loaf

英 [ləʊf]

美 [loʊf]

n.  一条(面包)
v.  游手好闲; 无所事事; 闲荡

复数：loaves　现在分词：loafing　过去式：loafed　第三人称单数：loafs　过去分词：loafed　

高考CET4CET6考研IELTSGRE

Collins.1 / BNC.7776 / COCA.6892

习惯用语

n.

half a loaf is better than no bread
• 半块面包比没有面包强；聊胜于无
  you should be grateful for sth, even if it is not as good, much, etc. as you really wanted; something is better than nothing
use your head
• 你动动脑子；你仔细想想
  used to tell sb to think about sth, especially when they have asked for your opinion or said sth stupid
• ‘Why don't you want to see him again?’ ‘Oh, use your head!’
  “你为什么不愿再见到他？”“唔，你好好想想吧！”

牛津词典

noun

• 一条（面包）
  an amount of bread that has been shaped and baked in one piece
  1. a loaf of bread
     一条面包
  2. Two white loaves, please.
     请拿两条白面包。
  3. a sliced loaf
     一条切片面包

verb

• 游手好闲；无所事事；闲荡
  to spend your time not doing anything, especially when you should be working
  1. A group of kids were loafing around outside.
     一群小孩在外面四处游荡。

柯林斯词典

The plural form of the noun is loaves. Loafs is the third person singular present tense of the verb. 名词复数为loaves。loafs为动词的第三人称单数现在式。


• N-COUNT 一条（面包）
  Aloafof bread is bread which has been shaped and baked in one piece. It is usually large enough for more than one person and can be cut into slices.
  1. ...a loaf of crusty bread.
     一条硬皮面包
  2. ...freshly baked loaves.
     新鲜出炉的面包
• VERB 游荡；闲逛；虚掷光阴
  If youloaf, you stand or wait in a place, not doing anything interesting or useful.
  1. Soldiers loafed at street corners.
     士兵们在街角逛荡。
  2. Loaf aroundmeans the same asloaf.
     Loaf around同loaf
  3. We had been at Cambridge together, she studying medicine and me loafing around.
     我们一起在剑桥呆过。她学医，我则无所事事。

英英释义

noun

• a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape
  1. meat loaf
  2. sugar loaf
  3. a loaf of cheese
• a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
  Synonym:loaf of bread

verb

• be about
  1. The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
  2. Who is this man that is hanging around the department?
  Synonym:loiterloungefootlelollygaglallygaghang aroundmess abouttarrylingerlurkmill aboutmill around
• be lazy or idle
  1. Her son is just bumming around all day
  Synonym:bumbum aroundbum aboutarse aroundarse aboutfuck offfrig aroundwaste one's timelounge aroundlollloll aroundlounge about

双语例句

• The cost of a loaf of bread has increased five-fold
  一条面包的价钱增长了4倍。
• Don't loaf about while there's so much to be done.
  还有这么多事情要干，别胡混了！
• He would slice into the loaf& ah!
  他会切了一块面包&呵！
• The proposal could put 3p on a loaf of bread.
  这项提议会使每个面包的成本增加3便士。
• The loaf is as hard as a brick.
  这块面包坚硬得像块砖头。
• They have seen news film of families queueing in Russia to buy a loaf of bread.
  他们已经看过那段俄罗斯许多家庭为买面包排起长队的新闻画面。
• I know he had meat loaf.
  我知道他吃了个汉堡。
• I loaf and invite my soul.
  我漫步，还邀请了我的灵魂。
• We talked about a loaf of bread, a slice of bread.
  我们讨论了一块面包和一片面包的区别。
• Spread the inside of the loaf with olive paste or pesto sauce for extra flavour
  在面包里面涂些橄榄酱或香蒜酱会更好吃。