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crumb

/kruhm/US // krʌm //UK // (krʌm) //

面包屑,碎屑,纸屑,碎纸片

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off.
    • : a small particle or portion of anything; fragment; bit.
    • : the soft inner portion of a bread.
    • : crumbs, a cake topping made of sugar, flour, butter, and spice, usually crumbled on top of the raw batter and baked with the cake.
    • : Slang. a contemptibly objectionable or worthless person.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : Cooking. to dress or prepare with crumbs.
    • : to break into crumbs or small fragments.
    • : to remove crumbs from: The waiter crumbed the table.

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Examples

  • He accomplished it while working under an amateur contract — crumbs compared with what full professionals earn in Germany.

  • The extra-height lift lever makes it safe to remove bread from the hot appliance, and a slide-out crumb tray helps keep things clean.

  • It offers six auto-cook modes, a digital timer, and manual controls, and it comes with a removable pan and crumb tray for extra flexibility.

  • Add the crumbs and cook, stirring frequently, until golden and crisp, 3 to 5 minutes.

  • Add the melted butter and vanilla and process until the crumbs are uniformly damp, about 30 seconds more.

  • I pictured demonlike New York pigeons eating garbage and creating mayhem around a single crumb of bread.

  • In a formal mood, we may even use a fork to eat a slice of cake, crumb by crumb.

  • Pour the mixture onto the crumb base and place the tin on a cookie sheet.

  • “That day we will have robbed the last piggy bank, drawn the last crumb out from somewhere under the bed,” Simpson told the crowd.

  • The rats ate up every crumb, regardless of the significance.

  • I had not a crumb of food saved up, as did those who were posted; but as I was ill at the time, my appetite was feeble.

  • The move, although skilfully planned, was baffled by the quick wit of Robin the Crumb-cracker, the blacksmith's apprentice.

  • Know that he is a man who has thus far gone share and share to the last crumb with his people, and will.

  • When the room had been cleared of the greedy geese, every one went on eating, until not even a crumb was left on the table.

  • He fitted them together carefully, gaining a crumb of security from the act.