crust

crust

英 [krʌst]
　　美 [krʌst]

n. 地殼；外殼；面包皮；堅硬外皮
　　vi. 結硬皮；結成外殼
　　vt. 蓋以硬皮；在…上結硬皮

中文詞源：

crust 面包皮，地殼

來自PIE*kreus,冷凍，結晶，詞源同crystal,cryogenic.原指由冷凍形成的硬殼。

例句：

1. Sergeant Parrott normally spoke with an upper-crust accent.
帕羅特軍士說話通常帶著上流社會的腔調。

2. The pastry crust was always underdone.
餡餅的殼皮常常烤得不透.

3. The crust of the bread is burnt.
這塊面包的外皮烤焦瞭.

4. In his early days, he would do almost anything to earn a crust from the sport.
早年為瞭能在體育界混口飯吃，他幾乎什麼都做。

5. The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.
大陸地殼最古老的部分有40億年歷史。