英语词汇“loaves”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

loaves n.

pl. of loaf¹.

loaves n.

pl. of loaf ¹.

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loaves /ləʊvz/ n

the plural of loaf¹

loaf¹ n. [countable]pl. loaves (lōvz).

Fooda shaped or molded mass of bread.
Fooda similar shaped or molded mass of food:a meat loaf.

loaf² v.

to pass time idly: [no object]He loafed during the summer.[~ + object]to loaf the afternoon away.

loaf•er, n. [countable]

loaf¹ n., pl. loaves

Fooda portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
Fooda shaped or molded mass of food, as of sugar or chopped meat:a veal loaf.
British Terms
- Foodthe rounded head of a cabbage, lettuce, etc.
- Slang (older use). head or brains:Use your loaf.

bef. 950; Middle English lo(o)f, Old English hlāf loaf, bread; cognate with German Laib, Old Norse hleifr, Gothic hlaifs

loaf² v.i.

to idle away time:He figured the mall was as good a place as any for loafing.
to lounge or saunter lazily and idly:We loafed for hours along the water's edge.

v.t.

to pass idly (usually fol. by away):to loaf one's life away.

back formation from loafer 1825–35, American.

2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged loll, idle.

loaf /ləʊf/ n ( pl loaves /ləʊvz/)

a shaped mass of baked bread
any shaped or moulded mass of food, such as cooked meat
slang the head; sense: use your loaf!

Etymology: Old English hlāf; related to Old High German hleib bread, Old Norse hleifr, Latin libum cake

loaf /ləʊf/ vb

(intransitive) to loiter or lounge around in an idle way
(transitive) followed by away: to spend (time) idly: he loafed away his life

Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps back formation from loafer

单词	loaves
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 loaves /loʊvz/USA pronunciation n. pl. of loaf¹. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 loaves (lōvz),USA pronunciation n. pl. of loaf ¹. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: loaves /ləʊvz/ n the plural of loaf¹ WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 loaf¹ /loʊf/USA pronunciation n. [countable]pl. loaves (lōvz). Fooda shaped or molded mass of bread. Fooda similar shaped or molded mass of food:a meat loaf. loaf² /loʊf/USA pronunciation v. to pass time idly: [no object]He loafed during the summer.[~ + object]to loaf the afternoon away. loaf•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 loaf¹ (lōf ),USA pronunciation n., pl. loaves (lōvz).USA pronunciation Fooda portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top. Fooda shaped or molded mass of food, as of sugar or chopped meat:a veal loaf. British Terms Foodthe rounded head of a cabbage, lettuce, etc. Slang (older use). head or brains:Use your loaf. bef. 950; Middle English lo(o)f, Old English hlāf loaf, bread; cognate with German Laib, Old Norse hleifr, Gothic hlaifs loaf² (lōf ),USA pronunciation v.i. to idle away time:He figured the mall was as good a place as any for loafing. to lounge or saunter lazily and idly:We loafed for hours along the water's edge. v.t. to pass idly (usually fol. by away):to loaf one's life away. back formation from loafer 1825–35, American. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged loll, idle. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: loaf /ləʊf/ n ( pl loaves /ləʊvz/) a shaped mass of baked bread any shaped or moulded mass of food, such as cooked meat slang the head; sense: use your loaf! Etymology: Old English hlāf; related to Old High German hleib bread, Old Norse hleifr, Latin libum cake loaf /ləʊf/ vb (intransitive) to loiter or lounge around in an idle way (transitive) followed by away: to spend (time) idly: he loafed away his life Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps back formation from loafer
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