bread and butter

• n. 生计；谋生手段

英英释义

Noun:

1. the financial means whereby one lives;

   "each child was expected to pay for their keep"
   "he applied to the state for support"
   "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Selling office products is our bread and butter.
   销售办公用品是我们的生计。
2. He worked hard to earn his bread and butter.
   他努力工作以维持生计。
3. She had no means of subsistence and was dependent on charity.
   她没什么谋生手段，只能依靠救济。

词汇搭配

• quarrel with one's bread and butter 与自己作对
• bread-and-butter miss 不懂世故的小妞儿,天...
• bread and butter 生计
• bread-and-butter letter 客人给主人道谢的信...

近反义词

【近义词】

• support 支持
• livelihood 生计
• living 活着的
• keep 保持
• sustenance 维持生计