Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #10006
crumbs
碎屑；面包屑
crumbs is the plural of crumb.
a very small piece that breaks off from baked food (such as bread or cake) or from another solid substance
- 1.
A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
碎屑；面包屑；糕饼屑。
- 2.
A small piece of any other solid substance.
任何其他固体物质的小碎片
- 3.
A bit, small amount.
少量,一点点
- 4.
The soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust.
面包皮内部的柔软部分
- 5.
A mixture of sugar, cocoa and milk, used to make industrial chocolate.
用于制作工业巧克力的糖、可可和牛奶混合物
少量；些许；面包心；面包瓤；巧克力混合料；碎屑；面包屑；糕饼屑。；任何其他固体物质的小碎片
In use
She brushed the bread crumbs off the tablecloth.
There wasn't a crumb of truth in his story.
The floor was covered in cookie crumbs after the party.
Connections
Collocations
- bread crumbs
- 面包屑
- She sprinkled bread crumbs on the casserole.她撒了面包屑在砂锅菜上。
- cookie crumbs
- 饼干碎屑
- There were cookie crumbs all over the floor.地上到处都是饼干碎屑。
- a crumb of comfort
- 一丝安慰
- The news offered a crumb of comfort.这个消息带来了一丝安慰。
- crumb trail
- 面包屑踪迹
- Follow the crumb trail back home.沿着面包屑踪迹回家。
- crumb topping
- 碎屑浇头
- This apple crisp has a delicious crumb topping.这道苹果脆片有美味的碎屑浇头。
- crumb coat
- 蛋糕屑涂层
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：crumb（面包屑）中的b不发音，联想字母b像‘不’，即‘不发音’，与面包屑细小易忽略相似。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：cooking, baking、literary, figurative 作为名词，表示具体‘碎屑’时通常为中性，用于烹饪烘焙等场景；表示抽象‘少许，点滴’时多用于文学作品或比喻，略偏正式。因此整体语域为混合。
Grammar Note
常指面包、饼干等的碎屑，可用作可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the /ʌm/ vowel sound and silent 'b' in '-umb' endings, rhyming with 'crumb'. Note that 'succumb' has a different stress pattern but the final syllable rhymes.
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
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