bread and butter
1.民生Voters will be most concerned with whether he delivers on the bread-and-butter issues.
選民最關心的是他能否解決民生問題。
2.基本的
Social networking’s tradi-tional bread-and-butter users grew up on free music from Napster.
網路交友網站的傳統基本用戶都是靠Napster提供的免費音樂長大的。
3.吃飯傢伙
Wang’s bread and butter is the sinker.
2.基本的
Social networking’s tradi-tional bread-and-butter users grew up on free music from Napster.
網路交友網站的傳統基本用戶都是靠Napster提供的免費音樂長大的。
3.吃飯傢伙
Wang’s bread and butter is the sinker.
王建民的吃飯傢伙就是伸卡球。
4.招牌
Fastball and slider are his bread and butter pitches.
4.招牌
Fastball and slider are his bread and butter pitches.
速球跟滑球是他的招牌球路。
5.衣食父母
The big boys made big money, and that was the bread and butter for the union.
5.衣食父母
The big boys made big money, and that was the bread and butter for the union.
大牌球員賺大錢，那是工會的衣食父母。
資料來源：京文出版社【系列七】「新聞英文成語大典」
bread and butter letter
謝函
I sent him a bread-and-butter letter after he wined and dined me in his home.
他在自家宴請我之後，我寄了一封謝函給他。
