biscuit

biscuit
noun

(Brit.)a small baked unleavened cake, typically crisp, flat, and sweet
(英)饼干，家常小甜饼
a chocolate biscuit.
巧克力饼干。
[mass noun]a piece of biscuit.
一块饼干。
■(N. Amer.)a small, soft round cake like a scone
(北美)软烤小圆饼
■(Carpentry)a small flat piece of wood used to join two larger pieces of wood together, fitting into slots in each
(木工)（嵌入两块木板中的沟槽将其连接起来的）小木片，木榫
[mass noun]porcelain or other pottery which has been fired but not glazed
陶瓷素烧坯（经烧制但未上釉的陶瓷土坯）
[as modifier]biscuit ware.
素烧陶器（或瓷器）。
[mass noun]a light brown colour
淡褐色，灰黄色

常用词组
take the biscuit

(or chiefly N. Amer. cake)(informal)be the most remarkable or foolish of its kind

派生
biscuity
adjective
语源

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)

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