crusty
crusty — 形容詞
- crustypositive
- crustiercomparative
- crustiestsuperlative
1. having a firm, crisp outer surface that breaks or cracks easily when pressed or
硬皮；酥脆
外層堅硬或酥脆的
having a firm, crisp outer surface that breaks or cracks easily when pressed or bitten into; covered with a hard dried layer.
Kofi bit into the crusty baguette and heard it crack.
Kofi 咬了一口外皮酥脆的法國長棍麵包，聽見清脆的裂聲。
collocation: crusty bread / baguette / roll
Gabriela scraped the crusty mud off her boots with a stick.
Gabriela 用樹枝刮掉靴子上乾硬的泥土。
The crusty soil in the garden badly needed rain.
花園裡表層硬化龜裂的土壤急需雨水。
A warm, crusty apple pie sat cooling on the kitchen counter.
一個溫熱的脆皮蘋果派放在廚房流理臺上放涼。
Benjamin peeled the crusty layer of old paint off the window frame.
Benjamin 把窗框上那層乾硬的舊油漆刮了下來。
文法句型
crusty + noun
be + crusty
用法筆記
Most commonly used for baked foods (bread, pastry), but also describes any dry surface layer such as dirt, snow, or paint.
常見錯誤
2. tending to complain or show irritation easily, especially in a way that is expec
暴躁；愛抱怨
（尤指老人）脾氣壞、愛發牢騷的
tending to complain or show irritation easily, especially in a way that is expected of someone older; having a short-tempered or unfriendly manner.
The crusty old shopkeeper refused to give Benjamin any change.
那個脾氣暴躁的老店主拒絕找零錢給 Benjamin。
attributive: crusty old + person noun
Henrik's crusty uncle complained about the music being too loud.
Henrik 那位愛發牢騷的叔叔抱怨音樂太大聲。
Despite her crusty manner, the librarian secretly loved helping children find books.
儘管圖書館員的態度很暴躁，她其實很喜歡幫孩子們找書。
A crusty taxi driver told Kofi to stop slamming the door.
一位脾氣不好的計程車司機叫 Kofi 不要用力關車門。
Grandpa gets crusty when he has not had his afternoon nap.
爺爺如果下午沒睡午覺就會變得脾氣暴躁。
- good-natured
cheerful and friendly in disposition
- easygoing
relaxed and not easily bothered
文法句型
crusty + noun
be + crusty
grow + crusty
用法筆記
Often used affectionately or humourously for older people whose irritable behaviour has become a familiar personality trait, rather than meaning truly hostile.
常見錯誤
crusty — 名詞
- crustysingular
- crustiesplural
1. a young individual who rejects conventional society and chooses an alternative w
邊緣青年
拒絕主流社會、過非傳統生活的年輕人
a young individual who rejects conventional society and chooses an alternative way of life, typically with unkempt hair and clothes, without stable work or a fixed place to live, and often linked to the punk or traveller subculture.
A group of crusties had set up camp under the railway bridge.
一群邊緣青年在鐵路橋下紮營。
usually plural; article 'a' + singular is rare
The documentary followed several crusties living in a commune outside Bristol.
這部紀錄片跟拍了幾位住在布里斯托郊外公社的邊緣青年。
A crusty sat on the pavement selling hand-made bracelets for food money.
一名邊緣青年坐在人行道上賣手工手環賺錢買食物。
Local residents complained when a group of crusties started sleeping in the park.
一群邊緣青年開始在公園露宿，引起當地居民抗議。
- punk
broader term for someone in punk subculture; does not specifically imply homelessness
- new age traveller
similar lifestyle but associated with a different (hippie/traveller) subculture rather than punk
文法句型
a crusty
the crusties
用法筆記
The noun is chiefly British and may be viewed as derogatory by the people it describes. The plural form crusties is more common than the singular. Not to be confused with the adjective meaning 'irritable'.