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lunch hour

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈlunch hour noun [countable]  DFthe period of time in the middle of the day when people stop working in order to eat 午餐时间 I did the shopping during my lunch hour. 我趁午餐时间去买了点东西。
Examples from the Corpus
lunch hourWalk for fifteen minutes each lunch hour.During her lunch hour she shopped, deliberately avoiding the part of town in which Giles's office was situated.He had roamed Queenstown during his lunch hour at the beginning of the week before he could find a roaster for sale.Friday: the long lunch hour at the York.Nearly everyone, however, even on casual Friday, is drinking soda or tea during the lunch hour.I went to over the lunch hour.
ˈlunch hour nounChineseSyllable
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lunch hour
ˈlunch hour noun [countable]
the period of time in the middle of the day when people stop working in order to eat:
    I did the shopping during my lunch hour.


lunch hourBrE /ˈlʌntʃ aʊə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlʌntʃ aʊər/ 🔊 nounthe time around the middle of the day when you stop work or school to eat lunch 午餐时间;午休I usually go to the gym during my lunch hour. 我通常在午休时间去健身房。🔊🔊