crumb
/krʌm/ (bre, ipa) · [krˈʌm] /krʌm/ (ame, ipa) · [krˈʌm] /ˈkrəm/ (ame, mw)
crumb — 名詞
- crumbsingular
- crumbsplural
1. one tiny bit that drops from bread, cake, or other baked food
麵包屑
掉下來的細小食物碎屑
one tiny bit that drops from bread, cake, or other baked food
Tanvi brushed the cake crumbs from her skirt before the meeting started.
Tanvi 在會議開始前，把裙子上的蛋糕屑拍掉了。
brush crumbs from + surface
A few bread crumbs fell onto the table as Christopher tore the roll.
Christopher 撕開小餐包時，幾粒麵包屑掉到了桌上。
bread crumbs
The pigeon pecked at biscuit crumbs near the park bench.
那隻鴿子在公園長椅旁啄食餅乾屑。
Hui found cookie crumbs between the sofa cushions after movie night.
電影之夜後，Hui 在沙發墊縫裡發現了餅乾屑。
用法筆記
Usually plural when talking about the small pieces left on a plate, table, or clothes. The singular form is more common when you mean one tiny piece.
常見錯誤
2. just a tiny bit of something, sometimes almost none at all
一點
極少的一部分
just a tiny bit of something, sometimes almost none at all
Rodrigo showed not a crumb of pity when the boys begged.
那些男孩求情時，Rodrigo 連一點同情都沒有。
not a crumb of + noun
By noon, Esme had used every crumb of butter in the fridge.
到中午時，Esme 已把冰箱裡最後一點奶油都用完了。
every crumb of + noun
The police found a crumb of evidence under the broken lock.
警方在壞掉的鎖下面找到了一點證據。
There was only a crumb of hope after the second storm warning.
第二次暴風警報後，只剩下一點希望。
文法句型
not a crumb of + noun
every crumb of + noun
用法筆記
Often used to stress that almost nothing remains, especially in patterns like not a crumb of pity or every crumb of food.
常見錯誤
3. a very unpleasant person you strongly dislike or despise
人渣
非常差勁、惹人厭的人
a very unpleasant person you strongly dislike or despise
Everyone knew the landlord was a crumb after he kept the deposit.
那個房東扣下押金後，大家都知道他是個人渣。
be a crumb
Tanvi called the online scammer a crumb and blocked the account.
Tanvi 罵那個網路騙子是人渣，然後封鎖了那個帳號。
call somebody a crumb
Only a real crumb would laugh at a child who fell.
會嘲笑跌倒小孩的人，真是人渣。
The film's main crumb cheats his friends for bus money.
那部電影裡的頭號人渣為了車錢欺騙朋友。
- decent person
someone who behaves fairly and kindly
文法句型
be a crumb
call somebody a crumb
用法筆記
Informal and strongly insulting. It is used for someone seen as selfish, cruel, or dishonest, not for a simple mistake.
crumb — 動詞
- crumbpresent simple I / you / we / they
- crumbs3rd person singular
- crumbing-ing form
- crumbedpast simple
1. to make bread, cake, or similar food turn into many tiny dry bits
碎成屑
變成許多細小碎屑
to make bread, cake, or similar food turn into many tiny dry bits
The stale biscuit crumbed in Sari's hand when she tried to dip it.
那塊乾餅乾在 Sari 手裡一沾就碎成屑了。
intransitive: food crumbed in [someone's] hand
Tamar crumbed the dry bread over the soup for the ducks.
Tamar 把乾麵包弄成屑，撒在湯上給鴨子吃。
transitive: crumb + food
The pie crust crumbed apart as Rodrigo lifted it from the pan.
Rodrigo 把派皮從烤盤拿起時，它一下就碎成屑了。
Eshe crumbed yesterday's cake into a bowl for the pudding.
Eshe 把昨天的蛋糕弄成屑，放進碗裡做布丁。
文法句型
crumb + food
food crumbed apart
用法筆記
Often used for dry baked food that breaks very easily. It can be transitive when someone breaks the food into tiny bits, or intransitive when the food falls apart by itself.
2. to cover food with bread crumbs so the surface becomes crisp when cooked
裹麵包屑
讓食物表面沾上碎屑
to cover food with bread crumbs so the surface becomes crisp when cooked
The cook crumbed the fish before sliding it into the hot pan.
廚師把魚裹上麵包屑後，才滑進熱鍋裡。
crumb + food before cooking
Hui crumbed the mushrooms with dry bread crumbs for a quick lunch.
Hui 用乾麵包屑把蘑菇裹好，做了一頓簡單午餐。
The recipe asks you to crumb the chicken after the egg wash.
食譜要你先沾蛋液，再把雞肉裹上麵包屑。
Christopher crumbed the tomato slices before baking them for dinner.
Christopher 在烤番茄片當晚餐前，先把它們裹上麵包屑。
文法句型
crumb + food
crumb + food + before frying or baking
用法筆記
Used mainly in cooking. The object is usually meat, fish, or vegetables that are being prepared for frying or baking.
常見錯誤
3. to clear small food bits from a surface such as a table or cloth
清掉碎屑
把表面的食物碎屑刷掉
to clear small food bits from a surface such as a table or cloth
After dessert, the waiter crumbed the table before serving coffee.
甜點吃完後，服務生在上咖啡前先把桌上的碎屑清掉。
crumb the table between courses
Shirin crumbed the sofa cushions with a small brush after the children left.
孩子們離開後，Shirin 用小刷子把沙發墊上的碎屑清掉。
The restaurant manager asked Rodrigo to crumb each tablecloth after lunch.
餐廳經理要 Rodrigo 午餐後把每張桌布上的碎屑清掉。
Tanvi crumbed the car seat before driving her parents home.
Tanvi 開車送父母回家前，先把車座上的碎屑清掉。
文法句型
crumb + table / seat / cloth
用法筆記
Often used in restaurant service for brushing crumbs off a table or tablecloth between courses, though it can also be used for other surfaces at home.