loaf的经典引文

1.一条（面包）
Aloaf of bread is bread which has been shaped and baked in one piece. It is usually large enough for more than one person and can be cut into slices.

e.g. ...aloaf of crusty bread.
一条硬皮面包
e.g. ...freshly baked loaves.
新鲜出炉的面包

2.游荡；闲逛；虚掷光阴
If youloaf, you stand or wait in a place, not doing anything interesting or useful.

e.g. Soldiers loafed at street corners.
士兵们在街角逛荡。

1. 一条(面包)：小偷(thief)的妻子(wife)用一条面包(loaf)做诱惑,半片(half)树叶(leaf)做掩护,从书架(shelf)上拿了一把刀(knife),杀死了一只狼(wolf). 在词汇教学中,英语教师往往把词汇分成两大类:一是可以借助语法规则进行自由组合的单词;

2. 面包：美味蟹肉菠菜奶酪沾酱常见於洋人的宴飨的餐桌上,通常会将一个大的圆面包(Loaf)掏空成一个大面包碗,再将做好的蟹肉菠菜酱盛在大面包碗(Bread bowl)里面,旁边围绕放置著掏出的面包和各式各样的生菜,以面包、生菜配著口味迷人的蟹肉菠菜奶酪酱享用,

3. (一块)面包：有经验的老师在讲授这种英语名词复数形式的特例时,会编一个有趣的小故事把这些互不相关的小块 串联成一个更大的组块,以方便学生记忆:小偷(thief)的妻子(wife)用一块面包(loaf)做诱饵,半片(half)树叶(leaf)做掩护,

4. (长条)面包：bun 小圆面包 |loaf (长条)面包 | jam 果酱

use one's loaf

好好想想;动动脑筋think effectively;use one's intelligence

loaf about〔around〕¹ (v.+adv.)

到处闲荡,懒懒散散地混日子 spend time lazily, be often wandering around without purpose or activity
loaf about〔around〕

She loafed about for three years.

她闲混了三年。

Is it right to loaf about when so much work needs to be done?

有这么多工作要干,游手好闲对吗?

He allowed me to waste those two precious years in loafing about at home.

他准许我在家闲呆着,把那宝贵的两年混过去。

One of the pleasures of being on holiday is the freedom to loaf around without feeling guilty.

假日里的一大乐趣就是自由自在,问心无愧地打发时间。

loaf about〔around〕² (v.+prep.)

到处闲荡,懒懒散散地混日子 spend time lazily, be often wandering around without purpose or activity
loaf about〔around〕 sth

He loafed about the street looking for something to do.

他在街上转来转去,想找点事做。

I don't like to see young people loafing about the town with nothing to do.

我不喜欢看见年轻人在城里无所事事地到处乱逛。

loaf away (v.+adv.)

混日子 waste lazily
loaf sth ⇔ away

Don't loaf your life away.

不要虚度光阴。

Have you been loafing away the whole afternoon instead of getting on with your work?

难道你把一下午都混了过去而没有继续干你的工作?

loaf through (v.+prep.)

混日子度过 spend time wastefully
loaf through sth

You are loafing through life, you lazy fellow!

你在虚度一生的光阴,你这懒东西!

• He shuts the door; yawns; and loafs across to the sofa.

  出自：G. B. Shaw

• He dressed in his slacks and a sweater and loafed while waiting.

  出自：M. J. Bruccoli

• He was a poet and preferred loafing about under trees with a bottle of laudanum.

  出自：D. Adams

loaf, idle, laze, loll, lounge

这组词都可表示“无所事事”。它们之间的区别是:idle指人或物闲置无事或无目的、无意义地动作,含有指责的意味,有时也指正当的消遣; loaf指混日子或漫无目的地游荡; lounge指懒洋洋地靠着或躺着,引申指闲逛或吊儿郎当地混日子; loll与lounge同意,但更强调懒散或无拘束的样子; laze则侧重于忙人在假日或空闲的时候闲散。