英语词汇“loaf”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

loaf1

/ləʊf

noun (plural loaves /ləʊvz/)

1A quantity of bread that is shaped and baked in one piece and usually sliced before being eaten: a loaf of bread a granary loaf...

Sooner rather than later, you really must bake a loaf of bread.
There is nothing as simple as baking a loaf of bread or a cake.
We spotted this curry chicken baked in a loaf of bread at a neighbouring table.

1.1An item of food formed into an oblong shape and sliced into portions.She had her share of bad '70s health food - think soy loaf - but she was also exposed to a variety of foods at an early age....

Not content to have a nice big dish of holiday mushroom ravioli or lentil loaf, vegetarians seem curiously afflicted with a desire to conform to the season.
Garnished with fresh vegetables and a side of mashed potatoes, this loaf of pure C grade meat is the talk of the town.

Phrases

half a loaf is better than no bread

use one's loaf

Origin

Old English hlāf, of Germanic origin; related to German Laib.

Originally loaf meant ‘bread’ as well as ‘a shaped quantity of bread’. In the British expression to use your loaf, ‘use your common sense’, loaf probably comes from the rhyming slang phrase loaf of bread meaning ‘head’. It is first recorded in a 1920s dictionary of army and navy slang as ‘Loaf, head, e.g., Duck your loaf, i.e., keep your head below the parapet’. To loaf (mid 19th century) or spend time in an aimless, idle way is not connected with bread, but comes from loafer, which itself is probably based on German Landläufer ‘a tramp’, related to the word landlubber (early 18th century). See also bread, lady, lord

Rhymes

loaf2

/ləʊf

verb [no object]

Spend one’s time in an aimless, idle way: don’t let him see you loafing about with your hands in your pockets...

Had a busy week dealing with drunk rambling boyfriends (well… not plural, there was only one) celebrating St David's day and generally loafing about.
He is pragmatic about the idea of trendily shod herder kids loafing about the steppe.
Only about 20 others shared in this unique experience in the screening I attended, while outside in the mall where the cinema is located thousands were window - shopping or loafing about.

Synonyms

laze, lounge, loll;

do nothing, take things easy, idle, be idle, shirk one's duties;

waste time, fritter away time, kill time, while away the time, twiddle one's thumbs, sit on one's hands, dawdle, dally

informal hang around/round, skive

British informal hang about, mooch about/around

North American informal bum around

Origin

Mid 19th century: probably a back-formation from loafer.

单词	loaf
释义	loaf1 /ləʊf / noun (plural loaves /ləʊvz/) 1A quantity of bread that is shaped and baked in one piece and usually sliced before being eaten: a loaf of bread a granary loaf... Sooner rather than later, you really must bake a loaf of bread. There is nothing as simple as baking a loaf of bread or a cake. We spotted this curry chicken baked in a loaf of bread at a neighbouring table. 1.1An item of food formed into an oblong shape and sliced into portions.She had her share of bad '70s health food - think soy loaf - but she was also exposed to a variety of foods at an early age.... Not content to have a nice big dish of holiday mushroom ravioli or lentil loaf, vegetarians seem curiously afflicted with a desire to conform to the season. Garnished with fresh vegetables and a side of mashed potatoes, this loaf of pure C grade meat is the talk of the town. Phrases half a loaf is better than no bread use one's loaf Origin Old English hlāf, of Germanic origin; related to German Laib. Originally loaf meant ‘bread’ as well as ‘a shaped quantity of bread’. In the British expression to use your loaf, ‘use your common sense’, loaf probably comes from the rhyming slang phrase loaf of bread meaning ‘head’. It is first recorded in a 1920s dictionary of army and navy slang as ‘Loaf, head, e.g., Duck your loaf, i.e., keep your head below the parapet’. To loaf (mid 19th century) or spend time in an aimless, idle way is not connected with bread, but comes from loafer, which itself is probably based on German Landläufer ‘a tramp’, related to the word landlubber (early 18th century). See also bread, lady, lord Rhymes oaf loaf2 /ləʊf / verb [no object] Spend one’s time in an aimless, idle way: don’t let him see you loafing about* with your hands in your pockets... Had a busy week dealing with drunk rambling boyfriends (well… not plural, there was only one) celebrating St David's day and generally loafing about. He is pragmatic about the idea of trendily shod herder kids loafing about the steppe. Only about 20 others shared in this unique experience in the screening I attended, while outside in the mall where the cinema is located thousands were window - shopping or loafing about. Synonyms laze, lounge, loll; do nothing, take things easy, idle, be idle, shirk one's duties; waste time, fritter away time, kill time, while away the time, twiddle one's thumbs, sit on one's hands, dawdle, dally informal* hang around/round, skive British informal hang about, mooch about/around North American informal bum around Origin Mid 19th century: probably a back-formation from loafer.
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