"breadbasket" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 面包篮
• 主要粮食产区

Definition

在餐馆里常用来装面包的篮子；也可指盛产粮食，尤其是小麦的地区。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Breadbasket” 既可指面包篮这种实物，也可比喻农业或粮食主产区。在英语俚语中，还可以指人的肚子（胃部）。

Examples

The waiter brought a breadbasket to our table.

服务员给我们桌上送来了一个**面包篮**。

Ukraine is known as the breadbasket of Europe.

乌克兰被称为欧洲的**主要粮食产区**。

She filled the breadbasket with warm rolls.

她把热面包卷装进了**面包篮**。

The Midwest is often described as America’s breadbasket because of all the farms.

美国中西部常被称为国家的**主要粮食产区**，因为这里有很多农场。

Could you pass the breadbasket? These rolls smell amazing!

你能把**面包篮**递过来吗？这些小面包太香了！

He got hit in the breadbasket during the game and had to sit out for a while.

他比赛时被打到了**肚子**，不得不暂时下场。