bread

be the best (或 greatest) thing since sliced bread

(informal)used to emphasize one's enthusiasm about a new idea, person, or thing

(非正式)最好的東西（用于強(qiáng)調(diào)對(duì)新思想，人物或事物的熱忱）

Latin

used to refer to a diet of entertainment or political policies on which the masses are fed to keep them happy and docile

面包和馬戲觀賞（指為安撫目的給予群眾的好處或?qū)嵤┑恼撸皇澄锖蛫蕵?lè)

bread and water

a frugal diet that is eaten in poverty, chosen in abstinence, or given as a punishment

（因貧困、節(jié)食或懲罰而吃的）面包和白開(kāi)水，粗茶淡飯

bread and wine

the consecrated elements used in the celebration of the Eucharist; the sacrament of the Eucharist

圣餐

the bread of life

something regarded as a source of spiritual nourishment

精神食糧

break bread

celebrate the Eucharist

分圣餐；領(lǐng)圣餐

one cannot live by bread alone

people have spiritual as well as physical needs

人無(wú)法僅靠面包生活，精神需要和肉體需要同等重要

cast one's bread upon the waters

do good without expecting gratitude or reward

不期望報(bào)答地做好事，真心行善不求回報(bào)

one's daily bread

the money or food that one needs in order to live

生活必需品，食物

she earned her daily bread by working long hours.

她日夜工作、賺錢糊口。

know which side one's bread is buttered (on)

(informal)know where one's advantage lies

(非正式)明白自己的利益之所在；善于為自己打算

take the bread out of (或 from) people's mouths

deprive people of their livings by competition or unfair working practices

搶某人的飯碗，奪某人的生計(jì)

want one's bread buttered on both sides

(informal)want more than is practicable or than is reasonable to expect

(非正式)抱有不切實(shí)際的希望；提出不合情理的要求