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breadbasket

/bred-bas-kit, -bah-skit/US // ˈbrɛdˌbæs kɪt, -ˌbɑ skɪt //UK // (ˈbrɛdˌbɑːskɪt) //

面包篮,面包盒,粮仓,面包篮子

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a basket or similar container for bread or rolls.
    • : an agricultural area that provides large amounts of food, especially grain, to other areas.
    • : Slang. a person's stomach or abdomen.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of a geographical breadbasket: Iowa is a breadbasket state.

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Examples

  • In the “true breadbasket of the Midwest,” she estimates, only 2 to 5 percent of such areas are currently making use of trees.

  • Blessed with rich soil, abundant rain, and a long growing season, the Delmarva peninsula—a tri-state area sandwiched between the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay—was known as the breadbasket of the American Revolution.

  • PAX’s report lays out in heartbreaking detail the way environmental factors and conflict have exacerbated food insecurity in Syria’s breadbasket region.

  • Think of it as sort of the breadbasket of America, lush with fruits and grains.

  • I'll eat the whole breadbasket, and then miss other things about the meal, and not have room for dessert.

  • Shifting weather patterns may turn the American “breadbasket” into a dustbowl.

  • The oldster before mentioned put his hand into the breadbasket, and seized a handful of the biscuit.

  • When she saw him, Mrs. Breadbasket stepped suddenly back into the parlor with my ladies.

  • It was Mrs. Breadbasket, the housekeeper, who brought this letter, and looked mighty contemptuous as she gave it.

  • Indeed, there were occasions when the breadbasket was removed from my table, so savage was the raid I made upon it.

  • A general chirp of conversation is presently established, interspersed with heavy demands upon the breadbasket by the gentlemen.