Definition of gingerbread in English:

gingerbread

noun ˈdʒɪndʒəbrɛdˈdʒɪndʒərˌbrɛd

mass noun

1Cake made with treacle or syrup and flavoured with ginger.
姜饼
Example sentencesExamples
- I can imagine Dorothy taking out the ginger to make gingerbread which her brother liked so much.
- It will sell goods like gingerbread, cakes, crafts and Christmas decorations.
- This involved all kinds of sweetmeats, tarts, spiced cakes, and gingerbread, consumed with sweet wines.
- The castle's chefs are also responsible for the coffee shop fare - look out for fruit cakes, gingerbread and daily specials.
- She hadn't had gingerbread since leaving home.
2often as modifier Elaborate or ornate decoration, especially on the eaves or porch of a building.
a high-gabled gingerbread house
一幢有高高的山墙、外部装饰过分雕琢的房屋。
Example sentencesExamples
- Small it was, with a picturesque inn, gingerbread houses, and a stinking brewery looming over the landscape a few miles outside of town.
- My friend was showing me her family's gingerbread house.
- Yet artists and agents, poets, publishers and refugees from war-torn Europe vied for invitations to pass through that gingerbread porch and spend an evening in New York's most fashionable salon.
- These 50 hectares are decorated with gingerbread pavilions and bridges; its paths are fringed by gracious palm trees.
- In cities, glass and steel high rise office buildings mingle with colonial houses with gingerbread fret-work.
Synonyms
ornate, decorated, embellished, adorned, ornamented, fancy, over-elaborate, fussy, busy, ostentatious, extravagant, showy, baroque, rococo, florid, wedding-cake, gingerbread

Phrases

take the gilt off the gingerbread

Make something no longer attractive or desirable.
使不再有吸引力（或值得想望）
Example sentencesExamples
- I have achieved my goal of swimming a mile in a session but I can't stop myself from deducting a yard from every other length, which takes the gilt off the gingerbread.
- I am sure the fact that he's being included to ‘add interest’ (so help us) will in no way take the gilt off the gingerbread for him.
- Rather takes the gilt off the gingerbread doesn't it?
- I went on several of these walks, but it was a shame that we were accompanied by a large number of sentries that took the gilt off the gingerbread.
- That rather took the gilt off the gingerbread.
- The fact is they want London and although it might be possible for the World Athletics Championships to go to Manchester, I think it will in many ways, take the gilt off the gingerbread.

Origin

Middle English (originally denoting preserved ginger), from Old French gingembrat, from medieval Latin gingibratum, from gingiber (see ginger). The change in the ending in the 15th century was due to association with bread.

Definition of gingerbread in US English:

gingerbread

nounˈdʒɪndʒərˌbrɛdˈjinjərˌbred

1Cake made with molasses and flavored with ginger.
姜饼
Example sentencesExamples
- It will sell goods like gingerbread, cakes, crafts and Christmas decorations.
- She hadn't had gingerbread since leaving home.
- I can imagine Dorothy taking out the ginger to make gingerbread which her brother liked so much.
- This involved all kinds of sweetmeats, tarts, spiced cakes, and gingerbread, consumed with sweet wines.
- The castle's chefs are also responsible for the coffee shop fare - look out for fruit cakes, gingerbread and daily specials.
1. 1.1 Fancy decoration, especially on a building.
  （尤指建筑物上的）别致装饰
  as modifier a high-gabled gingerbread house
  一幢有高高的山墙、外部装饰过分雕琢的房屋。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Small it was, with a picturesque inn, gingerbread houses, and a stinking brewery looming over the landscape a few miles outside of town.
  In cities, glass and steel high rise office buildings mingle with colonial houses with gingerbread fret-work.
  Yet artists and agents, poets, publishers and refugees from war-torn Europe vied for invitations to pass through that gingerbread porch and spend an evening in New York's most fashionable salon.
  These 50 hectares are decorated with gingerbread pavilions and bridges; its paths are fringed by gracious palm trees.
  My friend was showing me her family's gingerbread house.
  Synonyms
  ornate, decorated, embellished, adorned, ornamented, fancy, over-elaborate, fussy, busy, ostentatious, extravagant, showy, baroque, rococo, florid, wedding-cake, gingerbread

Origin

Middle English (originally denoting preserved ginger), from Old French gingembrat, from medieval Latin gingibratum, from gingiber (see ginger). The change in the ending in the 15th century was due to association with bread.

