1703, American English, from Dutch koekje "little cake," diminutive of koek "cake," from Middle Dutch koke (see cake (n.)). Slang application to persons attested since 1920. Phrase that's the way the cookie crumbles "that's the way things happen" is from 1957.
双语例句
1. That was Nicholas's cue to ask for another chocolate chip cookie.
那表示尼古拉斯还想要一块巧克力曲奇。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Miss Melville took a cookie and nibbled at it.
梅尔维尔小姐拿起一块饼干小口吃起来。
来自柯林斯例句
3. She really is a tough cookie.
她真正是个铁娘子。
来自柯林斯例句
4. She fed him a cookie.
她给他吃了一块饼干。
来自柯林斯例句
5. Handmade goods appeal to those who are tired of cookie-cutter products.
