| 释义 |
nounPlural loaves ləʊfloʊf 1A quantity of bread that is shaped and baked in one piece and usually sliced before being eaten. （通常需在食前切成片的）大面包 一个大面包。 一个全麦面包。 Example sentencesExamples - Sooner rather than later, you really must bake a loaf of bread.
- Oh, and would you be a dear and bake a loaf of bread for tonight?
- Her face is like the top slice of a loaf of bread which is 7 days stale
- She took out a loaf of rye bread and a block of cheese wrapped in more paper.
- We spotted this curry chicken baked in a loaf of bread at a neighbouring table.
- We suggest the Pale Ale and, if you're hungry, a loaf of bread and garlic butter.
- There is nothing as simple as baking a loaf of bread or a cake.
- He picked lemon pepper tuna, peaches, and a loaf of white toast bread.
- As the inside expands it cracks the outer shell, giving it the appearance of the crust of a loaf of bread.
- The play centres round the baking of a loaf of challah bread, made to her father's cherished recipe.
- Thus the outside of a loaf of bread is the crust or croûte.
- You can't really go wrong with a loaf of wholemeal organic bread, but as much as I love the UK I find it difficult to get remarkable fresh bread.
- Poor wretch, the officers tell me that he was caught robbing a loaf of bread from the basket of a wealthy Lady who had bought it.
- I was making a stew which would hopefully last a few days and I'd also baked a loaf of bread earlier.
- You make it, I know now, from reading the cookbook, with a loaf of stale country bread soaked in cold water, basil, a couple of roasted red peppers, a red onion and two small cucumbers.
- Then on Sunday I baked myself a loaf of bread - I used a mix of white and wholemeal flour to which I added a good handful of oats.
- I made a loaf of white soda bread and a batch of cheese scones for lunch on Saturday.
- In one scene the actors actually baked a loaf of bread and shared it with the audience.
- Baking a loaf of bread will change the way you think about food.
- I had ended up with two large bottles of water, four Granny Smiths, a loaf of granary bread and a jar of lemon curd.
- 1.1 An item of food formed into an oblong shape and sliced into portions.
（食物）一大块 Example sentencesExamples - Mixing meat with eggs and bread crumbs alone is simply hamburger loaf.
- Not content to have a nice big dish of holiday mushroom ravioli or lentil loaf, vegetarians seem curiously afflicted with a desire to conform to the season.
- Garnished with fresh vegetables and a side of mashed potatoes, this loaf of pure C grade meat is the talk of the town.
- She had her share of bad '70s health food - think soy loaf - but she was also exposed to a variety of foods at an early age.
- He would starve if I did not feed him bits of old olive loaf.
Phraseshalf a loaf is better than no bread proverb It is better to accept less than one wants or expects than to have nothing at all. 〈谚〉有总比没有好（或：聊胜于无） Example sentencesExamples - I said, ‘Well, half a loaf is better than no bread.’
- Still half a loaf is better than no bread, although it is important that the managerial commitment to address this particular situation in 2003 is honoured.
- This bill is like the old saying: half a loaf is better than no bread.
- The rules are clearly designed as an additional incentive on P to settle, and the more risk-averse he is, the more likely he is to say that half a loaf is better than no bread at all.
- As I've said, many people will not regard the recycling operation as the most ideal one for the ultra modern advance factory, but as the old saying goes, half a loaf is better than no bread.
informal Use one's common sense. 〈英，非正式〉用理智判断 Example sentencesExamples - But we would urge people to use their loaf when parking and make sure they don't leave anything of value on display.
- He said: ‘Farrell is a good player but he needs to start using his loaf a bit more, vary play and not feel he has a divine right to do everything.’
- They used their loaf when they set up in business 41 years ago.
