4take the biscuitBritish EnglishBrE informalSURPRISED to be the most surprising, annoying etc thing you have ever heard 是听过的空前惊人[令人讨厌]的事SYN take the cake especially American EnglishAmE
I’ve heard some excuses, but this really takes the biscuit!
我也听过一些借口,可这个借口也太离谱了!
Examples from the Corpus
take the biscuit• Now this just took the biscuit.• This really takes the biscuit!!• Clive Anderson O, while the mighty Sultans take the biscuit.
➡ see also cookieADJECTIVE | ... OF BISCUITS | VERB + BISCUIT | BISCUIT + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤dry, hard (both BrE) (不塗黃油或果醬的)乾餅乾;硬餅乾➤flaky (NAmE) 薄脆餅乾▸➤stale不新鮮的餅乾➤fresh新出爐的餅乾▸➤chocolate, coconut, ginger, etc. (all BrE) 巧克力、椰蓉、薑味等餅乾▸➤digestive, shortbread, wafer (all BrE) 消化餅;黃油甜酥餅;威化餅乾➤home-made自制餅乾➤breakfast (NAmE) 早餐餅➤hot (NAmE) 熱乎乎的小圓餅▸➤dog餵狗的餅乾... OF BISCUITS➤box, packet, tin (all BrE) 一盒/一包/一罐餅乾◇a packet of coconut biscuits一包椰蓉餅乾VERB + BISCUIT➤eat, have吃餅乾▸➤nibble (especially BrE) 啃餅乾➤dunk (BrE) 泡餅乾◇Frank always dunks his biscuits in his tea.弗蘭克總是把餅乾泡在茶裏吃。➤bake, make烤製/製作餅乾▸➤cut out (BrE) 切出餅乾的形狀◇He was cutting biscuits out and putting them on a baking tray.他切好餅乾,然後放在烤盤裏。BISCUIT + NOUN➤barrel, tin (both BrE) 餅乾桶;餅乾罐▸➤crumbs餅乾屑◇He brushed the biscuit crumbs from his jacket.他拂去夾克衫上的餅乾屑。PHRASES➤cheese and biscuits (BrE) 奶酪夾心餅乾▸➤biscuits and gravy (NAmE) 烤餅和肉湯➡ topic at food