Crumb



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 饼屑, 面包屑; 碎裂的东西
• ［英］ n. 饼屑, 面包屑 ( small particles of bread or cake) ; 碎裂的东西 ( any bit or scrap)
• ［记］ 和下面的crumble ( 弄碎) 一起记, 把面包弄碎 ( crumble the bread into crumbs)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English crumme, from Old English cruma; akin to Middle High German krume crumb
• Date: before 12th century
• 1.
  • a. a small fragment especially of something baked (as bread)
  • b. a porous aggregate of soil particles
• 2. bit crumb of good news
• 3. the soft part of bread
• 4. slang a worthless person

II. transitive verb

• Date: 14th century
• 1. to break into crumbs
• 2. to cover or thicken with crumbs
• 3. to remove crumbs from <crumb a table

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