loaf¹[ləuf]

• n.
  • (一个)面包；(一磅以上)长面包
  • (将肉酱或鱼糜与鸡蛋拌和烤制成面包状的)肉糕，鱼糕
  • 圆锥型糖块[亦作 sugar loaf ]
  • [英国俚语]脑袋；头脑
• 短语:
  • Half a loaf is better than no bread (或 better than none). [谚语]半个面包总比没有面包强。聊胜于无。
  • less than half a loaf 和所期望的有很大差距
  • loaf of bread [英国俚语] 脑筋；头脑
  • use one's loaf [俚语]动脑筋想想；用脑袋想一想
• 变形:

  n.loaves

loaf²[ləuf]

• vi.
  • 游荡，闲逛；游手好闲：

    He likes to loaf about at weekends.

    周末他爱闲逛。

  • 懒散地混日子，消磨时间，虚度时光：

    That fellow was fired because he had loafed on the job.

    那个家伙因为磨洋工而被解雇了。

• vt.
  • 消磨(时间)，混日子；虚度(光阴)，懒散度日(常与away连用):

    You are loafing away your precious time!

    你在虚度宝贵的光阴。

• n.
  • 游荡，闲逛，混日子
• 短语:
  • have a loaf 游手好闲
  • on the loaf 闲荡；混日子；游手好闲