crumb
n
1 [C] very small piece, esp of bread, cake or biscuit, which has fallen off a larger piece 碎屑(尤指面包、 糕餅或餅乾的)
sweep the crumbs off the table 把桌上的食品屑掃掉.
2 [U] soft inner part of a loaf of bread 面包心.
3 [C] small piece or amount 少許; 一點兒
a few crumbs of information 點滴消息
I failed my exam, and my only crumb of comfort (ie the only thing that consoles me) is that I can take it again. 我沒考及格, 唯一可寬慰的是還能補考.
4 [C] (infml 口 esp US) contemptible person 可鄙的家伙
You little crumb! 你這無恥小人!
?? 擴展釋義
*[kr?m]n. 碎屑, 面包屑, 少許vt. 捏碎, 弄碎【建】 面包心, 碎屑, 捏碎相關詞組: to a crumb