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单词 loaf
释义
loaf
noun
uk
/ləʊf/us
/loʊf/
pluralloaves

loafnoun(BREAD)

B2[C]
breadthat isshapedandbakedin asinglepieceand can beslicedforeating:
一条（面包）
two loaves ofwhitebread两条白面包
picture of loaf
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More examples
  • Time was when you couldbuya loaf ofbreadforsixpence.
  • Theyshareda loaf and somecheese.
  • Iboughtfive loaves ofbread.
  • Ibakeda loaf ofbrownbread.
  • Ask thebakertoslicethe loaf for you.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Bread
  • Anadama bread
  • arepa
  • bagel
  • baguette
  • bannock
  • cottage loaf
  • crouton
  • crumb
  • crumpet
  • crust
  • hot cross bun
  • iced bun
  • injera
  • johnnycake
  • kaiser roll
  • poppadom
  • pretzel
  • pumpernickel
  • roti
  • rye bread
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loafnoun(FOOD)

[CorU]
adishmade ofmeatorvegetablescutintosmallpiecesthenpressedtogether andcookedin asinglesolidpiece:
（肉糜或小块蔬菜压紧后烹制成的长条形）糕
meat/nutloaf肉／果仁糕
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sausages, burgers & stuffings
  • andouille
  • andouillette
  • baloney
  • barbecue
  • beefburger
  • cocktail sausage
  • corn dog
  • corned beef
  • croquette
  • Cumberland sausage
  • kielbasa
  • kishke
  • knackwurst
  • knockwurst
  • linguica
  • salami
  • Salisbury steak
  • sausage
  • sausage meat
  • snag
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Idioms

half a loaf is better than none
useyourloaf
loaf
verb[I]
informal
uk
/ləʊf/us
/loʊf/
toavoidactivity,especiallywork:
懒散；（尤指）偷懒
Stop loafing(about/around)and get on withcleaningthewindows!别偷懒了，赶快把窗户擦干净！
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to spend time doing nothing or very little
  • lazeI can’t wait to go on holiday and just laze about on the beach.
  • have time to killWe had some time to kill, so we went to the museum.
  • have time on your handsShe should be able to volunteer at the animal shelter - she has time on her hands since graduating from uni.
  • be at a loose endUKHe was at a loose end when his parents left on holiday.
  • wait aroundWe were just waiting around while our friends ran inside to get tickets.
  • hang around (somewhere)I'll just hang around until you get here.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Avoiding action
  • abrogate
  • abrogation
  • avoid
  • avoidsomethinglike the plagueidiom
  • avoidance
  • eschew
  • evade
  • evader
  • evasion
  • fiddle
  • fiddle around
  • fight shy ofidiom
  • insure
  • short circuit
  • shrink fromsomething
  • shy away fromsomething
  • sit onyourarseidiom
  • skip out onsomeone/something
  • steer
  • welch
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(Definition ofloaffrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

loaf| American Dictionary

loaf
noun[C]
us
/loʊf/
pluralloavesus/loʊvz/

loafnoun[C](BREAD)

breadthat isshapedandbakedin asinglepieceand can beslicedforeating:
Get a loaf ofwhitebreadfrom thecornerstore.
loaf
verb[I]
infml
us
/loʊf/

loafverb[I](AVOID WORK)

toavoidactivity,esp.work:
He justwantedto loaf for a while beforebeginningthe newjob.
(Definition ofloaffrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofloaf

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A single person received seven one-pound loaves as a weekly ration.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Moreover, most of the loaves produced were smaller than their supermarket counterparts.
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A random sample of 25 loaves from a day's output had a total mass of 12 554 grams.
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Here, batch production is involved: the aircraft produces batches of seats travelling between city pairs, just as a bakery might produce batches of loaves.
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However, on a large scale, it is possible to bake thousands of loaves a day in highly automated factories with an absolute minimum of staff.
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Miraculously produced loaves and fishes will grow stale and spoil in the same way as those which have a more ordinary genesis.
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They may reduce supervision costs by instituting group self-monitoring, with employees engaging in 'mutual monitoring' to minimise 'social loafing'.
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Thus, a married soldier would lose his right of residence in one of the city's eight barracks and the daily ration of bread (four loaves) to which he was entitled.
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They checked the weight and content of individual loaves of bread on a regular basis and kept an eye out for hoarders and price gougers when supplies were tight.
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Once aloafof bread is obtained by one individual or family, thatloafof bread is no longer available to others.
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Moisture content, theloafcould be weighed once it came out of the pan, then dried out and re-weighed.
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He must go to the baker shop and buy aloafof bread.
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The utilitarian may argue that everything is imperfect and that half aloafis better than no bread.
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Refers to baked loaves which were mass manufactured in the 70s.
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There is also a letter written to the superintendent in 1923 which, complains of girls ' ' loafing ' ' or being truant in the railroad depot.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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