| 单词 | brownie |
| 释义 | brownie (once / 25695 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY brownie: brownies USAGE EXAMPLESThe character was famous for her idiosyncratic recipes such as parsnip brownies and lard and fish paste pancakes, but was killed off in 1996. BBC(Dec 27, 2016) Or brighten a spread of holiday desserts by strewing colorful shards of bark over frosted cakes, cupcakes and brownies. Wall Street Journal(Dec 01, 2016) Graham wants to depict politicians as rounded human beings - something he says “gets me no cool or brownie points” in our cynical age. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1 n (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper elf, gremlin, hob, imp, pixie, pixy leprechaun a mischievous elf in Irish folklore sandmanan elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers n square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts Hyper biscuit, cookie, cooky any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term) Brownie (once / 5594 pages) n WORD FAMILY Brownie: Brownies USAGE EXAMPLESChristenberry returned every year to Hale County to chronicle the changes there on an 8x10 camera, latterly reverting to using his original box Brownie. The Guardian(Dec 04, 2016) In 1944, Mr. Christenberry and his sister received a joint Christmas gift: the Brownie camera that he used throughout his life. Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) His developed an interest in photography as a child after his parents bought him a Kodak Brownie camera. Washington Post(Nov 07, 2016) n a junior Girl Scout Hyper Girl Scout a girl who is a member of the Girl Scouts |
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