lunch
lunch — 名詞
1. a meal you have at around noon, often lighter than the evening meal and eaten du
午餐
中午吃的飯食
a meal you have at around noon, often lighter than the evening meal and eaten during a break from work or school.
Defne usually eats lunch at the school canteen with her friends.
Defne 通常和朋友在學校餐廳吃午餐。
collocation: eat lunch at [place]
Lakshmi packed a lunch of rice and vegetables for the trip.
Lakshmi 為這趟旅行打包了一份有米飯和蔬菜的午餐。
collocation: packed lunch of [food]
Gabriel took a break from work to have a quick lunch at a café.
Gabriel 放下工作，到咖啡館吃了一頓簡單的午餐。
What did you have for lunch today, Marta — noodles or rice?
Marta，你今天午餐吃了什麼——麵還是飯？
Hao brought a sandwich and an apple for his lunch every day that week.
那一整個星期，Hao 每天帶三明治和一顆蘋果當午餐。
- luncheon
more formal term for lunch, often used on invitations or official menus
- midday meal
descriptive phrase rather than a direct synonym; more common in writing than speech
文法句型
have/eat + lunch
for + lunch
at + lunch
用法筆記
In everyday English, lunch is most often used without an article (have lunch, eat lunch, for lunch). The indefinite article a is used when describing a particular instance: 'a light lunch', 'a working lunch'.
常見錯誤
lunch — 動詞
1. to eat your midday meal, usually during a break from work, study, or other activ
吃午餐
在中午用餐
to eat your midday meal, usually during a break from work, study, or other activities.
Dewi lunched at a small noodle shop near the office every Tuesday.
Dewi 每週二都在辦公室附近的小麵館吃午餐。
verb pattern: lunch at [place]
Imani lunched with a colleague to discuss the new project plan.
Imani 和一位同事共進午餐，討論新的專案計畫。
verb pattern: lunch with [person]
We lunched on fresh bread and cheese while sitting in the park.
我們坐在公園裡，中午吃新鮮的麵包和起司。
Jack lunched early that day so he could catch the afternoon train.
Jack 那天提早吃午餐，以便趕下午的火車。
文法句型
lunch + at/in/with + place/person
lunch + on + food
用法筆記
Frequently used in British English ('lunching with clients'). In American English, have lunch or eat lunch are far more common for this sense. Common in formal or written contexts.
常見錯誤
2. to invite someone to eat a midday meal with you and to pay for their food as you
請吃午餐
邀請他人並付費用餐
to invite someone to eat a midday meal with you and to pay for their food as your guest.
Constanza lunched her guests at the hotel restaurant after the ceremony.
Constanza 在典禮結束後請吃午餐，招待來參加的客人。
transitive: lunch + someone + at [place]
The director lunched the new staff members on their first day of work.
主管在第一天上班時請新進員工吃午餐。
transitive: lunch + someone + on + [occasion]
Abigail offered to lunch her cousin at the new Italian place downtown.
Abigail 說要請她的表妹去市中心新開的義大利餐廳吃午餐。
Élise lunched her entire team at a seaside restaurant to celebrate the project.
Élise 在一間海邊餐廳請整個團隊吃午餐，慶祝專案完成。
- treat someone to lunch
the more common phrasal alternative in everyday English
- host someone for lunch
emphasises being the host, often in a formal or home setting
文法句型
lunch + someone + at + place
用法筆記
This transitive sense is uncommon in everyday conversation — most speakers would say 'take someone to lunch' or 'treat someone to lunch' instead. It appears mainly in formal or business writing.