crumb

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雅思GRE Collins 1

英文释义

n. a very small quantity of something
n. small piece of e.g. bread or cake
v. coat with bread crumbs
v. break into crumbs

中文翻译

n. 碎屑, 面包屑, 少许
vt. 捏碎, 弄碎

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记忆技巧

crumb 源于古英语 crombe,意为小块或碎片。这个词没有明显的词根词缀,但可以联想到“crumble”(崩溃、碎裂),两者含义相近。

例句

1. She brushed the crumbs off the table after breakfast.

她在早餐后把桌子上的面包屑扫掉了。

2. The cookie crumbled into tiny crumbs when I picked it up.

我拿起饼干时,它碎成了小面包屑。

3. He found a few crumbs in his backpack from the snack he had.

他在背包里找到了几粒零食留下的面包屑。

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