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crumb 音標拼音: [kr'ʌm] n. 碎屑,面包心,少許
vt. 捏碎,弄碎 碎屑,麵包心,少許捏碎,弄碎 crumb n 1: a very small quantity of something; "he gave only a crumb of information about his plans"; "there were few crumbs of comfort in the report" 2: a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" [synonym: {rotter}, {dirty dog}, {rat}, {skunk}, {stinker}, {stinkpot}, {bum}, {puke}, {crumb}, {lowlife}, {scum bag}, {so-and-so}, {git}] 3: small piece of e.g. bread or cake v 1: coat with bread crumbs; "crumb a cutlet" 2: break into crumbs 3: remove crumbs from; "crumb the table" Crumb \Crumb\ (kr[u^]m), n. [AS. cruma, akin to D. kruim, G. krume; cf. G. krauen to scratch, claw.] [Written also {crum}.] 1. A small fragment or piece; especially, a small piece of bread or other food, broken or cut off. [1913 Webster] Desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table. --Luke xvi. 21. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: A little; a bit; as, a crumb of comfort. [1913 Webster] 3. The soft part of bread. [1913 Webster] Dust unto dust, what must be, must; If you can't get crumb, you'd best eat crust. --Old Song. [1913 Webster] {Crumb brush}, a brush for sweeping crumbs from a table. {To a crum}, with great exactness; completely. [1913 Webster] Crumb \Crumb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crumbed} (kr[u^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crumbing} (kr[u^]m"[i^]ng).] To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; as, to crumb bread. [Written also {crum}.] [1913 Webster] 134 Moby Thesaurus words for "crumb": abrade, air pollution, atom, atomize, attritus, beat, besprinkle, bit, bite, bran, bray, bread, brecciate, butt, chip, chunk, clip, clipping, collop, comminute, contriturate, cosmic dust, crumble, crush, cut, cutting, disintegrate, dollop, dot, dram, dredge, drop, droplet, dust, dust ball, efflorescence, end, fallout, farina, filings, fleck, flour, flyspeck, fragment, gnat, gob, gobbet, grain, granulate, granulize, grate, grind, grind to powder, grits, groats, hunk, iota, jot, kittens, levigate, lint, lota, lump, mash, meal, microbe, microorganism, midge, mill, minim, minutia, minutiae, mite, modicum, moiety, molecule, morceau, morsel, mote, nip, ounce, paring, particle, patch, pepper, pestle, piece, pinhead, pinpoint, point, pound, powder, pulverize, pussies, rasher, raspings, reduce to powder, sawdust, scintilla, scoop, scrap, scrunch, shard, shaving, shiver, shred, slice, sliver, smash, smidgen, smithereen, smut, snack, snatch, snick, snip, snippet, soot, spatter, speck, speckle, splatter, splinter, spot, sprinkle, squash, stitch, stud, stump, tag, tatter, tittle, triturate, vanishing point (Or tayste /tayst/) Silly suggested term for
two {binary digits}. The term "quarter" has also been suggested, referring to the US 25-cent coin. This was once equal in value to two of the eight "bits" - pie-slice-shaped "pieces of eight" - into which Spanish silver crowns were cut to make change. [{Jargon File}] (2007-05-31) |
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