loaf
loaf — 名詞
- loafsingular
- loavesplural
1. A solid, shaped portion of dough that you bake whole and then slice to eat.
整條麵包
整塊烤製的長條麵包，可切片食用
A solid, shaped portion of dough that you bake whole and then slice to eat.
Mira picked up a fresh loaf from the bakery on her way home from work.
Mira 在下班回家的路上從麵包店買了一條新鮮的長條麵包。
countable noun: 'a loaf'
The baker shaped the dough into a round loaf and left it to rise near the warm oven.
麵包師傅把麵團塑成一個圓形麵包，放在溫暖的烤箱旁邊讓它發酵。
Rohan cut two thick slices from the loaf for his morning toast with butter.
Rohan 從那條長條麵包上切了兩厚片，用來做早餐的奶油吐司。
collocation: slice from a loaf
A whole loaf of bread costs less than two smaller loaves at this store.
在他們店裡，一整條麵包的價格比兩條小麵包還便宜。
pattern: loaf of + bread; irregular plural: loaves
Naoko stored the leftover loaf in a paper bag to keep the crust from going soft.
Naoko 把剩下的整條麵包放進紙袋裡，免得外皮變軟。
- a loaf of bread
- a sliced loaf
- a wholemeal loaf
- bake a loaf
- cut a loaf
- loaf tin
文法句型
a loaf of + noun
用法筆記
The plural form is 'loaves' (not 'loafs'). This is the only noun sense that uses the 'loaf of bread' structure.
常見錯誤
2. A savoury dish made from minced meat or chopped vegetables that are pressed toge
肉糕；蔬菜糕
將碎肉或蔬菜壓製烘烤成形的菜餚
A savoury dish made from minced meat or chopped vegetables that are pressed together and baked in a solid block, then served in slices.
Élise made a lentil and vegetable loaf for the family dinner on Sunday.
Élise 星期天做了一道扁豆蔬菜糕當作全家人的晚餐。
pattern: [ingredient] + loaf for non-bread loaves
Mert served cold slices of meat loaf with salad and pickles for lunch.
Mert 把冷的肉糕切片，搭配沙拉和醃菜當午餐。
The recipe says to press the mixture into a loaf tin so it keeps its shape while baking.
食譜上說要把混合好的材料壓進烤模裡，這樣烤的時候才會保持形狀。
collocation: loaf tin (baking pan)
Zola topped the nut loaf with a rich tomato sauce before putting it in the oven.
Zola 在堅果糕上淋了濃郁的番茄醬，再放進烤箱。
- meat loaf
- nut loaf
- vegetable loaf
- loaf tin
- mince for a loaf
文法句型
[ingredient] + loaf
用法筆記
This sense is always preceded by a specifying ingredient (meat loaf, nut loaf, vegetable loaf). It is rarely used alone without a modifier.
常見錯誤
It is better to accept less than you wanted than to get nothing at all.
有總比沒有好
Maya only got a small raise, but half a loaf is better than no bread.
The job offer wasn't perfect, but Diego took it—half a loaf is better than nothing.
use your loaf
idiomA way of telling someone to think carefully or use common sense.
動動腦筋
If you can't solve the puzzle, just use your loaf and think logically.
Why did you leave the door unlocked? Come on, use your loaf!
loaf — 動詞
- loafpresent simple I / you / we / they
- loafs3rd person singular
- loafing-ing form
- loafedpast simple
1. To spend time doing nothing useful or productive, typically avoiding work or dut
閒晃；混日子
不工作或無所事事地消磨時間
To spend time doing nothing useful or productive, typically avoiding work or duties that you should be doing.
Ari spent the whole Sunday loafing around the house instead of studying for his exams.
Ari 整個星期天都在家裡閒晃，沒有為考試唸書。
pattern: loaf around + place
The manager walked in and caught Padma loafing near the packing station when orders were waiting.
經理走進來，撞見 Padma 在包裝區附近閒晃，而訂單還在等著處理。
passive: caught + -ing form of loaf
Instead of looking for a job, Jude just loafed about all summer playing video games.
Jude 沒有去找工作，反而整個夏天都在打電動混日子。
pattern: loaf about
Hiro got told off for loafing when there were boxes that still needed to be carried upstairs.
Hiro 因為在還有箱子要搬上樓的時候混時間而挨罵。
On her day off, Olivia enjoyed loafing on the sofa with magazines and a cup of tea.
Olivia 在休假日享受在沙發上閒晃，看雜誌喝杯茶。
positive use: loafing as leisure
- loaf around
- loaf about
- caught loafing
- stop loafing
- laze
softer tone, can be neutral or positive ('lazing on the beach')
- idle
slightly more formal, often used in warnings ('don't idle away your time')
- bum around
more informal, often implies wandering without purpose ('bumming around town')
文法句型
loaf + around/about
loaf + adverbial phrase
用法筆記
Often used in disapproving contexts ('caught loafing', 'stop loafing'). Usually appears with an adverb phrase ('around', 'about', or a location).