bree
bree — 名詞
1. the strip of hair that grows above the eye; an eyebrow
眉毛
眼睛上方的毛
the strip of hair that grows above the eye; an eyebrow
The painter darkened Yuna's bree to sharpen her surprised look.
畫家把 Yuna 的眉毛加深，好讓她驚訝的表情更明顯。
old literary noun for eyebrow
A cut above Hamza's bree bled onto his cheek.
Hamza 的眉毛上方有一道傷口，血流到了臉頰上。
In the old poem, one silver bree lifted at the joke.
在那首老詩裡，有一邊銀白色的眉毛因那個笑話挑了起來。
The actor drew a fake bree with charcoal before the play.
演員在演出前用木炭畫出一條假眉毛。
用法筆記
Usually found in Scots or older literary writing instead of the modern word eyebrow.
2. the savory liquid left after food has cooked or soaked in water
湯汁；肉湯
煮過食材後留下的湯液
the savory liquid left after food has cooked or soaked in water
The cook poured hot bree over the lamb and onions.
廚師把熱熱的湯汁淋在羊肉和洋蔥上。
liquid from the cooking pot
After the beans simmered all morning, the bree smelled rich.
豆子燉了一早上後，那鍋湯汁聞起來很香濃。
Grandfather saved the bree from the pot for tomorrow's soup.
祖父把鍋裡的肉湯留著，明天再拿來煮湯。
A spoonful of bree soaked the bread beside Selim's plate.
一匙肉湯把 Selim 盤邊的麵包浸濕了。
用法筆記
This rare sense appears in older Scots-style writing for broth or rich cooking liquid.