crumpet
crumpet — 名詞
- crumpetsingular
- crumpetsplural
1. a soft British griddle bread with many tiny holes on top, normally toasted and s
英式洞洞鬆餅
表面有小孔、烤熱後常抹奶油吃的圓形小麵包
a soft British griddle bread with many tiny holes on top, normally toasted and served warm with butter.
Nadia toasted a crumpet and let the butter melt into the holes.
Nadia 把英式洞洞鬆餅烤熱後，在小孔裡抹進一點奶油。
typical action: toast a crumpet; butter melts into holes
Leo had two hot crumpets with tea before leaving for work.
早餐時，Leo 配茶吃了一個熱英式洞洞鬆餅。
common pairing: crumpets with tea
The cafe served crumpets with honey and salted butter.
那家咖啡館供應蜂蜜和奶油搭配的英式洞洞鬆餅。
collocation: crumpets with butter
Iris cut the last crumpet in half so both children could try it.
Iris 把盤子裡最後一個英式洞洞鬆餅切成兩半。
- hot crumpet
- toasted crumpet
- crumpet with butter
- crumpets and tea
- English muffin
similar round breakfast bread, but usually split open before toasting
- scone
a more cake-like or crumbly baked food, often eaten with jam or cream
文法句型
a crumpet
toast a crumpet
a crumpet with butter
用法筆記
This is mainly a British food word. Crumpets are usually toasted whole rather than split open like English muffins.
常見錯誤
Do not confuse a crumpet with a pancake: a crumpet is thicker, bread-like, and full of small holes on top.
2. a sexist, insulting term for someone, usually a woman, treated mainly as sexuall
性感尤物
冒犯地稱呼被認為有性吸引力的人，多指女性
a sexist, insulting term for someone, usually a woman, treated mainly as sexually attractive.
The old magazine caption called the actress crumpet, a wording the archive now labels offensive.
那本舊雜誌用「性感尤物」這種冒犯說法來形容女演員。
offensive use for an attractive woman
Tessa warned him that calling a colleague crumpet was insulting, not funny.
Tessa 說這個詞帶有冒犯意味，不應該用來稱呼同事。
usage warning: insulting term
The editor removed a headline that described the models as crumpet.
編輯刪掉了把模特兒稱作「性感尤物」的標題。
In class, the professor listed crumpet as outdated and sexist slang.
課堂上，教授把這個詞列為過時又帶性別歧視的說法。
usage label: outdated and sexist
- a bit of crumpet
- offensive term
- sex symbol
less directly insulting, but still focuses on sexual attractiveness
- attractive person
neutral wording when no offence is intended
文法句型
a bit of crumpet
用法筆記
This sense is offensive and dated. It reduces people to sexual attractiveness, so avoid using it except when discussing or quoting old-fashioned language.
常見錯誤
Do not use this word as a casual compliment; it is likely to sound sexist and offensive.
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- warm crumpet
- toasted crumpet
常用片語
- toast a crumpet
- spread butter on a crumpet
- crumpets and tea
介系詞搭配
- crumpet with