Crumbs Meaning in English
word · lemma: crumb
释义
Small fragments of bread, cake, or other baked food. Figuratively, very small amounts or insignificant portions of something, especially when more is expected.
用法与细微差别
Literal: 'bread crumbs' (also 'breadcrumbs' — one word in cooking and web navigation contexts). Figurative: 'crumbs of comfort/information/hope' (tiny amounts). 'Throw someone crumbs' means to give them very little. In British English, 'crumbs!' is an old-fashioned exclamation of surprise. 'Breadcrumbs' in UI/UX is a navigation pattern.
例句
There were crumbs all over the kitchen table.
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She brushed the crumbs off her lap after eating the cookie.
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The birds came to eat the crumbs she threw on the ground.
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While the executives got huge bonuses, the workers were left with crumbs.
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The detective followed a trail of digital crumbs — IP addresses, timestamps, deleted messages.
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She offered only crumbs of information, keeping the rest of the story to herself.
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