suppertime
suppertime — 名詞
1. the evening hour when a family or household sits down together for the main meal
晚餐時間
晚上吃正餐的時間
the evening hour when a family or household sits down together for the main meal of the day
Tanvi's family usually gathers around the table at suppertime to talk about their day.
Tanvi 一家人通常在晚餐時間圍坐在餐桌旁，聊聊一天發生的事。
collocation: at suppertime
Henrik finished his homework just before suppertime so his mother would not worry.
Henrik 在晚餐時間前把功課寫完了，這樣媽媽就不會擔心。
collocation: before suppertime
Noa could smell the roast chicken from the kitchen, which meant suppertime was near.
Noa 聞到廚房傳來烤雞的香味，就知道晚餐時間快到了。
When suppertime came, Minh's father called the children to wash their hands and sit down.
晚餐時間到了，Minh 的爸爸叫孩子們去洗手坐好。
- dinner time
more neutral in register and commonly used in both formal and informal contexts
- evening meal time
more descriptive and slightly formal; less common in casual speech
- breakfast time
the time of the morning meal
- lunch time
the time of the midday meal
文法句型
at suppertime
before/until/around suppertime
用法筆記
Slightly informal; used mainly in everyday family and casual settings. In more formal writing, 'dinner time' is often preferred. Typically does not take an article ('at suppertime', not 'at the suppertime').