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Melba toast

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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Mel·ba toast /ˌmelbə ˈtəʊst $ -ˈtoʊst/ noun [uncountable]  DFFa type of thin dry toast that breaks easily 梅尔巴吐司〔一种易碎的薄脆烤面包〕
Examples from the Corpus
Melba toastServe with warm fingers of pitta bread or Melba toast.
Origin Melba toast (1900-2000) Nellie Melba (1861-1931), Australian singer; because she was given it when she was ill
Mel·ba toast nounChineseSyllable
dry toast Corpus thin of that a type


Melba toast
Melba toast /ˌmelbə ˈtəʊst $ -ˈtoʊst/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: Nellie Melba (1861-1931), Australian singer; because she was given it when she was ill
a type of thin dry toast that breaks easily