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单词 brownie
释义
brownie
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbraʊ.ni/us
/ˈbraʊ.ni/

brownienoun[C](CAKE)

asmall,squarechocolatecakethat issoftin themiddle, often withpiecesofchocolateornutsin it:
I made abatchof brownies.
Would you like a brownie withyourcoffee?
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More examples
  • The brownies werewonderfullymoistandchocolatey.
  • He oftenbakedbrownies for hisfriends.
  • Theysellsensationalfudgebrownies.
  • I always use my mother's brownierecipe.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Cakes
  • angel food cake
  • angelica
  • bake sale
  • baked goods
  • Bakewell pudding
  • devil's food cake
  • donut
  • donut hole
  • doughnut
  • doughnut hole
  • ladyfinger
  • lamington
  • layer cake
  • macaron
  • macaroon
  • sandwich
  • savarin
  • scone
  • sheet cake
  • shortcake
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brownienoun[C](MAGICAL CREATURE)

(alsoBrownie)
asmallimaginarycreatureinoldstories, said to behelpfultohumans:
In thisancientwoodlandbrownies,elves, andfairieswere oftenseen.
Shefeltgratefulto those Browniefolkwho hadplantedthe stepping-stones in theriver.
More examples
  • The Browniesinhabithousesandwillinglyperformwhatevertasksareaskedof them.
  • Themovietriestoappealtoolderkidsandadultswho would beunlikelyto go to amoviefullofchildishfairiesand brownies.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Mythological & legendary characters
  • Abominable Snowman
  • Anancy
  • Andromeda
  • Ares
  • basilisk
  • changeling
  • Cinderella
  • faun
  • giantess
  • gremlin
  • hobbit
  • imp
  • mermaid
  • merman
  • Minerva
  • Neptune
  • Nessie
  • Nike
  • sphinx
  • the Loch Ness Monster
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Idiom

earn/get/score/win brownie points
Brownie
noun
uk
/ˈbraʊ.ni/us
/ˈbraʊ.ni/
(alsoBrownie Guide)
Brownies[U]
thesectionof the Guides (theGirlScoutsin the US), aninternationalorganizationforyoungwomen, that is forgirlsagedbetween around seven and ten (or between around seven and nine in the US) :
Mysisterwas in the Brownies.
ameetingof Brownies:
Dad willpickyou up from Browniestonight.
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[C]
agirlwho is amemberof theBrowniesorganization:
My littlesisterwantsto be a Brownie.
The Brownieswearaspecialuniform.
a Browniepack
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Named organizations & societies & their members
  • AFC
  • Amnesty International
  • beaver
  • Beaversphrase
  • charter member
  • Citizens Advice
  • FRS
  • MLB
  • MLS
  • NAACP
  • NASCAR
  • os
  • pack
  • parent-teacher association
  • rainbow
  • Scout leader
  • the IOC
  • the IRA
  • the KKK
  • the Red Cross
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(Definition ofbrowniefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
brownie
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbraʊ.ni/us
/ˈbraʊ.ni/
asmall,squarechocolatecake, often withnutsin it
（果仁）巧克力蛋糕
Brownie
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbraʊ.ni/us
/ˈbraʊ.ni/
(UKalsoBrownie Guide)
agirlagedbetween seven and ten (or between around seven and nine in the US) who is amemberof theinternationalorganizationforyoungwomen called the Guides, or the Girl Scouts in the US
女童子军（由7至10岁的女孩组成）
UKThegirlswantedtojoina Browniepack(=group).女孩们想参加幼女童子军军团。
USThegirlswantedtojoina Brownietroop(=group).女孩们想参加幼女童子军军团。

Idiom

earn/get/score brownie points

brownie| American Dictionary

brownie
noun[C]
us
/ˈbrɑʊ·ni/
asmall,square,chocolatecake, oftencontainingnuts
Brownie
noun[C]
us
/ˈbrɑʊ·ni/
amemberof the Brownies
(Definition ofbrowniefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbrownie

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Cakes are de®nitely toothpickers, but brownies aren't.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This increased impact will then feed back to you when your articles are assessed in terms of "browniepoints".
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In the target culture, nobrowniepoints means no action if other priorities dictated from the centre have to be met.
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They treat the matter as a political football, simply to gainbrowniepoints in some quarters.
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In the scouts, the brownies and the cubs, and even probably the woodcraft folk, one starts accumulating the results of little proficiency tests.
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Therefore, they do not want to lose anybrowniepoints over the next 12 years.
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That is much more important than winningbrowniepoints.
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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.
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Instead, there is constant unnecessary doom and gloom simply to score a fewbrowniepoints in the local government elections.
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There is no mileage and nobrowniepoints for brewers, landlords or tenants in creating social problems.
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It boasted a thriving pack of brownies and guides, cookery, judo, badminton and dancing evening classes and a pre-school playgroup for 24 children.
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I know that there are few politicalbrowniepoints to be won by expressing concerns about our prisoners and prisons, especially in the juvenile sector.
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First, as an employer you will getbrowniepoints, which is very fashionable.
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My hope is that it has been an opportunity for rational discussion rather than an exercise in merely winning politicalbrowniepoints.
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Many such pupils always felt that only the pure academics in the class received all the stars, thebrowniepoints and the encouragement.
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