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
Let sleeping dogs lie.
别招惹麻烦。
When the clock strikes twelve at midnight.
当午夜十二点的钟声敲响时。
It was also found that although she could perceive things with her fingers this ability ceased the moment her hands were wet.
同时还发现，尽管她能用手指识别东西，但她的手一旦弄湿，这种功能便会立即消失。