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bread /bred/► SEE ALLyour bread and butterthe best thing since sliced breadyour daily breadhalf a loaf is better than none/no breadknow which side your bread is buttered
●your ˌbread and ˈbutterthe work that sb does which provides them with enough money to live 生计；谋生之道◆He’s written one or two novels but journalism is his bread and butter.
他写过一两部小说，不过做记者才是他的营生。●the best thing since sliced ˈbread (informal, spoken) if you say that sth is the best thing since sliced bread, you think it is extremely good, interesting, etc. 非常好的事情；十分有趣的东西◆My father doesn’t like him very much, but my mother thinks he’s the best thing since sliced bread!我父亲不太喜欢他，可是我母亲觉得他很可爱。●your daily ˈbreadthe food or money that you need to live 生计；每日所需的食物（或开支）◆Each one of us has to earn our daily bread somehow.我们每个人都得以某种方式谋生。●half a ˌloaf is better than ˈnone/no ˈbread (saying) you should be grateful for sth, even if it is not as good, much, etc. as you really wanted; something is better than nothing 有总比没有好；聊胜于无◆They’re only going to agree to some of this, but half a loaf is better than none, I suppose.他们只会同意其中的一部分，不过我想总比什么都不同意强。●know which side your ˈbread is buttered (informal) know what to do in order to gain advantages, stay in a favourable situation, etc. 知道自己的利益所在；善于为自己打算◆I’m sure Ray will make a special effort to please the new supervisor — after all, he knows which side his bread is buttered!我相信雷会刻意讨好新来的主管，毕竟他知道自己的利益之所在！ |