bread
noun [ U ] uk/bred/ us/bred/
A1 面包
a food made from flour, water, and usually yeast, mixed together and baked
a slice of bread 一片面包
a loaf of bread 一条面包
white/brown bread 白／黑面包
wholemeal (US whole -wheat) bread 全麦面包
sliced bread 切片面包
This bread is fresh/stale. 这面包是新鲜的／变味了。
Do you bake your own bread? 你自己烤面包吗？
- More examples
- Shall I cut you a slice of bread?
- There's nothing better than fresh bread, straight from the oven.
- This bread is completely free from artificial preservatives.
- Do you know a good recipe for wholemeal bread?
- We had a quick meal of bread and soup.
Idioms
(your) (daily) breadidiom 维持生计所需的钱
the money that you need so that you can pay for food, clothes, and other ordinary needs
He earns his daily bread as a tourist guide. 他靠做导游谋生。
bread and circusesidiom literary disapproving 食物和娱乐，小恩小惠（指为了取悦、安抚公众并转移其注意力而开展的活动或官方计划）
activities or official plans that are intended to keep people happy and to stop them from noticing or complaining about problems
man cannot live by bread aloneidiom saying 人活着不只是为了吃饭。
used to say that people need not just food, but also poetry, art, music, etc. to live happily