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单词 gingerbread
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gingerbread

noun
/ˈdʒɪndʒəbred/
/ˈdʒɪndʒərbred/
[uncountable]Idioms
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  1. a sweet cake or soft biscuit that is made with ginger
    • a gingerbread man (= a gingerbread biscuit in the shape of a person)
    Topics Foodc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGingerbread is used before these nouns:
    • cookie
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    Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting ‘preserved ginger’), from Old French gingembrat, from medieval Latin gingibratum, from gingiber, from Greek zingiberis. The change in the ending in the 15th cent. was due to association with bread.
Idioms
take the gilt off the gingerbread
  1. (British English) to do or be something that makes a situation or achievement less attractive or impressiveTopics Difficulty and failurec2

Gingerbread

/ˈdʒɪndʒəbred/
/ˈdʒɪndʒərbred/
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  1. a British charity that offers help and advice to people who are bringing up their children alone
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