ldoce_036_gbread /bred/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [uncountableU] → bred2 your/somebody’s bread and butter informalJOB/TASK the work that provides you with most of the money that you need in order to live 你的/某人的生计[谋生手段] Writing is my bread and butter. 写作是我谋生的手段。
3. know which side your bread is buttered on ADVANTAGE informal to know which people to be nice to in order to get advantages for yourself 知道该讨好谁才对自己有利 4. MONEY old-fashioned informal money 钱
COLLOCATIONSadjectivesfresh 新鲜的Eat the bread while it’s nice and fresh. 趁着新鲜把面包吃了。
stale (=hard and no longer fresh) 不新鲜的This bread’s stale – shall I throw it away? 这面包不新鲜了,我把它扔了吧?
crusty (=having a hard crust that is nice to eat) 脆皮的,硬皮的Serve the soup with crusty bread. 汤和脆面包一起上。
nmouldy British EnglishBrE, moldy American English (=covered with a green substance that grows on old food)All there was in the house was a loaf of mouldy old bread.
white/brown bread 白面包/黑面包nWould you like white bread or brown bread?
wholewheat bread (also wholemeal bread British EnglishBrE) (=bread made with flour that contains all of the grain) 全麦面包nWholemeal bread is good for you.
home-made/home-baked bread 自制面包nI love home-made bread.
phrasesa slice/piece of bread 一片/一块面包Can I have another slice of bread? 我可以再吃一片面包吗?
a loaf of bread 一条面包He’s gone to buy a loaf of bread. 他去买面包了。
na chunk of bread (=a piece that you pull off a loaf instead of cutting it)He tore off a chunk of bread and dipped it in the sauce.
verbsmake/bake bread 做/烤面包We usually make our own bread. 我们通常自己做面包。
cut/slice bread 切面包Could you cut some bread? 你切一些面包好吗?