loaf

パン一斤、パンの塊

焼き上げたひと塊のパンで、切って薄い一枚ずつにできるもの。

やさしい英語で： A whole piece of baked bread that can be cut into slices.

• I bought a loaf of bread.
• She sliced the warm loaf.
• How many loaves should we bake?

使い方： loaf of bread (We need another loaf of bread.)

よく使う表現： loaf of bread, fresh loaf, wholemeal loaf

塊、ローフ

肉や砂糖などを、ひと塊の形に固めた食品。

やさしい英語で： A solid piece of food shaped like a block, often made from meat or sugar.

• She baked a meat loaf for dinner.
• Cut the loaf into thick slices.
• Sugar once came in large loaves.

よく使う表現： meat loaf, sugar loaf

怠ける、ぶらぶらする

働くべき時などに、役に立つことを何もせず時間を過ごす。

やさしい英語で： To spend time doing nothing useful, often when you should be working.

• Stop loafing and help me.
• We loafed around all afternoon.
• He likes to loaf about on Sundays.

使い方： loaf around/about (They loafed around instead of cleaning the house.)

類義語： laze, idle

反対語： work

よく使う表現： loaf around, loaf about