n.（一條）面包；塊

vi.游手好閑；虛擲光陰

That small loaf won't go far among this large family! 那一小條面包全家人吃不了多久的。

He bought a loaf of bread. 他買了一大塊奶酪。

He used to loaf about and ultimately took to drink. 他過去終日游手好閑，最終沉溺于酗酒。

Those who loaf all day and do nothing are social parasites. 飽食終日，無所事事的人是社會上的寄生蟲。

Nobody should loaf away his precious time. 人人都不該虛度寶貴的光陰。

loaf的基本意思是“虛度光陰”,指某人懶懶散散地混日子,仿佛無所事事,常含輕蔑的意味。

loaf可用作及物動詞,但主要用作不及物動詞,常與介詞about連用。