supper

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sup·per /ˈsʌpə $ -ər/ ●●● S3 noun [countable, uncountable]  1  DFMEALthe meal that you have in the early evening 晚饭，晚餐 SYN dinner Why don’t you come over for supper on Friday? 周五为什么不过来吃晚饭呢？ We had supper in a small Italian place. 我们在一家意大利小餐馆吃了晚饭。 Have you eaten supper? 你吃过晚饭了吗？n For supper we had spaghetti. 2. British English a very light meal, for example a drink and a piece of cake, that you have just before you go to bed 夜宵，消夜

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supper• So after supper with the Miyako divers I went with Nina to check that he was all right.• After supper we watched a video.• At supper that night he tried to describe the experience to Kathy.• About three weeks after I moved in, she invited me around to her flat for supper one evening.• She was going to sell herself - she has sold herself by now - and would have sold me - for supper.• We boil the rice and eat it cold with milk for supper.• Dishy meals Whether you want inspiration for a light lunch or an impressive supper, we can provide it.• After dark, I got under cover to cook my supper.• I had my supper and went to bed.• The suppers became a huge success.had supper• I, too, went across the street to the hotel and had supper.• They had supper by the fire, and went to bed.• Afterwards, we had supper in the restaurant which adjoins the piazza and shares the wonderful view over Florence.• We had lunch the next day, talked until supper, and then had supper.Origin supper (1200-1300) Old French souper, from souper (verb); → SUP

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supper
sup‧per S3 /ˈsʌpə $ -ər/ noun [uncountable and countable]1. the meal that you have in the early evening
   SYN  dinner:
    Why don’t you come over for supper on Friday?
    We had supper in a small Italian place.
    Have you eaten supper?
2. British English the very light meal, for example a drink and a piece of cake, that you have just before you go to bed
     

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

sup·perBrE /ˈsʌpə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsʌpər/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] the last meal of the day, either a main meal, usually smaller and less formal than dinner, or a snack eaten before you go to bed 晚饭；晚餐；夜宵◆I'll do my homework after supper. 晚饭后我要做家庭作业。🔊🔊◆What's for supper? 晚饭吃什么？🔊🔊◆We'll have an early supper tonight. 今天我们要早点吃晚饭。🔊🔊

• People use the words dinner, lunch, supper and tea in different ways depending on which English-speaking country they come from. In Britain it may also depend on which part of the country or which social class a person comes from. 来自不同英语国家的人使用 dinner、lunch、supper 和 tea 的方式各不相同。在英国，这些词的用法按某人来自的地区和社会阶层而有所区别。
• A meal eaten in the middle of the day is usually called lunch. If it is the main meal of the day it may also be called dinner in BrE, especially in the north of the country. 午餐通常叫作 lunch，但在英式英语中，尤其在英国北部，如果是一天的主餐，亦可叫作 dinner。
• A main meal eaten in the evening is usually called dinner, especially if it is a formal meal. Supper is also an evening meal, but more informal than dinner and usually eaten at home. It can also be a late meal or something to eat and drink before going to bed. 晚上的主餐，尤其是正式用餐，通常叫作 dinner。supper 亦为晚餐，但不如 dinner 正式，而且一般在家里吃，亦可指较晚的晚餐或睡前夜宵。
• In BrE, tea is a light meal in the afternoon with sandwiches, cakes, etc. and a cup of tea. 在英式英语中，tea 指下午的茶点，包括三明治、糕点等和一杯茶：◆a cream tea 奶油茶点 It can also be a main meal eaten early in the evening, especially by children. * tea 亦可指傍晚主餐，尤指孩子傍晚食用的：◆What time do the kids have their tea? 孩子们什么时候用傍晚主餐？
• As a general rule, if dinner is the word someone uses for the meal in the middle of the day, they probably call the meal in the evening tea or supper. If they call the meal in the middle of the day lunch, they probably call the meal in the evening dinner. 一般说来，若午餐叫 dinner，晚餐则大多叫 tea 或 supper。如果午餐叫 lunch，晚餐则大多叫 dinner。
• Brunch, a combination of breakfast and lunch, is becoming more common, especially as a meal where your guests serve themselves. * brunch 是早餐和午餐合二为一的早午餐，如今日趋普遍，尤为自助餐形式。

 ➡  compare tea (6)