Bread and butter
涂黄油的面包, 生计
📖 牛津释义
bread and butter
1 slices of bread spread with butter 抹黄油的面包片.
2 (infml 口) (way of earning) one's living 生活; 生计; 谋生之道
Acting is his bread and butter. 演戏就是他的饭碗.
How does he earn his bread and butter? 他怎样谋生?
[attrib 作定语]
Jobs, pensions and housing are the bread-and-butter issues of politics, ie the basic ones. 就业、养老金和住房问题是和政治有关的基本问题.
3 (idm 习语) a bread-and-`butter letter letter thanking a host or hostess for hospitality 感谢款待的信.
🧩 词语组成解析
bread
[brɛd]
n. 面包;食物;营养，营养物;生计;
vt. 在…上撒面包屑;
and
[ənd, ən,ænd]
conj. 和，与;而且;于是，然后;因此;
butter
['bʌtɚ]
n. 黄油;黄油状的食品;奉承话;焊膏;
vt. 抹黄油于…上;用黄油煎食物;讨好;
🗣️ 情景例句
I do.
我愿意。
I still want to travel through Europe and to Asia.
我一直希望能从欧洲经由亚洲旅行。
There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with food.
有不计其数的人们从小就知道蜗牛可做菜。