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crust /krʌst/► SEE ALLearn a/your crustthe upper crust●ˌearn a/your ˈcrust (BrE, informal) earn enough money to live on 谋生;挣钱糊口◆He’s a musician now, but he used to earn a crust by cleaning windows.他现在已是音乐家了,但他过去曾靠擦窗户谋生。 NOTE The crust is the hard, outer surface of bread. * crust 指面包表层的硬皮。 ●the ˌupper ˈcrust (informal) people who are in the highest social class 上层阶级;最高阶层 ORIGIN In the past, the top or upper crust of a loaf of bread was the best part, which the more important members of the household ate. 旧时,面包皮(upper crust)是最好的部分,通常由家庭中较重要的成员享用。 |