
crumb
词源
源自古英语 'cruma'(碎片),与古高地德语 'krumo'(面包屑)同源,可能源自原始日耳曼语词根,表示破碎或断裂的动作。
noun
❶ 指面包、蛋糕等食物掉落或剥落的小碎屑,通常体积很小且不规则。
“She brushed the crumbs off the table after breakfast.”
(早餐后她把桌上的面包屑扫掉了。)
“The baby left cookie crumbs all over the high chair.”
(宝宝把饼干屑弄得到处都是。)
❶ 比喻极少量的事物或信息,常带有微不足道的意味。
“The detective found only a crumb of evidence at the scene.”
(侦探在现场只找到一点点蛛丝马迹。)
“She offered me crumbs of information about the secret project.”
(她只向我透露了这个秘密项目的零星信息。)
verb
❶ 将面包等食物弄碎成小颗粒,常用于烹饪准备过程。
“Crumb the bread before adding it to the meatball mixture.”
(把面包弄碎后再加入肉丸混合物中。)
“The recipe says to crumb the crackers finely.”
(食谱说明要将饼干碾得细碎。)
常见短语
crumb tray — 指烤面包机底部收集面包屑的抽屉,用于保持设备清洁。
“Don't forget to empty the crumb tray of the toaster regularly.”
(记得定期清空烤面包机的碎屑收集盘。)
crumbs of comfort — 比喻在困境中获得的微小安慰或希望,带有勉强接受的意味。
“The small pay raise was just crumbs of comfort after years of hard work.”
(多年的辛勤工作后,微薄的加薪只是杯水车薪的安慰。)