bread

bread
noun
  1. [mass noun]food made of flour, water, and yeast mixed together and baked
    面包
    a loaf of bread.
    一个面包。
    [as modifier]a bread roll.
    面包卷。
    [count noun]Italian breads.
    意大利面包。
    ■the bread or wafer used in the Eucharist
    （圣餐中的）饼
    altar bread.
    祭饼。
    ■(informal)the money or food that one needs in order to live
    (非正式)（生存所需之）钱（或食物）；生计
    I hate doing this, but I need the bread.
    我不喜欢做这个，然而我得赚钱糊口。
    his day job puts bread on the table.
    他白天做工以维持生计。
常用词组
be the best (或 greatest) thing since sliced bread
  1. (informal)used to emphasize one's enthusiasm about a new idea, person, or thing
    (非正式)最好的东西（用于强调对新思想，人物或事物的热忱）
Latin
  1. used to refer to a diet of entertainment or political policies on which the masses are fed to keep them happy and docile
    面包和马戏观赏（指为安抚目的给予群众的好处或实施的政策）；食物和娱乐
bread and water
  1. a frugal diet that is eaten in poverty, chosen in abstinence, or given as a punishment
    （因贫困、节食或惩罚而吃的）面包和白开水，粗茶淡饭
bread and wine
  1. the consecrated elements used in the celebration of the Eucharist; the sacrament of the Eucharist
    圣餐
the bread of life
  1. something regarded as a source of spiritual nourishment
    精神食粮
break bread
  1. celebrate the Eucharist
    分圣餐；领圣餐
    ■(dated)share a meal with someone
    (旧)共餐
one cannot live by bread alone
  1. people have spiritual as well as physical needs
    人无法仅靠面包生活，精神需要和肉体需要同等重要
cast one's bread upon the waters
  1. do good without expecting gratitude or reward
    不期望报答地做好事，真心行善不求回报
one's daily bread
  1. the money or food that one needs in order to live
    生活必需品，食物
    she earned her daily bread by working long hours.
    她日夜工作、赚钱糊口。
know which side one's bread is buttered (on)
  1. (informal)know where one's advantage lies
    (非正式)明白自己的利益之所在；善于为自己打算
take the bread out of (或 from) people's mouths
  1. deprive people of their livings by competition or unfair working practices
    抢某人的饭碗，夺某人的生计
want one's bread buttered on both sides
  1. (informal)want more than is practicable or than is reasonable to expect
    (非正式)抱有不切实际的希望；提出不合情理的要求
语源
  1. Old English brēad, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brood and German Brot
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