| 单词 | staff of life |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstaff of life staff of life (with the) (originally) bread considered or presented as a mainstay of the diet; (hence) any food presented as a staple in this way; (now also more generally) anything considered as essential or indispensable. ΘΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [noun] > plain or ordinary food breadlOE bread and cheesea1556 staple1970 the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > bread > [noun] breadeOE loafc950 painc1400 pannam1567 the staff of life1638 batch1648 buster1835 rooty1846 breadstuff1856 needle and thread1859 punk1891 1607 R. Wilkinson Merchant Royall 28 Bread is the staffe of life. 1740 W. Seward Jrnl. Voy. from Savannah to Philadelphia 18 Wheat, which is the Staff of Life..is at 1s. 9d. Sterling per Bushel. 1860 All Year Round 3 Mar. 440 Barley bannocks and oat cake long remained the staff of life in villages in Scotland. 1913 Worker (Austral.) 21 Aug. 19/5 The men who make the ‘staff of life’ for the great city of London get 30s. for a 60-hour week. 1940 W. Willkie in East Liverpool (Ohio) Rev. 30 Sept. 3/5 Freedom of the press is the staff of life for any vital democracy. 2008 Science 11 July 184/1 Rice is the staff of life for 3 billion people. < as lemmas |
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