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breadbredn [U]a food made from flour, water and usually YEAST mixed together and baked面包;蓬松的烘饼a slice of bread一片面包a loaf of bread一条（只）面包white / brown bread白 / 黑面包granary / wholemeal bread粗面粉面包rye bread黑面包sliced bread切片面包unleavened bread (= made without YEAST)不发酵面包bread rolls面包卷There was nothing in the cupboard but a few crusts of bread.食橱里除了一些干面包片什么也没有。This bread is fresh / stale.这面包是新鲜的 / 走味了。Do you bake your own bread?你自己烤面包吗？（你自己做饭吗？）We often have bread and cheese for lunch.我们午饭经常吃面包和奶酪。In some cases, bread can be used in its plural form, breads, to mean types of bread.（复）面包种类Supermarkets sell many different breads, from French sticks to pitta bread.超市出售各种不同的面包，从法国棒面包到空心圆面包都有。(fml) He earned his (daily) bread (= earned money to live on) as a top banker in the city.他在城里以做银行高级职员谋生。(dated slang) I needed some bread (= money) so I worked as a waiter.我需要钱所以我就做了侍应生。Gardening is my bread and butter (= how I earn enough money to live) at the moment.目前园艺是我的谋生之道。Bread and butter ideas or problems are the basic things that directly relate to most people.基本的，日常的，平凡的Health and education are the sort of bread-and-butter issues that people vote on.健康和教育是人们投票的最基本的问题。Bread and circuses is used to refer to activities which are designed for keeping people happy so that they do not ask difficult questions.（政府或其他统治集团为安抚目的而款待公众的）面包和马戏观赏;食物和娱乐The whole news story smacks of bread and circuses--a conspiracy to keep the voters'minds off the major issues of the day!整个新闻报道尽讲一些食物和娱乐----一个令投票者不关心当前主要问题的阴谋！A bread basket is an open container in which bread is put on a table during a meal.面包篮A bread basket is also a large farming area of a country or region which produces much more food than it needs locally, allowing it to support other areas.谷物的主要产地，盛产谷物的地区The Eastern Province is the country's bread basket.东部省是这个国家的“粮仓”。A (Br and Aus) bread bin / (Am) bread box is a container in which bread is stored.面包盒，面包箱A bread knife is a long sharp knife that has a row of sharp points along one edge and is used to cut bread.面包切刀(saying) "Man cannot live by bread alone" means that people need not just food, but also poetry, art, music, etc. to live happily.人不能只靠面包生活"Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God" (Bible, Matthew 4.4)“人活着不是单靠食物，乃是靠神口里所说出的每一句话”（《圣经·马太福音》)
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