brownie

英 [ˈbraʊni]

美 [ˈbraʊni]

n.  巧克力方块蛋糕(有时放有坚果); 幼女童军(由七到十或十一岁的女孩组成); (一个)幼女童军

Collins.1 / BNC.13154 / COCA.13636

牛津词典

noun

• 巧克力方块蛋糕（有时放有坚果）
  a thick soft flat cake made with chocolate and sometimes nuts and served in small squares
  1. a fudge brownie
     一块巧克力软糖糕
• 幼女童军（由七到十或十一岁的女孩组成）
  a branch of the Scout Association for girls between the ages of seven and ten or eleven
  1. to join the Brownies
     加入幼女童军
• （一个）幼女童军
  a member of the Brownies

柯林斯词典

The spelling Brownie is also used for meaning 2. 拼写Brownie亦用于义项2。


• N-COUNT 果仁巧克力饼干
  Browniesare small flat biscuits or cakes. They are usually chocolate flavoured and have nuts in them.
  1. ...chocolate brownies.
     巧克力饼干
  2. ...a tray of brownies.
     一碟果仁巧克力饼干
• N-PROPER-COLL 幼年女童子军（英国通常为7至10岁，美国为6到8岁）
  The Browniesis a junior version of the Girl Guides in Britain for girls between the ages of seven and ten, or of the Girl Scouts in the United States for girls between the ages of six and eight.
  1. ABrownieis a girl who is a member of the Brownies.
     幼年女童子军成员

英英释义

noun

• square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts
• (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
  Synonym:elfhobgremlinpixiepixyimp

双语例句

• I thought I could score some brownie points with my mother-in-law by offering to cook dinner.
  我想如果我来做晚饭，就能得到婆婆的赞许。
• They're just trying to score brownie points with politicians.
  他们只是试图获得政客们的嘉许。
• I've used it as one of the main resources for creating The Brownie Camera Page website.
  我把它作为一个主要的资源创造筹码照相机页网页。
• So, by delivering on time or early, you can score some major brownie points.
  所以，按时交稿或提前交稿，你可以赢得更多甜头。
• In the1920s, small, inexpensive fast-shutter cameras like the Kodak Brownie appeared.
  20世纪20年代，柯达布朗尼等体积小巧、价格便宜的快门照相机问世。
• I guess you'll get a lot of brownie points for working overtime on that ad design this week.
  我想你这个星期加班设计那版广告应该会得到不少马屁分数。
• When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called "Brownie", My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her.
  在我六岁那年，一天老爸带回了一条狗，我们称她为B，我和我的弟弟都很喜欢B，并且对她做着不同的事。
• William: Yes, I'm trying to earn some brownie points.
  说的没错。我是打算去挣点印象分（品行积分）。
• Ruthie, honey, help her get your Brownie uniform ready each Tuesday.
  鲁丝，亲爱的，每个星期二你要帮助她把你的女童子军制服准备好。
• Spotty had done more than simply led Brownie's human owner to his trapped friend.
  斯波蒂不仅仅只是带领布朗尼的主人来到它被困的朋友跟前。