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gingerbread man

/ˈdʒɪndʒəbred mæn/

翻译: 一种人形饼干,通常用糖霜装饰;也指经典童话中从各种追捕者手中逃跑的姜饼人角色。

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/ˈdʒɪndʒəbred mæn/A2informalculinary
  • zh一种人形饼干,通常用糖霜装饰;也指经典童话中从各种追捕者手中逃跑的姜饼人角色。

A type of biscuit or cookie shaped like a person, typically decorated with icing; also refers to a character from a classic fairy tale who runs away from various pursuers.

  1. Biscuit in human shapeA1formal

    A small gingerbread cookie shaped like a person, often decorated with icing.

    zh姜饼人

    • The children decorated gingerbread men with colorful icing.
    • She baked a dozen gingerbread men for the Christmas party.
    • The gingerbread man had raisin eyes and a candy smile.
  2. Fairy tale characterA2informal

    A character from a traditional fairy tale who runs away from being eaten, shouting 'Run, run, as fast as you can! You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!'

    zh姜饼人

    • The gingerbread man outran the old woman and the old man.
    • In the story, the gingerbread man is eventually eaten by a fox.
    • My favorite bedtime story as a child was about the gingerbread man.