Mess of pottage
付出巨大代价得到的物质享受，眼前利益
🧩 词语组成解析
mess
[mes]
n. 混乱;食堂;肮脏;困境;
vt. 弄脏;搞砸;给…供膳;
vi. 把事情弄糟;制造脏乱;
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
n. 浓汤
🗣️ 情景例句
I'd like to have you meet my foreman--
我希望带你去认识工头，
It's up to date.
这个很时兴。
Don't worry. But you'd better take him to the nurse, and she'll give him some pills.
放心吧。你最好带他到护士那，她会给他一些药片的。