gruel /ɡruəl,ɡruil/ n. [u]麦片粥，稀粥：We had gruel for the breakfast.我们早餐吃的是麦片粥。He was writing his report so attentively that he didn’t know the rice gruel in the pot had boiled over.他聚精会神地写报告，连锅里的稀饭煮溢了也不知道。