loaf

noun

1. 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

1. 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。

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。


1. N-COUNT 一条（面包）
   A loaf of 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
2. VERB 游荡；闲逛；虚掷光阴
   If you loaf, 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 around means the same as loaf .
      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。

1. The cost of a loaf of bread has increased five-fold
   一条面包的价钱增长了4倍。
2. 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。
3. Soldiers loafed at street corners.
   士兵们在街角逛荡。
4. 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。
5. Mark the loaf with the prongs of a fork in a criss-cross pattern.
   用叉子尖在面包上划十字图案作标记
6. 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。
7. Pick up a quart of milk or a loaf of bread.
   拿1夸脱牛奶或一条面包。
8. Cut the dough in half and shape each half into a loaf.
   将生面团一切为二，再分别揉成长条形。
9. a 2 lb loaf tin.
   两磅的面包烤模
10. 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！
11. The loaf is as hard as a brick.
    这块面包坚硬得像块砖头。
12. Weigh that loaf of bread on the balance, please.
    把那块面包放在天平上称一称。
13. These are the neighbourhood bums who loaf around all day.
    这几个人整天无所事事，是这一片儿的下三烂。
14. Claude Gaux had stolen a loaf; Jean Valjean had stolen a loaf.
    克洛德·格①偷了一个面包，冉阿让也偷了一个面包。
15. The thief went off with some fish, some knives and a loaf of bread.
    那个贼带着一些鱼，刀子和一块长面包走了。
16. 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。
17. So with the flour she baked a loaf of bread.
    因而它用面粉烤了一条面包。
18. I went to the baker's to buy a loaf of fresh bread.
    我到面包铺去买了一个新鲜的面包。
19. He would slice into the loaf& ah!
    他会切了一块面包&呵！
20. Qotto: A loaf of bread and some cheese. I like them!
    一条面包和奶酪，我喜欢它们。
21. What you will need: a loaf of bread and a slice of cake.
    实验所需：一片面包和一块蛋糕。
22. He sat down, cut and buttered a slice of the loaf.
    他坐下来，切了片面包，涂上黄油。
23. He brought a sugar and chestnut loaf for dessert.
    他带了糖和板栗面包准备当点心吃。
24. This is my meat loaf.
    这是我做的肉馅糕。
25. I bought a loaf of bread at the baker's.
    我在面包店里买了一大块面包。
26. I loaf and invite my soul.
    我漫步，还邀请了我的灵魂。
27. I know he had meat loaf.
    我知道他吃了个汉堡。
28. The rich man threw a loaf of bread to him, and he went away.
    这位富人扔了一块面包给他，他就走了。
29. I baked one loaf of carrot nut bread and two loaves of zucchini spice bread.
    我烤了一片胡萝卜坚果面包和两片南瓜面包；
30. Rich loaf cake made of a pound each of butter and sugar and flour.
    黄油、食糖和面粉各一磅的条状蛋糕。

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
  1. ‘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！”

noun

1. a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape
   1. meat loaf
   2. sugar loaf
   3. a loaf of cheese

2. a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating

   Synonym:    loaf of bread

verb

1. 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

2. 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