loaf
noun /ləʊf/
/ləʊf/
(plural loaves
Idioms /ləʊvz/
/ləʊvz/
)- an amount of bread that has been shaped and baked in one piece
一条（面包） - a loaf of bread
一条面包 - Two white loaves, please.
请给我两条白面包。 - a sliced loaf
一条切片面包 - Remove the crusts from a small sliced loaf.
从一小块切片面包上去掉面包皮。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large
- small
- sliced
- …
- bake
- cut
- slice
- …
- pan
- tin
- a loaf of bread
词源noun Old English hlāf, of Germanic origin; related to German Laib. - a loaf of bread
Idioms
half a loaf (is better than no bread)
- (saying) you should be grateful for something, even if it is not as good, much, etc. as you really wanted; something is better than nothing
半块面包比没有面包强；聊胜于无 - The offer only amounted to half a loaf, but campaigners grabbed it anyway.
这个提议总比没有好，活动家们还是接受了。
- The offer only amounted to half a loaf, but campaigners grabbed it anyway.
use your loaf (British English)
(also use your head British and North American English)
- (informal) used to tell somebody to think about something, especially when they have asked for your opinion or said something stupid
你动动脑子；你仔细想想 - ‘Why don't you want to see him again?’ ‘Oh, use your loaf!’
'你为什么不想再见到他？''哦，用用你的脑子！'
- ‘Why don't you want to see him again?’ ‘Oh, use your loaf!’