OriginOld English hlāf, of Germanic origin; related to German Laib. Originally loaf meant ‘bread’ as well as ‘a shaped quantity of bread’. In the British expression to use your loaf, ‘use your common sense’, loaf probably comes from the rhyming slang phrase loaf of bread meaning ‘head’. It is first recorded in a 1920s dictionary of army and navy slang as ‘Loaf, head, e.g., Duck your loaf, i.e., keep your head below the parapet’. To loaf (mid 19th century) or spend time in an aimless, idle way is not connected with bread, but comes from loafer, which itself is probably based on German Landläufer ‘a tramp’, related to the word landlubber (early 18th century). See also bread, lady, lord
verb ləʊfloʊf [no object]Spend one's time in an aimless, idle way. don't let him see you loafing about with your hands in your pockets 别让他看见你两手插兜到处闲逛。 Example sentencesExamples - If you're looking for a travel destination with both historical locations and a chance to loaf on the beach, nothing beats Greece.
- To protect my investment while loafing in the outback, I demand the very best leather gear available.
- After all, writing laws is what a Legislature does, and if they don't write enough laws, it can begin to look like they've been loafing.
- Having been brought up hearing nothing about wharfies save how they loafed around in the intervals between striking and stealing cargo, I got a rude shock when the task began.
- Had a busy week dealing with drunk rambling boyfriends (well… not plural, there was only one) celebrating St David's day and generally loafing about.
- I actually quite admire the way teenagers loaf about.
- If just one player was caught loafing, the entire unit had to do it all over again.
- It is a place to escape to for days spent loafing in hammocks, meandering among the coconut palms in the garden or idling through pulp novels on the patio, all the time lulled by the pounding surf and the relentless whoosh of the trade winds.
- For guys who drank and loafed their way through college, he's a familiar figure.
- There we were, loafing in his front room on a rainy afternoon, parents out at work in the days where you could trust your kids not to burn the house down while you're out for the day.
- Only about 20 others shared in this unique experience in the screening I attended, while outside in the mall where the cinema is located thousands were window - shopping or loafing about.
- Offshore, seals loaf around on the Carracks, two rocky islets and the odd small fishing boat bounces across the surf.
- By the 1820s, though, the adjective also conjured nonathletic activities such as gambling, drinking, whoring, fire fighting, or simply loafing.
- The next morning you can loaf around at your pleasure, and in the afternoon there will be a demonstration of a back massage, followed by gentle exercise and some stimulating oils to prepare you for your journey home.
- His critics in Washington said he's loafing, he is abandoning the office, and they took advantage of it and started to take over the functions of government because the president was gone.
- She'd feel secure again after loafing in the guidance office for a period or two.
- Any team that loafs - or celebrates - the tiniest bit runs the risk of giving away points.
- The idea came about while I was loafing around on my Christmas vacation.
- He is pragmatic about the idea of trendily shod herder kids loafing about the steppe.
- Wouldn't you rather have her issue arrive in your mailbox as opposed to loafing around bodegas and drugstores for hours until you build up the courage to buy it?
- Near the toe of the glacier a party of three guys were loafing around their tent.
- The rest of the afternoon I have been loafing, feeling sorry for myself and surfing and playing games.
- Can Ed himself do nothing but play with a ball as he loafs at his desk?
- It's about standing around - not loafing but spending hour upon hour on one's feet.
- Saturday and Sunday were spent loafing around, watching movies (some good, some not so good) and awards ceremonies.
- During the day, you can loaf on the beach or head out for some diving in the clear waters of the Caribbean.
- He has earned the right to loaf around a bit if he likes.
- At any rate, having done a fair bit of shopping on Friday I was able to stay out of town altogether on Saturday, and just slept late and loafed around.
- Mat says that time saved means more time to loaf around.
- In one canvas palace, beautiful people loafed around on pouffes, while those outside had to make do with slightly damp grass.
- When loafing in Miami South Beach, I was transfixed by the neon-coloured art deco hotels on Ocean Drive and, each day, squeezed past laughing tourists taking photographs of one particular building.
- There were three leaders just loafing around the clubhouse turn.
- It's fun to use Things you've made yourself, and puttering in the garage sure beats loafing in front of the television.
- Mark Twain was a frequent visitor in the early 1900s (‘the right country for a jaded man to loaf in,’ he said).
- I was loafing in Nice for a few days and decided to join two travelers for a day trip to Monte Carlo.
- I guess she likes her male to loaf around the yard in boxers and no shirt, guzzle a beer and let off a hearty belch etc etc.
- From loafing on the beach to snorkeling and jet skiing, your beach needs will be satisfied.
