biscuit
/ˈbɪskɪt/noun
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- 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。
1.1
- N. Amer. a small, soft round cake like a scone〈北美〉软烤小圆饼。
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- 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。
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- 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）。
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- mass noun a light brown colour淡褐色, 灰黄色。
派生词
biscuity
adjective词源
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）.