breadbasket是什么意思？

breadbasket

英[ˈbredbɑ:skɪt] 美[ˈbredbæskɪt]

• n. <俚>胃，腹，谷仓；

例句

• China is already suffering from acute water shortages in its breadbasket north. 中国北方主重粮食产地已面临严重缺水的问题.
• By the early 19 th century fantasies of an Amur breadbasket had revived. 1820年左右还出现了殖民夏威夷的奇思妙想.
• Today, North America is not only the world's breadbasket, but its feed bag as well. 今天, 北美不仅是世界的粮仓, 而且也是世界的饮料库.

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain
  2. an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
  3. a basket for serving bread

行业词典

• 体育： 胃部；