bread and butter

bread-and-butter的词性：
n.（名词）

1. Means of support; livelihood.
生计：谋生之道；生活

2. The essential sustaining element or elements; the mainstay:
支柱：主要的支撑要素；靠山：

“As ever, politics, vulgarity and sentimentality were the bread and butter of the Academy Awards”(David Ansen)
“政治、粗鄙和感伤一度都是奥斯卡奖的支柱”(戴维·安森)

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bread-and-butter的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈbrednˈbʌtə]
KK音标发音： [ˈbrɛdnˈbʌtɚ]

bread-and-butter的词性：
adj.（形容词）

1. Influenced by or undertaken out of necessity:
谋生的，为了糊口的：受生活需求支配或承担的：

a bread-and-butter job.
一份糊口的工作

2. Reliable, especially for producing income; basic:
赖以为生的：可依靠的，尤指做为收入来源的；基本的：

Household appliances are the company's bread-and-butter goods.
家庭用具是这家公司的主要商品

3. Expressive of gratitude for hospitality:
对所受款待表示谢意的：

a bread-and-butter note.
一封感谢款待的短笺