单词 | loaf |
释义 | loaf 1. n. (pl. loaves)   1. a portion of baked bread, usu. of a standard size or shape.   2. a quantity of other food formed into a particular shape (sugar loaf; meat loaf).   3. sl. the head, esp. as a source of common sense (use your loaf). Phrases and idioms loaf sugar a sugar loaf as a whole or cut into lumps. Etymology: OE hlaf f. Gmc 2. v. & n. --v   1. intr. (often foll. by about, around) spend time idly; hang about.   2. tr. (foll. by away) waste (time) idly (loafed away the morning).   3. intr. saunter. --n an act or spell of loafing. Etymology: prob. a back-form. f. LOAFER |
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