Breadwinner: One whose earnings are the primary source of support for one's dependents. A person who earns a livelihood supporting a family with his or her earnings.
As in I've always paid the bills and been the breadwinner.
中文释义：bread 指面包，是美国人和欧洲人最基本重要的食物，像我们的米饭或是面食一样。它也常被用来代表“钱”。 Winner 指 “赢得/获得者“。因此breadwinner 就是指 “赚钱养家糊口的人”。另外“Bring home the bacon”也是赚钱养家的意思。
例句：I've always paid the bills and been the breadwinner.（我一直承担着所有开支，并且一直是养家的人。)
今日看点：英文里面有很多很形象的英文单词，我们叫“figurative language” 比喻性的语言，不能只看字面意思，它还有引申意义。这样的单词习语也非常形象生动，你看过了，就一定记得住。
1、 A piece of cake 小菜一碟
2、Compare apples and oranges 比较苹果和橙子，喻指无法相提并论
3、As cool as a cucumber 冷静得像一根黄瓜，比喻镇定自若
4、The cream of the crop 庄稼中炼的奶油，比喻精英/最优秀的人
5、There's no use crying over spilled milk 牛奶撒了，哭也没用，比喻事已至此，耿耿于怀也无济于事
发表于 2020-7-7 16:03:24
