Word · Frequency #22005
gingerbread
姜饼
a cake flavored with ginger
- 1.
A type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger.
一种以生姜为主要风味的蛋糕
- 2.
cake flavored with ginger
用姜调味的蛋糕
- 3.
A flamboyant Victorian-era architectural style.
一种华丽的维多利亚时代建筑风格。
一种以生姜为主要风味的蛋糕；用姜调味的蛋糕；一种华丽的维多利亚时代建筑风格。；俗艳的装饰
In use
My grandmother makes delicious gingerbread every winter.
We decorated the gingerbread with icing and small candies.
Would you like a piece of gingerbread with your tea?
be made of gingerbread
【名词】gingerbread 指姜饼，作材料时可用 be made of gingerbread 表示“用姜饼制成”。
The witch's house was made of gingerbread.
女巫的房子是用姜饼做的。
gingerbread [noun]
【形容词】gingerbread 意为“装饰花哨刺眼、显得俗气的”，常放在名词前作定语，如 gingerbread trim。
The house had gingerbread trim.
那栋房子有俗艳的装饰线条。
Common mistakes
Gingerbread is made by ginger, flour, and honey.
Connections
Collocations
- gingerbread house
- 姜饼屋
- The children decorated a gingerbread house with candy.孩子们用糖果装饰姜饼屋。
- gingerbread man
- 姜饼人
- She baked a gingerbread man for her nephew.她给侄子烤了一个姜饼人。
- gingerbread cookie
- 姜饼曲奇
- These gingerbread cookies are soft and spicy.这些姜饼曲奇又软又香辣。
- bake gingerbread
- 烤姜饼
- My grandmother likes to bake gingerbread in winter.我奶奶喜欢在冬天烤姜饼。
- gingerbread latte
- 姜饼拿铁
- I ordered a gingerbread latte at the café.我在咖啡馆点了一杯姜饼拿铁。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象圣诞姜饼人：ginger是姜，bread是面包，姜+面包拼成gingerbread，记住这个节日点心。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：食谱、烘焙、节日 姜饼作为食物名称时，通常用于日常对话、食谱和节日场合，比较中性；正式文体中也可见，但多指具体糕点。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都押 /ɛd/ 韵：bread /brɛd/、red /rɛd/、thread /θrɛd/、head /hɛd/、said /sɛd/ 与 gingerbread 末尾的 /brɛd/ 重读元音和尾辅音相同。注意：bead /biːd/ 虽与 bread 拼写相似（都有 -ead），但元音不同，不押韵；同类的还有 read /riːd/（现在时），其过去式读 /rɛd/ 时才与 bread 押韵。'said' 中 ai 读 /ɛ/ 是不规则拼读。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.