biscuit

/ˈbɪskɪt/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
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饼干

释义与例句

n. 饼干
a small, flat, usually sweet baked food, especially in British English
  1. She dipped a biscuit into her tea.
    她把一块饼干浸到茶里。
  2. There were only two chocolate biscuits left in the tin.
    饼干罐里只剩两块巧克力饼干了。
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  1. He bought a packet of biscuits for the journey.
    他买了一包饼干路上吃。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 biscuit 是可数名词;一包饼干说 a packet of biscuits,在英式日常语境中比 cookie 更通用。

词族与关联词

易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • cookie 曲奇;饼干
    在英式英语中,biscuit 是各类小饼干的通称,常较薄脆;cookie 常指较软、较厚的美式曲奇。在美式英语中,cookie 更接近英式 biscuit 的通称。
    She baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies. 她烤了一批巧克力豆曲奇。
常见搭配
  • chocolate biscuit 巧克力饼干
    He had a chocolate biscuit with his coffee. 他喝咖啡时吃了一块巧克力饼干。
  • a packet of biscuits 一包饼干
    She put a packet of biscuits in the shopping basket. 她把一包饼干放进购物篮。
  • biscuit tin 饼干罐
    Grandmother keeps the biscuit tin on the top shelf. 祖母把饼干罐放在顶层架子上。