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Brownie
['braʊ.ni] noun countable (UK also Brownie Guide)
■a girl aged between 7 and 10 years old who is a member of the international organization for young women called the Guides, or the Girl Scouts in the US 女童子军（由七至十岁的女孩组成）•The girls wanted to join a Brownie pack (= group).女孩们想参加女童子军军团。
['braʊ.ni] noun countable (UK also Brownie Guide)
earn/get/score brownie points humorous
■to get praise or approval for something you have done （因做…）得到赞许•I thought I could score some brownie points with my mother-in-law by offering to cook dinner.我想如果我主动做晚饭，能得到婆婆的赞许。 |