| 释义 |
porridge BrE /ˈpɒrɪdʒ/
NAmE /ˈpɔːr-, ˈpɑːr-/
●do ˈporridge (BrE, old-fashioned, informal) be in prison serving a sentence 坐牢；蹲班房◆He’s doing porridge again, this time for armed robbery.
他又坐牢了，这次是因为持械抢劫。 ORIGIN This comes from the fact that as porridge is a cheap food that makes the stomach feel full, it was often served in prisons. 这个习语源于粥既价廉又能填饱肚子的事实，因而过去它是监狱中经常供应的食物。 |