Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense breads, present participle breading, past tense, past participle breaded
1N-MASS 面包Bread is a very common food made from flour, water, and yeast. 面包
...a loaf of bread.
一条面包
...bread and butter.
抹黄油的面包
There is more fibre in wholemeal bread than in white bread.
全麦面包纤维含量比白面包高。
2 to know what side your bread is buttered on→see: butter
3N-UNCOUNT [usually with poss](通过工作等挣得的)钱财,金钱 If you earn your bread doing a particular job or activity, you earn your money doing it. (通过工作等挣得的)钱财,金钱 [informal]
There's not a living soul in Colorado who doesn't depend for his bread on silver.
科罗拉多的每一个人都是靠着开采银矿养家糊口。
4VERB [usually passive]给(鱼或肉)抹面包屑 If food such as fish or meat is breaded, it is covered in tiny pieces of dry bread called breadcrumbs. It can then be fried or grilled. 给(鱼或肉)抹面包屑
It is important that food be breaded just minutes before frying. [beVERB-ed]