Brownie
/ˈbraʊnɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
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the Brownies
the junior branch of the Guides Association, for girls aged between about 7 and 10（7-10岁穿棕色制服的）幼年女童子军。- ORIGIN: so named because of the colour of the uniform.
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- Brit. （亦作Brownie Guide）a member of this organization〈英〉 幼年女童子军队员。
1.2
Brownies
a meeting of a branch of this organization幼年女童子军会议：he went to Brownies every week.
他每周去参加女童子军会议。
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brownie
a small square of rich cake; typically chocolate cake, with nuts核仁饼（尤指巧克力饼）。
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- Austral./NZ a piece of sweet currant bread〈澳/新西兰〉葡萄干甜面包。
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brownie
a benevolent elf supposedly haunting houses and doing housework secretly棕仙（传说中夜间帮助做家务的小精灵）。- ORIGIN: diminutive of BROWN;'a wee brown man' often appears in Scottish ballads and fairy tales; compare with Old Norse svartálfar, the dark elves the Edda.
短语
brownie point
- informal, humorous an imaginary award given to someone for a good deed or an attempt to please〈非正式, 幽默〉品行积分（因品行良好或讨好别人而获得的想象中的奖赏）：
his policy will win brownie points with voters.
选民会因他的政策为他打高分的。