| 词汇 | biscuit |
| 释义 | biscuitWord family adjectivebiscuitynounbiscuit Food, dish bis·cuit /ˈbɪskɪt/ ●●● S2 noun 1 [countableC] British EnglishBrEDFF a small thin dry cake that is usually sweet and made for one person to eat 饼干 SYN American English cookie a packet of chocolate biscuits 一包巧克力饼干 cheese and biscuits 奶酪和饼干 2. [countableC] American EnglishAmEDFF a type of soft bread baked in small round pieces 烤饼 3. [uncountableU] a light brown colour 淡褐色 4 take the biscuit British EnglishBrE informalSURPRISED to be the most surprising, annoying etc thing you have ever heard 是听过的空前惊人[令人讨厌]的事 SYN take the cake especially American EnglishAmE I’ve heard some excuses, but this really takes the biscuit! 我也听过一些借口，可这个借口也太离谱了！ Examples from the Corpus take the biscuit• Now this just took the biscuit.• This really takes the biscuit!!• Clive Anderson O, while the mighty Sultans take the biscuit. Examples from the Corpus biscuit• biscuits and gravy• Molly had buttoned up the braces on Jacqueline's trousers and found her youngest child a biscuit when she heard the screams.• June unwrapped the flimsy tissue paper from one of the almond biscuits and rolled it carefully into a tube.• Disadvantages of the stuff are that it attracts fluff, hair and biscuit crumbs.• There's sweets and biscuits as well as nuts and fruit.• All those goodies from pork pies to chocolate biscuits had to be atoned.• When I get home Mrs Marsh has polished off half the biscuits in the tin and the teapot is all but empty.• He dipped one of the biscuits into the tea and ate it in one. (1300-1400) Old French bescuit, from Latin bis “twice” + coctus “cooked” |
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