pottage

noun

1. 汤；炖菜
   soup or stew

1. And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was his name called Edom.
   以扫对雅各说，我累昏了，求你把这红汤给我喝。因此以扫又叫以东（以东就是红的意思）。
2. Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright.
   于是，雅各把饼和红豆汤给了以扫；以扫吃了，喝了，就起来走了。以扫就这样轻看了他的长子名分。
3. And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not.
   有一个人去到田野掐菜，遇见一棵野瓜藤，就摘了一兜野瓜回来，切了搁在熬汤的锅中，因为他们不知道是什么东西。
4. Eg: There are many, many people who are willing to sell their intelligence for a mess of pottage.
   许多人都为了暂时的利益而出卖他们的智慧。
5. Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles;
   于是，雅各把饼和红豆汤给了以扫；
6. It was said that by joining the Common Market Britain would be giving away her national rights and advantages for a mess of pottage.
   据说英国参加共同市场是为了一碗红豆汤而损害国家的利益。

noun

1. thick (often creamy) soup

   Synonym:    potage

2. a stew of vegetables and (sometimes) meat