biscuit

bis‧cuit S2 / bɪskət, bɪskɪt / 名词

1 [可数名词] British English a small thin dry cake that is usually sweet and made for one person to eat 同义词 cookie American English :

a packet of chocolate biscuits

cheese and biscuits

2 [可数名词] American English a type of soft bread baked in small round pieces

3 [不可数名词] a light brown colour

4 take the biscuit British English informal to be the most surprising, annoying etc thing you have ever heard :

I’ve heard some excuses, but this really takes the biscuit!