| [/ˏbred n ˈbʌtə(r); ˋbrɛdnˋbʌtɚ/] 用法:
1 slices of bread spread with butter 抹黄油的面包片. 用法:
2 (infml) (way of earning) one's living 生活; 生计; 谋生之道:
Acting is his bread and butter. 演戏就是他的饭碗. *
How does he earn his bread and butter? 他怎样谋生? *
[attrib 作定语] Jobs, pensions and housing are the bread-and-butter issues of politics, ie the basic ones. 就业、养老金和住房问题是和政治有关的基本问题. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) a bread-and-`butter letter letter thanking a host or hostess for hospitality 感谢款待的信. |