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sliced bread

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌsliced ˈbread noun [uncountable]  1. sliced_bread.jpg DFbread that is sold already cut into slices 〔出售时已切好的〕切片面包5 see picture at 见图 bread2 the best/greatest thing since sliced bread informal used humorously to say that something new is very helpful, useful etc 非常有用的新东西〔幽默用法〕 He reckons his new mobile phone is the best thing since sliced bread. 他认为他的新手机是最好的。
Examples from the Corpus
sliced breadHe wrote more shampoo, hairspray, deodorant and sliced bread commercials.Now, I didn't get it because I was the greatest thing since sliced bread.Nina brought me a plate of smoked salmon and some sliced bread.Have thick crust pizza, extra potatoes, thick sliced bread or rolls with your meal.On a smaller plate set before Frankie was a sandwich made with thickly sliced bread, best butter and strawberry jam.White sliced bread versus wholemeal bread is a simple example of this change at work.
ˌsliced ˈbread nounChineseSyllable
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sliced bread
ˌsliced ˈbread noun [uncountable]

1. bread that is sold already cut into slices
2. the best/greatest thing since sliced bread informal used humorously to say that something new is very helpful, useful etc:
    He reckons his new mobile phone is the best thing since sliced bread.


sliced breadBrE /ˌslaɪst ˈbred/ 🔊NAmE /ˌslaɪst ˈbred/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] bread that is sold already cut into slices 切片面包a loaf of sliced bread一条切片面包the best thing since sliced ˈbread(informal) if you say that sth is the best thing since sliced bread, you think it is extremely good, interesting, etc. 极好(或极有意思等)的事物