| 词汇 | meat and potatoes | 
| 释义 | meat and potatoes idiom    US…最重要的部分;…最基本的部分  the most important or basic parts of something  Teachers have a lot to do, but time spent in the classroom is the meat and potatoes of the profession. 老师们有许多事情要做,但是,把时间花在课堂上是其职业的最重要部分。  meat-and-potatoes  adjective [ before noun ] US uk/ˌmiːt.ən.pəˈteɪ.təʊz/ us/ˌmiːt.ən.pəˈteɪ.t̬oʊz/  基本的;根本的;重要的 more basic or important than other things  For many unions, the meat-and-potatoes issue is no longer pay increases but job security. 许多工会面临的主要问题已不再是加薪,而是工作安全保障。  | 
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