biscuit

noun

/ˈbɪskɪt/

Idioms

[countable] (British English) a small flat dry cake for one person, usually sweet, and baked until hard饼干
- a packet/tin of chocolate biscuits一包/一听巧克力饼干
- a selection of cheese biscuits各种乳酪饼干
- The cake has a biscuit base (= one made from crushed biscuits).这种蛋糕有饼干底座。
- We were offered a cup of tea and some biscuits.有人给了我们一杯茶和一些饼干。
compare cookie see also digestive biscuit, dog biscuit, tea biscuit
- Frank always dunks his biscuits in his tea.弗兰克总是把饼干泡在茶里吃。
- He brushed the biscuit crumbs from his jacket.他拂去夹克衫上的饼干屑。
- He was cutting biscuits out and putting them on a baking tray.他切好饼干，然后放在烤盘里。
- a packet of coconut biscuits一包椰蓉饼干
Topics Fooda2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- dry
- hard
- flaky
- …
… of biscuits
- box
- packet
- tin
- …
verb + biscuit
- eat
- have
- nibble
- …
biscuit + noun
- barrel
- tin
- crumbs
- …
phrases
- cheese and biscuits
- biscuits and gravy
[countable] (North American English) a soft bread roll, often eaten with gravy松饼（食用时常佐以肉汁）Topics Foodc2
[uncountable] a pale yellow-brown colour淡黄褐色
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Silent letters
- gnarled
- gnash
- gnat
- gnaw
- gnome
- haute cuisine
- heir
- herb
- honour
- hors d’oeuvre
- hour
- knack
- knee
- kneel
- knife
- knight
- knit
- knob
- knock
- knot
- know
- knuckle
- psalm
- psephology
- psychic
- ptarmigan
- pterodactyl
- psychology
- wrangle
- wrap
- wreath
- wreck
- wrench
- wrestle
- wriggle
- wring
- write
- wrong
- bomb
- climb
- crumb
- doubt
- lamb
- limb
- ascent
- fascinate
- muscle
- scene
- scissors
- height
- right
- sleigh
- weight
- align
- campaign
- design
- foreign
- malign
- reign
- unfeigned
- balmy
- calm
- calf
- half
- yolk
- autumn
- column
- condemn
- damn
- hymn
- solemn
- bristle
- fasten
- listen
- mortgage
- soften
- thistle
- wrestle
- biscuit
- build
- circuit
- disguise
- guilty
- league
- rogue
- vague
- yacht
- answer
- sword
- two

词源Middle English: from Old French bescuit, based on Latin bis ‘twice’ + coctus, past participle of coquere ‘to cook’ (so named because originally biscuits were cooked in a twofold process: first baked and then dried out in a slow oven so that they would keep).

Idioms

take the biscuit (British English)

(also take the cake North American English, British English)

(informal) to be the most surprising, annoying, etc. thing that has happened or that somebody has done空前惊人；极其讨厌
- You've done some stupid things before, but this really takes the biscuit!你以前确也干过些蠢事，但这一次实在蠢到了极点！

词汇	biscuit
释义	biscuit noun /ˈbɪskɪt/ /ˈbɪskɪt/ Idioms [countable] (British English) a small flat dry cake for one person, usually sweet, and baked until hard饼干 a packet/tin of chocolate biscuits一包/一听巧克力饼干 a selection of cheese biscuits各种乳酪饼干 The cake has a biscuit base (= one made from crushed biscuits).这种蛋糕有饼干底座。 We were offered a cup of tea and some biscuits.有人给了我们一杯茶和一些饼干。 compare cookie see also digestive biscuit, dog biscuit, tea biscuit Frank always dunks his biscuits in his tea.弗兰克总是把饼干泡在茶里吃。 He brushed the biscuit crumbs from his jacket.他拂去夹克衫上的饼干屑。 He was cutting biscuits out and putting them on a baking tray.他切好饼干，然后放在烤盘里。 a packet of coconut biscuits一包椰蓉饼干 Topics Fooda2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective dry hard flaky … … of biscuits box packet tin … verb + biscuit eat have nibble … biscuit + noun barrel tin crumbs … phrases cheese and biscuits biscuits and gravy [countable] (North American English) a soft bread roll, often eaten with gravy松饼（食用时常佐以肉汁）Topics Foodc2 [uncountable] a pale yellow-brown colour淡黄褐色 More Like This Silent lettersSilent letters gnarled gnash gnat gnaw gnome haute cuisine heir herb honour hors d’oeuvre hour knack knee kneel knife knight knit knob knock knot know knuckle psalm psephology psychic ptarmigan pterodactyl psychology wrangle wrap wreath wreck wrench wrestle wriggle wring write wrong bomb climb crumb doubt lamb limb ascent fascinate muscle scene scissors height right sleigh weight align campaign design foreign malign reign unfeigned balmy calm calf half yolk autumn column condemn damn hymn solemn bristle fasten listen mortgage soften thistle wrestle biscuit build circuit disguise guilty league rogue vague yacht answer sword two 词源Middle English: from Old French bescuit, based on Latin bis ‘twice’ + coctus, past participle of coquere ‘to cook’ (so named because originally biscuits were cooked in a twofold process: first baked and then dried out in a slow oven so that they would keep). Idioms take the biscuit (British English) (also take the cake North American English, British English) (informal) to be the most surprising, annoying, etc. thing that has happened or that somebody has done空前惊人；极其讨厌 You've done some stupid things before, but this really takes the biscuit!你以前确也干过些蠢事，但这一次实在蠢到了极点！
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