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

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。
I'll give you a brownie for dessert.
我会给你拿块块巧克力饼。
When I was six, Dad brought home a dog one day, who was called "Brownie", My brothers and I all loved Brownie and did different things with her.
在我六岁那年，一天老爸带回了一条狗，我们称她为B，我和我的弟弟都很喜欢B，并且对她做着不同的事。
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。
Ted, Brownie's owner, was steadily harassed by the furious, adamant little dog.
布朗尼的主人特德被这只暴怒的、不依不饶的小狗骚扰个不停。
William: But to earn brownie points is more than just doing someone a favour.
但是，品行分可不是靠帮小忙就能挣到的。
Why does the author say that Brownie was more than just a family pet?
作者为什么说布萝尼不仅仅是他们的家庭宠物？
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。
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。
They're just trying to score brownie points with politicians.
他们只是试图获得政客们的嘉许。