| 词汇 | brownie |
| 释义 | brownie noun[ C ] uk /ˈbraʊ.ni/ us /ˈbraʊ.ni/ brownienoun[C] (CAKE)a small, square chocolate cake that is soft in the middle, often with pieces of chocolate or nuts in it: （果仁）巧克力蛋糕 I made a batch of brownies. Would you like a brownie with your coffee? Floortje/E+/GettyImages The brownies were wonderfully moist and chocolatey. He often baked brownies for his friends. They sell sensational fudge brownies. I always use my mother's brownie recipe. Cakes angel food cake angelica bake sale baked goods Bakewell pudding devil's food cake donut donut hole doughnut doughnut hole Madeira cake madeleine malt loaf marble cake marchpane sponge cake sponge finger sticky bun stollen streusel brownienoun[C] (MAGICAL CREATURE)(alsoBrownie) a small imaginary creature in old stories, said to be helpful to humans: In this ancient woodland brownies, elves, and fairies were often seen. She felt grateful to those Brownie folk who had planted the stepping-stones in the river. The Brownies inhabit houses and willingly perform whatever tasks are asked of them. The movie tries to appeal to older kids and adults who would be unlikely to go to a movie full of childish fairies and brownies. Mythological & legendary characters Abominable Snowman Anancy Andromeda Ares basilisk genie hellhound Hera Hermes Janus jinn siren sprite the sandman unicorn vamp Venus Vesta Victoria Zeus Idiomearn/get/score/win brownie points Brownie noun uk /ˈbraʊ.ni/ us /ˈbraʊ.ni/(alsoBrownie Guide) Brownies[ U ] the section of the Guides (the Girl Scouts in the US), an international organization for young women, that is for girls aged between around seven and ten (or between around seven and nine in the US) : My sister was in the Brownies. a meeting of Brownies: Dad will pick you up from Brownies tonight. [ C ] a girl who is a member of the Brownies organization: 女童子军（由7至10岁的女孩组成） My little sister wants to be a Brownie. The Brownies wear a special uniform. a Brownie pack Named organizations & societies & their members AFC AMA beaver Beaversphrase BMA CND mafia mason Masonic masonry MLB MLS OPEC Oxfam ranger scout the IOC the Ordnance Survey the Red Crescent the Red Cross brownie | American Dictionarybrownie noun[ C ] us/ˈbrɑʊ·ni/ a small, square, chocolate cake, often containing nuts Brownie noun[ C ] us/ˈbrɑʊ·ni/ a member of the Brownies Examples of browniebrownie Cakes are de®nitely toothpickers, but brownies aren't. This increased impact will then feed back to you when your articles are assessed in terms of "brownie points". In the target culture, no brownie points means no action if other priorities dictated from the centre have to be met. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They treat the matter as a political football, simply to gain brownie points in some quarters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the scouts, the brownies and the cubs, and even probably the woodcraft folk, one starts accumulating the results of little proficiency tests. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, they do not want to lose any brownie points over the next 12 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is much more important than winning brownie points. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I also congratulate all those people who are involved in youth organisations, such as the scouts, the brownies, the sea scouts and the venture scouts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, there is constant unnecessary doom and gloom simply to score a few brownie points in the local government elections. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no mileage and no brownie points for brewers, landlords or tenants in creating social problems. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It boasted a thriving pack of brownies and guides, cookery, judo, badminton and dancing evening classes and a pre-school playgroup for 24 children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that there are few political brownie points to be won by expressing concerns about our prisoners and prisons, especially in the juvenile sector. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My hope is that it has been an opportunity for rational discussion rather than an exercise in merely winning political brownie points. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many such pupils always felt that only the pure academics in the class received all the stars, the brownie points and the encouragement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That research was all good green stuff, and scored lots of brownie points for the bank's environmental credentials. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of brownie These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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