crumb

crumb
noun
  1. a small fragment of bread, cake, or biscuit
    面包屑；蛋糕屑；饼干屑
    ■a very small amount of something
    点滴，少许
    the Budget provided few crumbs of comfort.
    预算案并未带来什么好处。
    ■[mass noun]the soft inner part of a loaf of bread
    面包心
    ■(亦作 crumb rubber)[mass noun]granulated rubber, usually made from recycled car tyres
    （一般由回收的车胎制成的）橡胶颗粒
  2. (informal, chiefly N. Amer.)an objectionable or contemptible person
    (非正式，主北美)讨厌的人；可鄙的人
    he's an absolute crumb.
    他是个十足讨厌的人。
verb
  1. [with obj.]cover (food) with breadcrumbs
    将（食物）滚上面包屑
    [as adj. crumbed]crispy crumbed mushrooms with garlic dip.
    裹着面包屑的松脆的炸蘑菇蘸蒜泥。
常用词组
crumbs from someone's( 或 a rich man's)table
  1. an unfair and inadequate or unsatisfactory share of something
    （富人）桌上的碎屑；不公平（或不满意）的所得
语源
  1. Old English cruma, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruim and German Krume. The final -b was added in the 16th cent., perhaps from crumble but also influenced by words such as dumb, where the original final -b is retained although no longer pronounced
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