- And it was particularly galling to hear this lazy, self-congratulatory blather from kids loafing their way through college and grad school on their parents' dime.
- We'll go frogging, fishing, exploring, botanizing, and even loafing.
- He sings and celebrates himself, he loafs and invites his soul.
Synonyms laze, lounge, loll do nothing, take things easy, idle, be idle, shirk one's duties waste time, fritter away time, kill time, while away the time, twiddle one's thumbs, sit on one's hands, dawdle, dally informal hang around/round, skive British informal hang about, mooch about/around North American informal bum around
OriginMid 19th century: probably a back-formation from loafer. nounlōfloʊf 1A quantity of bread that is shaped and baked in one piece and usually sliced before being eaten. （通常需在食前切成片的）大面包 一个大面包。 Example sentencesExamples - Baking a loaf of bread will change the way you think about food.
- She took out a loaf of rye bread and a block of cheese wrapped in more paper.
- Thus the outside of a loaf of bread is the crust or croûte.
- He picked lemon pepper tuna, peaches, and a loaf of white toast bread.
- I was making a stew which would hopefully last a few days and I'd also baked a loaf of bread earlier.
- The play centres round the baking of a loaf of challah bread, made to her father's cherished recipe.
- Poor wretch, the officers tell me that he was caught robbing a loaf of bread from the basket of a wealthy Lady who had bought it.
- We spotted this curry chicken baked in a loaf of bread at a neighbouring table.
- You can't really go wrong with a loaf of wholemeal organic bread, but as much as I love the UK I find it difficult to get remarkable fresh bread.
- There is nothing as simple as baking a loaf of bread or a cake.
- I made a loaf of white soda bread and a batch of cheese scones for lunch on Saturday.
- Sooner rather than later, you really must bake a loaf of bread.
- We suggest the Pale Ale and, if you're hungry, a loaf of bread and garlic butter.
- In one scene the actors actually baked a loaf of bread and shared it with the audience.
- Oh, and would you be a dear and bake a loaf of bread for tonight?
- You make it, I know now, from reading the cookbook, with a loaf of stale country bread soaked in cold water, basil, a couple of roasted red peppers, a red onion and two small cucumbers.
- Then on Sunday I baked myself a loaf of bread - I used a mix of white and wholemeal flour to which I added a good handful of oats.
- Her face is like the top slice of a loaf of bread which is 7 days stale
- As the inside expands it cracks the outer shell, giving it the appearance of the crust of a loaf of bread.
- I had ended up with two large bottles of water, four Granny Smiths, a loaf of granary bread and a jar of lemon curd.
- 1.1 An item of food formed into an oblong shape and sliced into portions.
（食物）一大块 Example sentencesExamples - Garnished with fresh vegetables and a side of mashed potatoes, this loaf of pure C grade meat is the talk of the town.
- She had her share of bad '70s health food - think soy loaf - but she was also exposed to a variety of foods at an early age.
- Not content to have a nice big dish of holiday mushroom ravioli or lentil loaf, vegetarians seem curiously afflicted with a desire to conform to the season.
- He would starve if I did not feed him bits of old olive loaf.
- Mixing meat with eggs and bread crumbs alone is simply hamburger loaf.
Phraseshalf a loaf is better than none proverb It is better to accept less than one wants or expects than to have nothing at all. 〈谚〉有总比没有好（或：聊胜于无） Example sentencesExamples - As I've said, many people will not regard the recycling operation as the most ideal one for the ultra modern advance factory, but as the old saying goes, half a loaf is better than no bread.
- This bill is like the old saying: half a loaf is better than no bread.
- I said, ‘Well, half a loaf is better than no bread.’
- The rules are clearly designed as an additional incentive on P to settle, and the more risk-averse he is, the more likely he is to say that half a loaf is better than no bread at all.
- Still half a loaf is better than no bread, although it is important that the managerial commitment to address this particular situation in 2003 is honoured.
OriginOld English hlāf, of Germanic origin; related to German Laib. verbloʊflōf [no object]Idle one's time away, typically by aimless wandering or loitering. 闲逛；虚度光阴 don't let him see you loafing around with your hands in your pockets 别让他看见你两手插兜到处闲逛。 Example sentencesExamples - If just one player was caught loafing, the entire unit had to do it all over again.
