crumb
- IPA[krəm]
美式
- a small fragment of bread, cake, or cracker;the soft inner part of a loaf of bread
- cover (food) with breadcrumbs
noun: crumb, plural noun: crumbs
- 釋義
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名詞
- 1. a small fragment of bread, cake, or cracker she brushed some cake crumbs off her dress a crispy crumb topping
- ▪ the soft inner part of a loaf of bread a morsel of crumb will often tempt a chub
- ▪ US a dessert topping made of brown sugar, butter, flour, and spices and crumbled over a pie or cake apple crumb pie
- 2. a very small amount of something the Budget provided few crumbs of comfort
- ▪ an unfair and inadequate share of something large a multi-billion dollar franchise and the family of the creator doesn't even get crumbs from the table endless scrabbling for crumbs from the public spending table is undermining morale
- 3. North American informal, derogatory an objectionable or contemptible person he's an absolute crumb
- 4. granulated rubber, made from recycled tires.
動詞
- 1. cover (food) with breadcrumbs while the sweet potato is cooking, crumb the fish
- used to express dismay or surprise: ‘Crumbs,’ said Emily, ‘how embarrassing.’
Oxford Dictionary
- (of food) covered with breadcrumbs: crispy crumbed mushrooms with garlic dip
Oxford Dictionary
- (of food) covered with breadcrumbs: crispy crumbed mushrooms with garlic dip
Oxford American Dictionary
- the porous structure or condition of soil when its particles are moderately aggregated: good crumb structure depends on the amounts of clay and organic matter in the soil
Oxford American Dictionary
- the porous structure or condition of soil when its particles are moderately aggregated: good crumb structure depends on the amounts of clay and organic matter in the soil
Oxford Dictionary
- an unfair and inadequate share of something large
Oxford Dictionary
- an unfair and inadequate or unsatisfactory share of something
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[krʌm]
英式
- a small fragment of bread, cake, or biscuit: she brushed some cake crumbs off her dress a crispy crumb topping
- cover (food) with breadcrumbs: while the sweet potato is cooking, crumb the fish
Oxford Dictionary