单词 | crumb |
释义 | crumb —crumbable, adj. —crumber, n. /krum/, n. 1. a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off. 2. a small particle or portion of anything; fragment; bit. 3. the soft inner portion of a bread (distinguished from crust). 4. crumbs, a cake topping made of sugar, flour, butter, and spice, usually crumbled on top of the raw batter and baked with the cake. 5. Slang. a contemptibly objectionable or worthless person. v.t. 6. Cookery. to dress or prepare with crumbs. 7. to break into crumbs or small fragments. 8. to remove crumbs from: The waiter crumbed the table. [bef. 1000; ME crome, crume, OE cruma; akin to D kruim, G Krume crumb, L grumus heap of earth] Syn. 2. scrap, shred, morsel, sliver, speck. |
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