Word · Frequency #13154
brownies
布朗尼；巧克力蛋糕
brownies is the plural of brownie.
A small square piece of rich chocolate cake.
- 1.
A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate.
一种小方块巧克力蛋糕
- 2.
A mythical creature, a helpful elf who would secretly do people's housework for them.
神话中的小精灵,会暗中帮助人们做家务
- 3.
A copper coin, brown in colour; a penny, halfpenny, or cent.
一种棕色铜币,如便士、半便士或分币
- 4.
A household spirit or revered ancestor.
家神或受敬仰的祖先
- 5.
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Eurasian genus Miletus.
欧亚灰蝶属的各种蝴蝶
棕精灵；家宅小精灵；家神；祖灵；铜币；便士；米莱托斯灰蝶；一种小方块巧克力蛋糕
In use
She baked a batch of brownies for the school bake sale.
The Brownie troop went on a camping trip last weekend.
These brownies are so fudgy and delicious.
brownie with [ingredient]
She made brownies with chocolate chips.
她做了带巧克力碎的布朗尼蛋糕。
be a brownie
此义下'brownie'常大写首字母，但小写亦可。
My daughter is a brownie.
我的女儿是一名幼年女童子军成员。
Common mistakes
I would like some brownie.I would like a brownie.
布朗尼蛋糕是可数名词，需要用冠词或复数形式。
Connections
Collocations
- chocolate brownie
- 巧克力布朗尼
- She ordered a warm chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream.她点了一份温热的巧克力布朗尼，配香草冰淇淋。
- fudgy brownie
- 软心布朗尼
- These fudgy brownies are best served fresh from the oven.这些软心布朗尼最好一出炉就吃。
- brownie mix
- 布朗尼预拌粉
- I used a store-bought brownie mix to save time.为了省时间，我用了商店买的布朗尼预拌粉。
- bake brownies
- 烤布朗尼
- We baked brownies for the school bake sale.我们为学校义卖烤了布朗尼。
- brownie recipe
- 布朗尼食谱
- This brownie recipe calls for cocoa powder and melted butter.这个布朗尼食谱需要可可粉和融化的黄油。
- a batch of brownies
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆法：brownie 读作‘布朗尼’，想象一盘棕色方方的巧克力蛋糕，旁边还有个小精灵在帮忙打扫。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：home baking、dessert menu、food blog 这个义项指巧克力布朗尼蛋糕，是日常食品词汇，通常用于烘焙、点餐或食谱等场合，语气中性，正式和非正式语境中均可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
townie /ˈtaʊni/、downy /ˈdaʊni/、browny /ˈbraʊni/ 和 frowny /ˈfraʊni/ 都与 brownie /ˈbraʊni/ 押韵。注意：brawny /ˈbrɔːni/ 和 tawny /ˈtɔːni/ 拼写相似但元音不同，并不押韵；brown /braʊn/ 虽然共享第一个音节，但缺少末尾的 /i/，也不是完整押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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