loaf1[ləuf]n.1.■(一个)面包;(一磅以上)长面包2.■(将肉酱或鱼糜与鸡蛋拌和烤制成面包状的)肉糕,鱼糕3.■圆锥型糖块[亦作 sugar loaf ]4.■[英国俚语]脑袋;头脑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.1.■游荡,闲逛;游手好闲:He likes to loaf about at weekends.周末他爱闲逛。2.■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.1.■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.1.■游荡,闲逛,混日子have a loaf游手好闲on the loaf闲荡;混日子;游手好闲
loafloaf[ləuf]vi.1.■游荡, 闲逛2.■懒散地工作loaf on a job磨洋工loaf through life游荡一辈子He was fired when he loafed on the job.他因工作不认真而被开除。