bread and butter
/ˌbred ən ˈbʌtə/NEUTRAL · C1
中文對應近似對應
飯碗
字面意思: «麵包和奶油»
意思
the work that brings in most of your income
帶來主要收入的工作.
例句
- 1Weddings are the bread and butter of our photography business.
- 2Teaching evening classes isn't exciting, but it's my bread and butter.
- 3Small repairs are our bread and butter; the big jobs only come a few times a year.
- 4School uniforms are the bread and butter of the shop, even though it sells toys too.
- 5Does tutoring pay the bills, or is translation still your bread and butter?
文法
不可數。通常用在 my、our 或 the ... of 中;放在名詞前時寫作 bread-and-butter。
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