bread

noun

/bred/

[uncountable]Idioms

a type of food made from flour, water and usually yeast mixed together and baked面包
- a loaf/slice/piece of bread一条／一片／一块面包
- white/brown/wholemeal bread白／黑／全麦面包
- the smell of freshly baked bread新出炉面包的香味
- a plate of bread and butter一盘黄油面包
see also crispbread, French bread, garlic bread, gingerbread
Extra Examples
- He had to live on bread and water for two weeks.他有两个星期只能靠面包和白开水过活。
- She tore off a large hunk of bread.她掰了一大块面包。
- This bread is going stale.这面包不太新鲜了。
- What would you like on your bread?你面包上想抹些什么？
- oysters accompanied by slices of fresh rye bread牡蛎配上新鲜黑麦面包片
- bread thickly spread with peanut butter涂满厚厚花生酱的面包
- loaves of crusty French bread几条脆皮法式面包
- some nice crusty white bread一些好吃的脆皮白面包
- People started going up to receive the bread and wine (= in a church service).人们开始上前领受圣餐。
Topics Fooda1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fresh
- hard
- mouldy/moldy
- …
… of bread
- loaf
- package
- chunk
- …
verb + bread
- bake
- make
- cut
- …
bread + noun
- dough
- pudding
- roll
- …
preposition
- on bread
phrases
- bread and butter
- bread and margarine
- bread and cheese
- …
(old-fashioned, slang) money钱；钞票

Word OriginOld English brēad, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brood and German Brot.

Idioms

the best thing since sliced bread

(informal) if you say that something is the best thing since sliced bread, you think it is extremely good, interesting, etc.极好（或极有意思等）的事物

your daily bread

the basic things that you need to live, especially food生计；（尤指）每日的食物

half a loaf (is better than no bread)

(saying) you should be grateful for something, even if it is not as good, much, etc. as you really wanted; something is better than nothing半块面包比没有面包强；聊胜于无
- The offer only amounted to half a loaf, but campaigners grabbed it anyway.虽然报价只有半块，但活动人士还是抢走了。

know which side your bread is buttered

(informal) to know where you can get an advantage for yourself知道自己的利益所在

take the bread out of somebody’s mouth

to take away somebody’s job so that they are no longer able to earn enough money to live剥夺某人的生计；砸某人的饭碗

单词	bread
释义	bread noun /bred/ /bred/ [uncountable]Idioms a type of food made from flour, water and usually yeast mixed together and baked面包 a loaf/slice/piece of bread一条／一片／一块面包 white/brown/wholemeal bread白／黑／全麦面包 the smell of freshly baked bread新出炉面包的香味 a plate of bread and butter一盘黄油面包 see also crispbread, French bread, garlic bread, gingerbread Extra Examples He had to live on bread and water for two weeks.他有两个星期只能靠面包和白开水过活。 She tore off a large hunk of bread.她掰了一大块面包。 This bread is going stale.这面包不太新鲜了。 What would you like on your bread?你面包上想抹些什么？ oysters accompanied by slices of fresh rye bread牡蛎配上新鲜黑麦面包片 bread thickly spread with peanut butter涂满厚厚花生酱的面包 loaves of crusty French bread几条脆皮法式面包 some nice crusty white bread一些好吃的脆皮白面包 People started going up to receive the bread and wine (= in a church service).人们开始上前领受圣餐。 Topics Fooda1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective fresh hard mouldy/moldy … … of bread loaf package chunk … verb + bread bake make cut … bread + noun dough pudding roll … preposition on bread phrases bread and butter bread and margarine bread and cheese … (old-fashioned, slang) money钱；钞票 Word OriginOld English brēad, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brood and German Brot. Idioms the best thing since sliced bread (informal) if you say that something is the best thing since sliced bread, you think it is extremely good, interesting, etc.极好（或极有意思等）的事物 your daily bread the basic things that you need to live, especially food生计；（尤指）每日的食物 half a loaf (is better than no bread) (saying) you should be grateful for something, even if it is not as good, much, etc. as you really wanted; something is better than nothing半块面包比没有面包强；聊胜于无 The offer only amounted to half a loaf, but campaigners grabbed it anyway.虽然报价只有半块，但活动人士还是抢走了。 know which side your bread is buttered (informal) to know where you can get an advantage for yourself知道自己的利益所在 take the bread out of somebody’s mouth to take away somebody’s job so that they are no longer able to earn enough money to live剥夺某人的生计；砸某人的饭碗
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