- After all, writing laws is what a Legislature does, and if they don't write enough laws, it can begin to look like they've been loafing.
- Can Ed himself do nothing but play with a ball as he loafs at his desk?
- We'll go frogging, fishing, exploring, botanizing, and even loafing.
- The idea came about while I was loafing around on my Christmas vacation.
- It's fun to use Things you've made yourself, and puttering in the garage sure beats loafing in front of the television.
- In one canvas palace, beautiful people loafed around on pouffes, while those outside had to make do with slightly damp grass.
- For guys who drank and loafed their way through college, he's a familiar figure.
- If you're looking for a travel destination with both historical locations and a chance to loaf on the beach, nothing beats Greece.
- He has earned the right to loaf around a bit if he likes.
- There were three leaders just loafing around the clubhouse turn.
- His critics in Washington said he's loafing, he is abandoning the office, and they took advantage of it and started to take over the functions of government because the president was gone.
- By the 1820s, though, the adjective also conjured nonathletic activities such as gambling, drinking, whoring, fire fighting, or simply loafing.
- Only about 20 others shared in this unique experience in the screening I attended, while outside in the mall where the cinema is located thousands were window - shopping or loafing about.
- To protect my investment while loafing in the outback, I demand the very best leather gear available.
- Saturday and Sunday were spent loafing around, watching movies (some good, some not so good) and awards ceremonies.
- Having been brought up hearing nothing about wharfies save how they loafed around in the intervals between striking and stealing cargo, I got a rude shock when the task began.
- It's about standing around - not loafing but spending hour upon hour on one's feet.
- Mat says that time saved means more time to loaf around.
- The next morning you can loaf around at your pleasure, and in the afternoon there will be a demonstration of a back massage, followed by gentle exercise and some stimulating oils to prepare you for your journey home.
- At any rate, having done a fair bit of shopping on Friday I was able to stay out of town altogether on Saturday, and just slept late and loafed around.
- Had a busy week dealing with drunk rambling boyfriends (well… not plural, there was only one) celebrating St David's day and generally loafing about.
- During the day, you can loaf on the beach or head out for some diving in the clear waters of the Caribbean.
- Offshore, seals loaf around on the Carracks, two rocky islets and the odd small fishing boat bounces across the surf.
- There we were, loafing in his front room on a rainy afternoon, parents out at work in the days where you could trust your kids not to burn the house down while you're out for the day.
- From loafing on the beach to snorkeling and jet skiing, your beach needs will be satisfied.
- The rest of the afternoon I have been loafing, feeling sorry for myself and surfing and playing games.
- I was loafing in Nice for a few days and decided to join two travelers for a day trip to Monte Carlo.
- Wouldn't you rather have her issue arrive in your mailbox as opposed to loafing around bodegas and drugstores for hours until you build up the courage to buy it?
- She'd feel secure again after loafing in the guidance office for a period or two.
- Near the toe of the glacier a party of three guys were loafing around their tent.
- Mark Twain was a frequent visitor in the early 1900s (‘the right country for a jaded man to loaf in,’ he said).
- I guess she likes her male to loaf around the yard in boxers and no shirt, guzzle a beer and let off a hearty belch etc etc.
- Any team that loafs - or celebrates - the tiniest bit runs the risk of giving away points.
- He is pragmatic about the idea of trendily shod herder kids loafing about the steppe.
- He sings and celebrates himself, he loafs and invites his soul.
- I actually quite admire the way teenagers loaf about.
- When loafing in Miami South Beach, I was transfixed by the neon-coloured art deco hotels on Ocean Drive and, each day, squeezed past laughing tourists taking photographs of one particular building.
- It is a place to escape to for days spent loafing in hammocks, meandering among the coconut palms in the garden or idling through pulp novels on the patio, all the time lulled by the pounding surf and the relentless whoosh of the trade winds.
- And it was particularly galling to hear this lazy, self-congratulatory blather from kids loafing their way through college and grad school on their parents' dime.
OriginMid 19th century: probably a back-formation from loafer. |