lunch

lunch
noun
  1. a meal eaten in the middle of the day, typically one that is lighter or less formal than an evening meal
    午餐
    a light lunch.
    简单的午餐。
    [mass noun]do join us for lunch.
    跟我们一起吃午餐吧。
verb
  1. [no obj., with adverbial]eat lunch
    吃午餐
    he told his wife he was lunching with a client.
    他告诉妻子他在跟一名客户吃午餐。
    ■[with obj.]take (someone) out for lunch
    请（人）吃午餐
    public relations people lunch their clients there.
    公关部的人在那里请客人吃午餐。
常用词组
do lunch
  1. (informal, chiefly N. Amer.)meet for lunch
    (非正式，主北美)一起吃午餐
out to lunch
  1. (informal)temporarily not in command of one's mental faculties
    (非正式)心不在焉的，做白日梦的；发疯的；愚蠢的
there's no such thing as a free lunch
  1. (proverb)it isn't possible to get something for nothing
    (谚)天下没有免费的午餐
派生
luncher
noun
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: abbreviation of luncheon
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