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crumpet

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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crum·pet /ˈkrʌmpɪt/ noun British English  1. [countable]DF a small round bread with holes in one side, eaten hot with butter 小圆烤饼2. [uncountable] informal not politeINSULT an offensive word for someone who is sexually attractive 骚货
Examples from the Corpus
crumpetOnce, we had tea and crumpet without a hint of double entendres.Sunday tea-time remains peak crumpet time.In the winter, a muffin man's baize-covered tray was laden mainly with crumpets.
Origin crumpet (1600-1700) Perhaps from crumped, past participle of crump; → CRUMPLE
crum·pet nounChineseSyllable
small holes a bread round with Corpus


crumpet
crumpet /ˈkrʌmpət, ˈkrʌmpɪt/ noun British English
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: Perhaps from crumped, past participle of crump; crumple
1. [countable] a small round bread with holes in one side, eaten hot with butter
2. [uncountable] informal not polite an offensive word for someone who is sexually attractive


crum·petBrE /ˈkrʌmpɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkrʌmpɪt/ 🔊 noun (BrE) [countable] a small flat round cake with small holes in the top, eaten hot with butter (上层有孔,涂上黄油趁热吃的)小圆烤饼 [uncountable] (slang) an offensive way of referring to people who are sexually attractive, usually women (对性感的人的蔑称,通常指女人)