hot for breakfast燕麦粥,麦片粥 Jon Lovette/Photographer's Choice RF/GettyImages SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Cereals amaranth arborio arborio rice barley basmati durum wheat einkorn emmer farro field corn malt mielie mielie meal millet milo short-grain rice shredded wheat sorghum Spanish rice spelt
porridgenoun[U] (PRISON) UKslang a period of time spent in prison: 关押,监禁 He did ten years porridge for armed robbery.他因持械抢劫服了10年刑。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Putting people in prison at His/Her Majesty's pleasureidiom bang someone up bar behind barsidiom bird commit immured imprison imprisonment in custody incarcerate intern lock pen remand someone in custody restraint rot rot in jail, prison, etc.idiom self-surrender stretch
porridge | American Dictionary porridge noun[ U ] datedus/ˈpɔr·ɪdʒ, ˈpɑr-/ a thick, soft food made from oats (= a type of grain) boiled in water or milk; oatmeal |