bread-basket
英 [ˈbred ˌbɑː.skɪt]
美 [ˈbred ˌbæs.kɪt]
英语词源
- bread-basket (n.)
- 1550s, "basket for holding bread," from bread (n.) + basket. Slang meaning "stomach" is attested from 1753, especially in pugilism.
权威例句
- 1. For her, books were as necessary to life as bread.
- 对她来说，书就像面包一样，是生活必需品。
- 2. Try to eat at least four slices of bread a day.
- 每天尽量至少吃4片面包。
- 3. The government increased prices on several basic commodities like bread and meat.
- 政府提高了面包、肉类等几种基本商品的价格。
- 4. The crew of the ship gave them nothing but bread to eat.
- 船上的工作人员除了面包什么也不给他们吃。
- 5. There is more fibre in wholemeal bread than in white bread.
- 全麦面包纤维含量比白面包高。