a quantity of bread that is shaped and baked in one piece and usually sliced before being eaten
（通常需在食前切成片的）大面包
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a loaf of bread 一个大面包
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a granary loaf .一个全麦面包。
[usu. with modifier]a quantity of other food formed into a particular shape, and often sliced into portions
（食物）一大块。
idle one's time away, typically by aimless wandering or loitering
闲逛；虚度光阴
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don't let him see you loafing about with your hands in your pockets .别让他看见你两手插兜到处闲逛。
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half a loaf is better than no bread proverb it is better to accept less than one wants or expects than to have nothing at all 〈谚〉 有总比没有好（或 聊胜于无） -
use one's loaf Brit .informal use one's common sense 〈英， 非正式〉 用理智判断 -
［ORIGIN probably from loaf of bread, rhyming slang for ‘head’］.
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loafn.大面包；一大块
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leafn.叶；叶子；薄片；烟叶；茶叶；有叶；长叶；书页；叶状物
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loadn.重负；负载；负荷；压力；一大堆；大量；动力；活动部件阻力；最大装载量；桶
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loann.借贷；贷款；所借之物；小径；借出；挤牛奶场
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