"gruel" in Chinese (Simplified)
稀粥
Definition
用水或牛奶煮开的稀薄谷物食品，通常作为生病或贫穷时的简单餐食。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多出现于文学、历史环境，常被用来描写简单、贫苦的餐食。可引申为内容贫乏的事物。
Examples
The sick child ate gruel for breakfast.
生病的孩子早餐吃了**稀粥**。
Poor families sometimes had only gruel to eat.
贫困家庭有时只能吃**稀粥**。
He made a pot of hot gruel for dinner.
他煮了一锅热**稀粥**当晚餐。
After the surgery, the patient could only eat gruel for a few days.
手术后，病人只能吃几天**稀粥**。
The soup was so thin, it tasted like gruel.
这个汤太稀了，尝起来像**稀粥**。
In old stories, orphans are often served only gruel.
在古老的故事中，孤儿常常只能吃**稀粥**。