音标:[lәuf] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 一条面包, 块, 游荡
v. 游手好闲, 虚度光阴
n. a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape
词型变化:名词复数形式 : loaves ; 现在分词 : loafing ; 过去式 : loafed ; 第三人称单数 : loafs ; 过去分词 : loafed
考试类型:[高考/四级/六级/考研/IELTS/GRE]
词性分布:
名词93%
动词7%

loaf的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. That small loaf won't go far among this large family!那一小条面包全家人吃不了多久的。
  2. He bought a loaf of bread.他买了一大块奶酪。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
  1. He used to loaf about and ultimately took to drink.他过去终日游手好闲,最终沉溺于酗酒。
  2. Those who loaf all day and do nothing are social parasites.饱食终日,无所事事的人是社会上的寄生虫。
  3. Nobody should loaf away his precious time.人人都不该虚度宝贵的光阴。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. He bought two loaves of bread.他买了两条面包。
用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. He was fired when he loafed on the job.他因工作不认真而被开除。
  2. We loafed for hours along the water's edge.我们在水边闲谈了几个小时。

常用短语

用作名词(n.)
use one's loaf
    好好想想;动动脑筋think effectively;use one's intelligence
用作动词(v.)
loaf about〔around〕1 (v.+adv.)
    到处闲荡,懒懒散散地混日子 spend time lazily, be often wandering around without purpose or activityloaf about〔around〕

    She loafed about for three years.

    她闲混了三年。

    Is it right to loaf about when so much work needs to be done?

    有这么多工作要干,游手好闲对吗?

    He allowed me to waste those two precious years in loafing about at home.

    他准许我在家闲呆着,把那宝贵的两年混过去。

    One of the pleasures of being on holiday is the freedom to loaf around without feeling guilty.

    假日里的一大乐趣就是自由自在,问心无愧地打发时间。

loaf about〔around〕2 (v.+prep.)
    到处闲荡,懒懒散散地混日子 spend time lazily, be often wandering around without purpose or activityloaf about〔around〕 sth

    He loafed about the street looking for something to do.

    他在街上转来转去,想找点事做。

    I don't like to see young people loafing about the town with nothing to do.

    我不喜欢看见年轻人在城里无所事事地到处乱逛。

loaf away (v.+adv.)
    混日子 waste lazilyloaf sth ⇔ away

    Don't loaf your life away.

    不要虚度光阴。

    Have you been loafing away the whole afternoon instead of getting on with your work?

    难道你把一下午都混了过去而没有继续干你的工作?

loaf through (v.+prep.)
    混日子度过 spend time wastefullyloaf through sth

    You are loafing through life, you lazy fellow!

    你在虚度一生的光阴,你这懒东西!

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)
~+介词
  • a loaf of bread一条面包
  • a loaf of cheese一大块干酪
用作动词 (v.)
~+副词
  • loaf contentedly满足地混日子
  • loaf corruptly腐败地虚度
  • loaf disgracefully不光彩地虚度
  • loaf dreamily〔drunkenly〕醉生梦死
  • loaf enjoyably快乐地虚度
  • loaf idly游手好闲地闲逛
  • loaf wastefully挥霍地度日
  • loaf about〔around〕游手好闲
  • loaf away虚度
  • loaf away one's time虚度光阴
~+介词
  • loaf about游手好闲
  • loaf at在…闲逛
  • loaf on在…上不认真
  • loaf through虚度
  • loaf through life虚度年华

经典引文

  • He shuts the door; yawns; and loafs across to the sofa.

    出自:G. B. Shaw
  • He dressed in his slacks and a sweater and loafed while waiting.

    出自:M. J. Bruccoli
  • He was a poet and preferred loafing about under trees with a bottle of laudanum.

    出自:D. Adams
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