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bread

US /brɛd/

noun Target · B2 Ăn uống

Definition

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The bakery next to our office sells fresh bread every morning.

Collocations

  • Easy slice of fresh bread
    to slice of fresh bread, meaning to make a clean cut through
  • Medium order bread from local bakery
    to order bread from local bakery, meaning to give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
  • Hard bread and butter of the company
    to bread and butter of the company, meaning to cover with bread crumbs
  • Very Hard cast one's bread upon the waters
    to cast one's bread upon the waters, meaning to put or send forth

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