pottage
英 ['pɒtɪdʒ]
美['pɑtɪdʒ]
- n. 浓汤；肉汁
英英释义
- 1. a stew of vegetables and (sometimes) meat
- 2. thick (often creamy) soup
词组搭配
sell something for a mess of pottage
sell something for a ridiculously small amount
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实用场景例句
- Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a mess of pottage.
- 以扫为了一碗红豆汤儿把长子的财产继承权卖给了雅各.
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- A nice mess of pottage was served at the beginning.
- 先上的是份不错的浓汤.
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- The child was eating pottage from a porringer.
- 那个孩子正在喝一小碗浓汤.
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- The Russians have long regretted selling Alaska to the Americans for a mess of pottage.
- 俄国人对把阿拉斯加廉价割让给美国人一直感到懊悔.
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- I know him not should I meet him in my pottage dish.
- 酒肉之交非朋友.
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- Cynics will say that they have sold their liberties for a mess of pottage.
- 愤世嫉俗的人会说,他们为了物质享受出卖了他们的自由.
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- Voters have thrice said no to this mess of pottage.
- 这已经是第三次选民们对这样的条约说不了.
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- Prettiness makes no pottage.
- 漂亮不能当饭吃.
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- A choice of pottage ( thick soup ) or consomm é ( clear soup ).
- 浓汤(一般指蔬菜或菜肉浓汤 ) 或清汤 ( 一般指清炖肉汤或鸡茶 ) 任选一种.
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- Man sacrifices his individuality, his " birthright , " for a pottage of lentils.
- 人会为了肉汤而牺牲他的个人独立性和生存权.
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- B : Do you think I'll depart from my correct stand just for a mess of pottage?
- 难道你认为我会因为一点点利益就改变我的立场 吗 ?
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中文词源
pottage 炖菜
来自古法语potage,炖菜，来自pot,炖罐，罐子。
双语例句
- 1. Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for a mess of pottage.
- 以扫为了一碗红豆汤儿把长子的财产继承权卖给了雅各.
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- 2. A nice mess of pottage was served at the beginning.
- 先上的是份不错的浓汤.
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- 3. I know him not should I meet him in my pottage dish.
- 酒肉之交非朋友.
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- 4. Voters have thrice said no to this mess of pottage.
- 这已经是第三次选民们对这样的条约说不了.
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- 5. A choice of pottage ( thick soup ) or consomm é ( clear soup ).
- 浓汤(一般指蔬菜或菜肉浓汤 ) 或清汤 ( 一般指清炖肉汤或鸡茶 ) 任选一种.
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英文词源
- pottage
- pottage: see porridge
- pottage (n.)
- "soup, broth," c. 1200, potage, literally "that which is put in a pot," from Old French potage "vegetable soup, food cooked in a pot," from pot "pot" (see pot (n.1)). The spelling with double -t- is from early 15c.