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a slice/piece/loaf of bread
表示面包的量词用法，面包为不可数名词。
He ate a slice of bread.
他吃了一片面包。
面包
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
面包
A baked food made from flour or meal, usually leavened with yeast or baking powder.
He ate a slice of bread.
他吃了一片面包。
A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.
刺绣品；饰带
A piece of embroidery; a braid.
用面粉或谷物制成的食物,通常用酵母或泡打粉发酵后烘烤而成
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
食物；生计；生活支持
Food; sustenance; support of life, in general.
I need to buy some bread for breakfast.
我需要买一些面包当早餐。
This bread is freshly baked.
这块面包是新鲜烤制的。
She sliced the bread and put it on the plate.
她把面包切成片，放在盘子里。
表示面包的量词用法，面包为不可数名词。
He ate a slice of bread.
他吃了一片面包。
也可比喻生计或主要收入来源。
Bread and butter is his main source of income.
面包和黄油是他主要的收入来源。
常见动词搭配，表示制作面包。
She makes bread every Sunday.
她每个星期天都做面包。
Not this
I ate a bread for breakfast.
Use this
I ate a piece of bread for breakfast.
Bread 是不可数名词，不能直接用不定冠词 a 修饰。表示“一块面包”要用 a piece of bread 或 a slice of bread。
Not this
I bought three breads from the bakery.
Use this
I bought three loaves of bread from the bakery.
Bread 通常没有复数形式。表示“多个面包”时需要用量词，如 loaves（整条）或 pieces（小块）。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
烤面包
I love to bake bread on weekends.
我喜欢在周末烤面包。
挣钱
He works hard to earn his bread.
他努力工作挣钱。
涂黄油的面包；生计
Bread and butter is a simple breakfast.
涂黄油的面包是简单的早餐。
一片面包
She ate a slice of bread with jam.
她吃了一片涂果酱的面包。
生计，主要收入来源
Teaching is his bread and butter.
教书是他的生计。
知道自己的利益所在
He always agrees with the boss; he knows which side his bread is buttered on.
他总是同意老板的意见，他知道自己的利益所在。
一起吃饭，分享食物
They invited us to break bread with them after the ceremony.
他们邀请我们在仪式后一起吃饭。
我们前进，前进，带来面包和玫瑰。
This famous line from the poem 'Bread and Roses' symbolizes the demand for both material sustenance and a dignified life, and it has been widely used in labor movements and popular culture.
这句出自诗歌《面包与玫瑰》，象征对物质生活和尊严的双重追求，在劳工运动和流行文化中广泛引用。
发短 /ɛ/ 音 (如 head, bread)
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面包是主食，bread 也有‘钱’的意思，想想‘bread and butter’（生计）就记住了。
register: neutral; contexts: 日常饮食、烘焙; note_zh: 面包一词在英语中为中性，多用于日常饮食和烹饪语境，不涉及正式或非正式场合的显著差异。
不可数名词，指面包。通常不用复数形式。
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