bread n. 1.面包。 2.食物,粮食;〔比喻〕生计,生活必需品。 3.【基督教】(圣餐式上的)一块[份]面包。 4.〔美俚〕钱。 a slice of bread 一块面包。 black [brown] bread黑面包。 the bread of life 活命粮。 one's daily bread 每天的食物。 beg one's bread 讨饭,行乞。 bread buttered on both sides 两面涂黄油的面包;极幸福的境遇,安乐的生活。 break bread with 1. 受…款待。 2. 与…共用圣餐。 cast [throw] one's bread upon the water(s) 甘尽义务,施舍,行善。 eat the bread of affliction [idleness] 受折磨,遭遇坎坷[坐食,游手好闲]。 in goog [bad] bread〔俚语〕生活安乐[困苦]。 know (on) which side one's bread is buttered 自知己利所在,善于为个人利益打算。 make [earn] one's bread 谋生。 out of bread 〔口语〕无职业,失业。 quarrel with one's bread and butter 自砸饭碗,与自己过不去。 ship's bread【航海】硬饼干。 take the bread out of sb.'s mouth 抢人饭碗。 adj. -less 无面包的,缺粮的;失去生计的。
She ’ s the bread winner of the family 她是这个家的经济支柱。
So i was a bread winner when i was nine . i did odds and sods to get things by any means 这样,我9岁就挑起了家庭的重担。我想方设法,干各种杂活,养家活口。
This is not surprising but there are signs that some boundaries , at least , are dissolving - for instance , in the general acceptance amongst both male and female students that women would have a career . however , both male and female students still expected that men would be the major bread winner in the family and women regarded as more suitable for the care of young children 这项研究显示,性别对于学生的想法有重大的影响,这点不足为奇,但有迹象显示,最低限度某些界线现已开始模糊,例如,男生和女生均支持女性会有自己的事业但男女生都期望丈夫才是家庭的主要经济支柱。