brunch
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++brunch /brʌntʃ/ ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable] DFa meal eaten in the late morning, as a combination of breakfast and lunch 早午餐〔早餐和午餐并作一顿吃〕
Examples from the Corpus
brunch• Cause on our honeymoon all we had was like a brunch and a supper.• He cobbled together a brunch of cold remains from the fridge, with lemon tea.• In Louisiana, they are served at brunch with savoury dishes.• Cost is $ 50 per person, and includes a buffet brunch and transportation.• There will be champagne brunches to dinners, cigars and cognac.• They served smoked salmon, cream cheese and bagels for brunch.• I meet the biological females for brunch on Suriday at a gallery / restaurant in the East Village.• Elwin Silverstein, account executive with the Triad Insurance Group, enjoys the annual holiday brunch his employer hosts.• On the first day of the vacation we all slept late, then had a huge brunch.Origin brunch (1800-1900) breakfast + lunchbrunch nounChinese
meal Corpus eaten combination late in of a as the a morning,
brunch
brunch /brʌntʃ/
noun [uncountable and countable]
■ 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
brunch /brʌntʃ/
noun [uncountable and countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: breakfast + lunch
a meal eaten in the late morning, as a combination of breakfast and lunchOrigin: breakfast + lunch
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Being injured 受伤
have a fall/an injury跌了一跤；受伤 receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/( whiplash/a gunshot woundespecially
BrE 受重伤／轻微骨裂／鞭伤／枪伤 hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg伤到脚踝／背／大腿 damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin损伤大脑／脚踝韧带／肝脏／视神经／皮肤 pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon拉伤腘绳肌腱／韧带／肌肉／肌腱 sprain/twist your ankle/wrist扭伤脚踝／手腕 break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs骨折；锁骨／大腿／三根肋骨骨折 fracture/crack your skull头盖骨破裂 break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth碰断了一颗牙；使牙齿崩缺了一块；磕掉／掉了一颗牙 burst/perforate your eardrum使耳膜破裂；鼓膜穿孔 dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder使手指／臀部／下巴／肩膀脱臼 bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder擦伤／割破／擦破手臂／膝盖／肩膀 burn/scald yourself/your tongue烧伤／烫伤自己／舌头 bang/bump/hit/ ( bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against sth)（在某物上）撞到肘部／头／膝盖
Treating injuries 治疗伤病
treat sb for burns/a head injury/a stab wound给某人治疗烧伤／头部伤／刺伤 examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound检查／清洗／包扎／用绷带包扎／治疗枪伤 repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage修复损伤的／拉伤的韧带／肌腱／软骨 amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb截去一只胳膊／一根手指／一只脚／一条腿；截肢 put on/ ( apply/take off ( a Band-Aid™/especially
NAmE ( a plaster/a bandageBrE 贴上／使用／撕掉创可贴；缠上／使用／解掉绷带 need/require/put in/ ( especially
BrE have (out)/ ( NAmE get (out) stitches需要缝针；缝针；拆线 put on/rub on/ ( apply cream/ointment/lotion涂抹护肤霜／药膏／护肤液 have/receive/undergo ( physiotherapy/BrE ( physical therapyNAmE 接受物理疗法