breakfast

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break·fast /ˈbrekfəst/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable, uncountable]  DFMEALthe meal you have in the morning 早餐，早饭 We had bacon and eggs for breakfast. 我们早餐吃了熏肉鸡蛋。 I never eat breakfast. 我从来不吃早饭。 After a hearty breakfast (=large breakfast), we set out for a hike. 我们吃了一顿丰盛的早餐，然后出发去远足了。 a light breakfast (=small breakfast) 简单的早餐 a working breakfast (=a breakfast at which you talk about business) 工作早餐 —breakfast verb [intransitive] → bed and breakfast, continental breakfast, English breakfast, → wedding breakfast at wedding(1), → make a dog’s breakfast of something at dog1(8)n COLLOCATIONSverbshave/eat breakfastPaul got up, washed and had breakfast.have something for breakfastWhat do you usually have for breakfast?ADJECTIVES/NOUN + breakfast a big breakfastMost people don’t eat a big breakfast nowadays.a good/proper breakfast (=big and healthy)I think kids need a good breakfast before they go to school.a hearty breakfast written (=big)The price includes a hearty breakfast.a small/light breakfastShe ate a light breakfast of toast and coffee.an English/a full breakfast (=a big breakfast with bacon, egg, toast etc – used especially in hotels)A lot of people like to have an English breakfast on holiday.a cooked/fried breakfast (=bacon, egg, toast etc)Do you feel like having a cooked breakfast?a buffet breakfast (=one in a hotel, where you serve yourself)A buffet breakfast is served in the hotel's elegant dining room.a continental breakfast (=coffee and bread with butter and jam)Continental breakfast can be served in your room.a quick/hasty/hurried breakfastI grabbed a quick breakfast and ran to the bus stop.a long/leisurely breakfast (=not hurried)On Sunday mornings I like to have a leisurely breakfast.an early/late breakfastWe had an early breakfast and left before 7.30.a working breakfast (=at which you talk about business)She suggested we meet at 8.30 for a working breakfast.breakfast + NOUNthe breakfast dishesDid you put the breakfast dishes in the dishwasher?the breakfast things (=dishes, packets etc)Dad was clearing the breakfast things away.a breakfast table/roomThe house has a large kitchen and a breakfast room.breakfast cerealMany breakfast cereals are high in sugar.breakfast timeI don’t like talking at breakfast time.breakfast television/TV (=programmes on television in the early morning)The children all eat their cereal in front of breakfast television.n GRAMMAR: Patterns with breakfastfor breakfast• You eat something for breakfast: I had toast and coffee for breakfast. ✗Don’t say: At breakfast I had toast and coffee.at breakfast• You use at breakfast to talk about something that happens while you are eating breakfast: I saw her this morning at breakfast.

Examples from the Corpus

breakfast• After breakfast we went for a walk on the beach.• After breakfast I ventured forth, and was at once overwhelmed by the beauty and the scale of the buildings.• The best it can offer is bed and breakfast.• During breakfast, I usually read the paper.• I have been waiting two hours for breakfast, and I am dripping wet.• What do you want for breakfast - cereal or toast?• He had breakfast in the kitchen with Campbell, while Bonita got her through breakfast and ready for school.• George was having his breakfast when the phone rang.• A lavish breakfast buffet, included in the room rate, is served on a patio overlooking the beach.• It would take a time to catch and then she could heat the water & cook Alisdair's breakfast.light breakfast• The volunteers fasted overnight, or for six hours after a light breakfast if the study was carried out in the afternoon.• The race morning East a light breakfast, but don't starve yourself.• An evening snack and light breakfast are included.Origin breakfast (1400-1500) break + FAST4

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breakfast
break‧fast S2 W2 /ˈbrekfəst/ noun [uncountable and countable]the meal you have in the morning:
    We had bacon and eggs for breakfast.
    I never eat breakfast.
    After a hearty breakfast (=large breakfast), we set out for a hike.
    a light breakfast (=small breakfast)
    a working breakfast (=a breakfast at which you talk about business)
—breakfast verb [intransitive]
⇨ bed and breakfast, continental breakfast, English breakfast, ⇨ wedding breakfast at wedding(1), ⇨ make a dog’s breakfast of something at dog¹(8)
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ have/eat breakfast Paul got up, washed and had breakfast.
   ▪ have something for breakfast What do you usually have for breakfast?
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + breakfast
   ▪ a big breakfast Most people don’t eat a big breakfast nowadays.
   ▪ a good/proper breakfast (=big and healthy) I think kids need a good breakfast before they go to school.
   ▪ a hearty breakfast written (=big) The price includes a hearty breakfast.
   ▪ a small/light breakfast She ate a light breakfast of toast and coffee.
   ▪ an English/a full breakfast (=a big breakfast with bacon, egg, toast etc - used especially in hotels) A lot of people like to have an English breakfast on holiday.
   ▪ a cooked/fried breakfast (=bacon, egg, toast etc) Do you feel like having a cooked breakfast?
   ▪ a buffet breakfast (=one in a hotel, where you serve yourself) A buffet breakfast is served in the hotel's elegant dining room.
   ▪ a continental breakfast (=coffee and bread with butter and jam) Continental breakfast can be served in your room.
   ▪ a quick/hasty/hurried breakfast I grabbed a quick breakfast and ran to the bus stop.
   ▪ a long/leisurely breakfast (=not hurried) On Sunday mornings I like to have a leisurely breakfast.
   ▪ an early/late breakfast We had an early breakfast and left before 7.30.
   ▪ a working breakfast (=at which you talk about business) She suggested we meet at 8.30 for a working breakfast.
■ breakfast + NOUN
   ▪ the breakfast dishes Did you put the breakfast dishes in the dishwasher?
   ▪ the breakfast things (=dishes, packets etc) Dad was clearing the breakfast things away.
   ▪ a breakfast table/room The house has a large kitchen and a breakfast room.
   ▪ breakfast cereal Many breakfast cereals are high in sugar.
   ▪ breakfast time I don’t like talking at breakfast time.
   ▪ breakfast television/TV (=programmes on television in the early morning) The children all eat their cereal in front of breakfast television.
     

THESAURUS

■ types of meal
   ▪ breakfast a meal that you eat in the morning
   ▪ brunch a meal that you eat in the late morning, instead of breakfast or lunch
   ▪ lunch a meal that you eat in the middle of the day
   ▪ tea British English a meal that you eat in the afternoon or evening
   ▪ dinner the main meal of the day, which most people eat in the evening
   ▪ supper a small meal that you eat in the evening, in British English; the main meal that you eat in the evening, in American English
   ▪ picnic a meal that you eat outdoors, consisting of food that you cooked or prepared earlier
   ▪ barbecue a meal that you cook outdoors over hot coals or wood and eat outdoors
   ▪ snack a small amount of food that is eaten between main meals or instead of a meal
   ▪ side dish food eaten with the main course, such as vegetables: I’ll have the salad as a side dish.
   ▪ course one of the separate parts of a meal, such as the starter or the dessert: a three-course meal