brownie

英 [ˈbraʊni]

美 [ˈbraʊni]

n. 巧克力方块蛋糕(有时放有坚果); 幼女童军(由七到十或十一岁的女孩组成); (一个)幼女童军

Collins.1 / BNC.13154 / COCA.13636

牛津词典

noun

巧克力方块蛋糕（有时放有坚果）
a thick soft flat cake made with chocolate and sometimes nuts and served in small squares
1. a fudge brownie
  一块巧克力软糖糕
幼女童军（由七到十或十一岁的女孩组成）
a branch of the Scout Association for girls between the ages of seven and ten or eleven
1. to join the Brownies
  加入幼女童军
（一个）幼女童军
a member of the Brownies

The spelling Brownie is also used for meaning 2. 拼写Brownie亦用于义项2。

N-COUNT 果仁巧克力饼干
Browniesare small flat biscuits or cakes. They are usually chocolate flavoured and have nuts in them.
1. ...chocolate brownies.
  巧克力饼干
2. ...a tray of brownies.
  一碟果仁巧克力饼干
N-PROPER-COLL 幼年女童子军（英国通常为7至10岁，美国为6到8岁）
The Browniesis a junior version of the Girl Guides in Britain for girls between the ages of seven and ten, or of the Girl Scouts in the United States for girls between the ages of six and eight.
1. ABrownieis a girl who is a member of the Brownies.
  幼年女童子军成员

noun

square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
Synonym:elfhobgremlinpixiepixyimp

Thrilled with joy, I gave her a name brownie.
我可高兴了，给它取名叫黄黄。
He's just trying to get or score brownie points with the boss.
他正在尽量讨好老板想得到信任。
Brownie and spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together.
布朗尼和斯波蒂是邻居，两只每天相会一起玩的狗。
They're just trying to score brownie points with politicians.
他们只是试图获得政客们的嘉许。
Brownie turned out to be more than just our family pet.
事实证明，布萝尼不仅仅是一个家庭宠物。
I'll give you a brownie for dessert.
我会给你拿块块巧克力饼。
But you might win a brownie point or two.
但你也许会赢得一两分的同情分。
I guess you'll get a lot of brownie points for working overtime on that ad design this week.
我想你这个星期加班设计那版广告应该会得到不少马屁分数。
Picture-taking has come a long way from George Eastman's Brownie camera.
摄影从乔治伊士曼开始已经经过了很长一段时间。
That summer our Brownie troop was at Camp blossom hill.
那年夏天，我们的布朗尼童子军中队在花山营地宿营。