单词	gingerbread
释义	Definition of gingerbread in English: gingerbread noun ˈdʒɪndʒəbrɛdˈdʒɪndʒərˌbrɛd mass noun 1Cake made with treacle or syrup and flavoured with ginger. 姜饼 Example sentencesExamples I can imagine Dorothy taking out the ginger to make gingerbread which her brother liked so much. It will sell goods like gingerbread, cakes, crafts and Christmas decorations. This involved all kinds of sweetmeats, tarts, spiced cakes, and gingerbread, consumed with sweet wines. The castle's chefs are also responsible for the coffee shop fare - look out for fruit cakes, gingerbread and daily specials. She hadn't had gingerbread since leaving home. 2often as modifier Elaborate or ornate decoration, especially on the eaves or porch of a building. a high-gabled gingerbread house 一幢有高高的山墙、外部装饰过分雕琢的房屋。 Example sentencesExamples Small it was, with a picturesque inn, gingerbread houses, and a stinking brewery looming over the landscape a few miles outside of town. My friend was showing me her family's gingerbread house. Yet artists and agents, poets, publishers and refugees from war-torn Europe vied for invitations to pass through that gingerbread porch and spend an evening in New York's most fashionable salon. These 50 hectares are decorated with gingerbread pavilions and bridges; its paths are fringed by gracious palm trees. In cities, glass and steel high rise office buildings mingle with colonial houses with gingerbread fret-work. Synonyms ornate, decorated, embellished, adorned, ornamented, fancy, over-elaborate, fussy, busy, ostentatious, extravagant, showy, baroque, rococo, florid, wedding-cake, gingerbread Phrases take the gilt off the gingerbread Make something no longer attractive or desirable. 使不再有吸引力（或值得想望） Example sentencesExamples I have achieved my goal of swimming a mile in a session but I can't stop myself from deducting a yard from every other length, which takes the gilt off the gingerbread. I am sure the fact that he's being included to ‘add interest’ (so help us) will in no way take the gilt off the gingerbread for him. Rather takes the gilt off the gingerbread doesn't it? I went on several of these walks, but it was a shame that we were accompanied by a large number of sentries that took the gilt off the gingerbread. That rather took the gilt off the gingerbread. The fact is they want London and although it might be possible for the World Athletics Championships to go to Manchester, I think it will in many ways, take the gilt off the gingerbread. Origin Middle English (originally denoting preserved ginger), from Old French gingembrat, from medieval Latin gingibratum, from gingiber (see ginger). The change in the ending in the 15th century was due to association with bread. noun.1 phr. Definition of gingerbread in US English: gingerbread nounˈdʒɪndʒərˌbrɛdˈjinjərˌbred 1Cake made with molasses and flavored with ginger. 姜饼 Example sentencesExamples It will sell goods like gingerbread, cakes, crafts and Christmas decorations. She hadn't had gingerbread since leaving home. I can imagine Dorothy taking out the ginger to make gingerbread which her brother liked so much. This involved all kinds of sweetmeats, tarts, spiced cakes, and gingerbread, consumed with sweet wines. The castle's chefs are also responsible for the coffee shop fare - look out for fruit cakes, gingerbread and daily specials. 1.1 Fancy decoration, especially on a building. （尤指建筑物上的）别致装饰 as modifier a high-gabled gingerbread house 一幢有高高的山墙、外部装饰过分雕琢的房屋。 Example sentencesExamples Small it was, with a picturesque inn, gingerbread houses, and a stinking brewery looming over the landscape a few miles outside of town. In cities, glass and steel high rise office buildings mingle with colonial houses with gingerbread fret-work. Yet artists and agents, poets, publishers and refugees from war-torn Europe vied for invitations to pass through that gingerbread porch and spend an evening in New York's most fashionable salon. These 50 hectares are decorated with gingerbread pavilions and bridges; its paths are fringed by gracious palm trees. My friend was showing me her family's gingerbread house. Synonyms ornate, decorated, embellished, adorned, ornamented, fancy, over-elaborate, fussy, busy, ostentatious, extravagant, showy, baroque, rococo, florid, wedding-cake, gingerbread Origin Middle English (originally denoting preserved ginger), from Old French gingembrat, from medieval Latin gingibratum, from gingiber (see ginger). The change in the ending in the 15th century was due to association with bread.
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