◙ noun 1. [mass noun] food made of flour, water, and yeast mixed together and baked • 面包 »a loaf of bread. 一个面包。 »[as modifier] a bread roll. 面包卷。 »[count noun] Italian breads. 意大利面包。 the bread or wafer used in the Eucharist • （圣餐中的）饼 »altar bread. 祭饼。 [informal] the money or food that one needs in order to live • [非正式] （生存所需之）钱（或食物）；生计 »I hate doing this, but I need the bread. 我不喜欢做这个，然而我得赚钱糊口。 »his day job puts bread on the table. 他白天做工以维持生计。
【IDIOMS】
◘ be the best (或 greatest) thing since sliced bread 1. [informal] used to emphasize one's enthusiasm about a new idea, person, or thing • [非正式] 最好的东西（用于强调对新思想，人物或事物的热忱） ◘ Latin 1. used to refer to a diet of entertainment or political policies on which the masses are fed to keep them happy and docile • 面包和马戏观赏（指为安抚目的给予群众的好处或实施的政策）；食物和娱乐 ◘ bread and water 1. a frugal diet that is eaten in poverty, chosen in abstinence, or given as a punishment • （因贫困、节食或惩罚而吃的）面包和白开水，粗茶淡饭 ◘ bread and wine 1. the consecrated elements used in the celebration of the Eucharist; the sacrament of the Eucharist • 圣餐 ◘ the bread of life 1. something regarded as a source of spiritual nourishment • 精神食粮 ◘ break bread 1. celebrate the Eucharist • 分圣餐；领圣餐 [dated] share a meal with someone • [旧] 共餐 ◘ one cannot live by bread alone 1. people have spiritual as well as physical needs • 人无法仅靠面包生活，精神需要和肉体需要同等重要 ◘ cast one's bread upon the waters 1. do good without expecting gratitude or reward • 不期望报答地做好事，真心行善不求回报 ◘ one's daily bread 1. the money or food that one needs in order to live • 生活必需品，食物 »she earned her daily bread by working long hours. 她日夜工作、赚钱糊口。 ◘ know which side one's bread is buttered (on) 1. [informal] know where one's advantage lies • [非正式] 明白自己的利益之所在；善于为自己打算 ◘ take the bread out of (或 from) people's mouths 1. deprive people of their livings by competition or unfair working practices • 抢某人的饭碗，夺某人的生计 ◘ want one's bread buttered on both sides 1. [informal] want more than is practicable or than is reasonable to expect • [非正式] 抱有不切实际的希望；提出不合情理的要求
【语源】
1. Old English brēad, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch brood and German Brot