brownie

英 [ˈbraʊni]

美 [ˈbraʊni]

n.  巧克力方块蛋糕(有时放有坚果); 幼女童军(由七到十或十一岁的女孩组成); (一个)幼女童军

Collins.1 / BNC.13154 / COCA.13636

牛津词典

noun

• 巧克力方块蛋糕（有时放有坚果）
  a thick soft flat cake made with chocolate and sometimes nuts and served in small squares
  1. a fudge brownie
     一块巧克力软糖糕
• 幼女童军（由七到十或十一岁的女孩组成）
  a branch of the Scout Association for girls between the ages of seven and ten or eleven
  1. to join the Brownies
     加入幼女童军
• （一个）幼女童军
  a member of the Brownies

柯林斯词典

The spelling Brownie is also used for meaning 2. 拼写Brownie亦用于义项2。


• N-COUNT 果仁巧克力饼干
  Browniesare small flat biscuits or cakes. They are usually chocolate flavoured and have nuts in them.
  1. ...chocolate brownies.
     巧克力饼干
  2. ...a tray of brownies.
     一碟果仁巧克力饼干
• N-PROPER-COLL 幼年女童子军（英国通常为7至10岁，美国为6到8岁）
  The Browniesis a junior version of the Girl Guides in Britain for girls between the ages of seven and ten, or of the Girl Scouts in the United States for girls between the ages of six and eight.
  1. ABrownieis a girl who is a member of the Brownies.
     幼年女童子军成员

英英释义

noun

• square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts
• (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
  Synonym:elfhobgremlinpixiepixyimp

双语例句

• When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called "Brownie", My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her.
  在我六岁那年，一天老爸带回了一条狗，我们称她为B，我和我的弟弟都很喜欢B，并且对她做着不同的事。
• Picture-taking has come a long way from George Eastman's Brownie camera.
  摄影从乔治伊士曼开始已经经过了很长一段时间。
• He's just trying to win some Brownie points.
  他只是试图赢得老师的一些称赞。
• William: When was the last time you earned brownie points from someone, Feifei?
  你上次尝试挣品行分是什么时候呢？
• I thought I could score some brownie points with my mother-in-law by offering to cook dinner.
  我想如果我来做晚饭，就能得到婆婆的赞许。
• One well-known company has stopped promoting its walnut brownie mix, notes Mr Crain.
  克雷恩指出，有一家知名公司已经停止促销其核桃布朗尼蛋糕粉。
• Thrilled with joy, I gave her a name brownie.
  我可高兴了，给它取名叫黄黄。
• Ruthie, honey, help her get your Brownie uniform ready each Tuesday.
  鲁丝，亲爱的，每个星期二你要帮助她把你的女童子军制服准备好。
• Spotty had done more than simply led Brownie's human owner to his trapped friend.
  斯波蒂不仅仅只是带领布朗尼的主人来到它被困的朋友跟前。
• Ted, Brownie's owner, was steadily harassed by the furious, adamant little dog.
  布朗尼的主人特德被这只暴怒的、不依不饶的小狗骚扰个不停。