loaf怎么读

1. [C]一条〔块〕包 mass of bread shaped and baked in one piece

1. vi. & vt. 虚度光阴 spend time idly

1.一条（面包）
Aloaf of bread is bread which has been shaped and baked in one piece. It is usually large enough for more than one person and can be cut into slices.

e.g. ...aloaf of crusty bread.
一条硬皮面包
e.g. ...freshly baked loaves.
新鲜出炉的面包

2.游荡；闲逛；虚掷光阴
If youloaf, you stand or wait in a place, not doing anything interesting or useful.

e.g. Soldiers loafed at street corners.
士兵们在街角逛荡。

1. He bought two loaves of bread.
   他买了两条面包。

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。

• 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

loaf, idle, laze, loll, lounge

这组词都可表示“无所事事”。它们之间的区别是:idle指人或物闲置无事或无目的、无意义地动作,含有指责的意味,有时也指正当的消遣; loaf指混日子或漫无目的地游荡; lounge指懒洋洋地靠着或躺着,引申指闲逛或吊儿郎当地混日子; loll与lounge同意,但更强调懒散或无拘束的样子; laze则侧重于忙人在假日或空闲的时候闲散。