"bread and butter" 怎么发音

expression

US

BRED-un-BUH-ter

UK

bred-un-BUT-uh

释义

'Bread and butter' is an idiom that refers to a person's main source of income or what they rely on to make a living. It can also mean the most important part of something.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈbɹɛd/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈbətɝ

英式英语

bɹˈɛd/ /ˈænd/ /bˈʌtɐ

简化发音

美式

BRED-un-BUH-ter

英式

bred-un-BUT-uh

语境中听

Teaching is her bread and butter.

Farming is the bread and butter of this village.

Repairing cars is his bread and butter.

Writing novels is my true passion, but editing pays the bread and butter.