U C 午餐 a usually light meal eaten in the middle of the day

　attend a ～　出席午餐
　bring a ～ to school　带饭上学
　carry one's ～　带着午餐
　come for ～　来吃午饭
　cook a ～　做午餐
　eat ～　吃午饭
　finish ～　吃完午餐
　fix ～　准备午饭
　give a ～ for sb　设午餐招待某人
　go to ～　去吃午饭
　have ～　进午餐
　make a ～　做午餐
　miss one's ～　没赶上吃午餐
　order a ～　订饭
　prepare ～　准备午饭
　provide ～　提供午餐
　serve ～　供应午饭
　shoot one's ～　呕吐
　take ～　带午饭
　big ～　丰盛的午餐
　cold ～　冷的午餐
　comfortable ～　美餐
　excellent ～　盛宴
　fine ～　精美的午餐
　free ～　免费午餐
　full ～　丰盛的午餐
　good ～　丰盛的午餐
　hot ～　热午餐
　late ～　很晚才吃的午餐
　light ～　清淡的午餐
　nice ～　美好的午餐
　plain ～　便饭
　poor ～　不丰盛的午餐
　regular ～　一般午餐
　suitable ～　适宜的午餐
　well-cooked ～　烹饪考究的午餐
　wholesome ～　有益于健康的午餐
　basket ～　野外吃的便餐
　box ～　盒装午餐
　business ～　工作午餐
　Christmas ～　圣诞午餐
　picnic ～　野餐
　plate ～　盘子内盛有各色菜肴的客饭
　working ～　工作午餐
　～ fork　餐叉
　～ hour　午餐时间
　～ plate　餐盘
　～ table　餐桌
　～ things　餐具，碗筷
　after ～　午餐后
　at ～　在吃午餐
　before ～　饭前
　during ～　在就餐时
　for ～　作为午餐

　He put the lunch on immediately after he came home.　一回到家他就开始做饭。
　After the contest we were all so hungry that we polished off the lunch in only a few minutes.　比赛后我们大家都很饿，几分钟就把饭吃光了。
　She manages to scare up a lunch for the unexpected guests.　她设法为那些不速之客张罗一顿午饭。
　The territory was too expensive for any one purchaser, so the two couples parcelled out a picnic lunch.　这地方什么都贵，因此，两对夫妇分享一顿野餐。
　Mother put up a big picnic lunch because she foresaw how hungry we would be.　妈妈准备了一大份野餐，因为她预见到我们会很饿的。
　It is estimated that 25 million school lunches are sold each day.　据估计，每天有2500万份学校午餐售出。
　She is getting lunch.　她正在准备午餐。
　She accidentally splashed oil over her apron while cooking lunch.　做午饭时，她不小心把围裙溅上了油。
　She got seasick and heaved her lunch.　她晕船了，把午饭都吐了出来。
　He stood lunch for the three of us.　他请我们三个人吃午饭。
　They pressed us to stay for lunch.　他们强留我们吃午饭。
　We had to find somewhere to stop for lunch.　我们得找个地方停下来吃午饭。
　I just ring up to tell you I won't be back for lunch.　我给你打电话是想告诉你我不回去吃午饭了。
　I shut my office up and went for lunch.　我把办公室的门窗关好了就去吃午饭。
　When do you usually knock off for lunch?　中午你们一般什么时候歇工吃饭?
　They interrupted the meeting for lunch.　他们休会吃午饭。
　We'll have noodles instead of rice for lunch today.　我们今天中午吃面条，不吃米饭。
　What do you usually eat for lunch?　你午饭通常吃什么?
　Sometimes they went out for lunch.　有时候他们出去吃午饭。
　This plant allows half an hour for lunch.　这家工厂允许半小时的时间吃午饭。
　She packed her husband some bread and cheese for his lunch.　她为丈夫备好一些面包和干酪作为午餐。
　He smoked a cigar after lunch.　他午饭后抽一支雪茄。
　After lunch I shall bend my steps homeward.　午饭后我要回家去。
　He asked us to hurry with our lunch.　他要我们快点吃完午饭。
　I suggested to her that she have lunch now.　我建议她现在吃午饭。
　Do you care to have lunch in town?　你想不想在城里吃中饭?
　She declined to have lunch with her friend, saying that she wasn't feeling well.　她谢绝与她的朋友共进午餐，说自己不舒服。
　I don't care what we'll take for lunch if I don't have to cook it.　只要不让我做饭，午饭吃什么都行。
　The children take their lunches to school every day.　孩子们天天带午饭到学校去吃。
　His mother gave him a lunch to carry to school.　他妈妈给他带午饭去学校吃。
　Is the Prime Minister giving a lunch?　首相在举行午宴吗?
　The ambassador entertained us at lunch.　大使设午宴招待我们。
　We set off at dawn so that we could get to the coast before lunch time.　我们黎明时出发，这样以便能在午饭前到达海边。
　Go to it, Robert—if you work hard, you'll have it finished by lunch time!　好好干，罗伯特——你要是下工夫干的话，午饭前就可完工。
　Everything on the lunch table was finished up soon by the hungry children.　桌上的午餐被饥饿的孩子们一扫而光。

 ♣ lunch, breakfast, dinner, meal, supper, tea
　参见dinner条。

　我请她出去吃饭。
　［误］ I asked her out to the lunch.
　［正］ I asked her out to lunch.
　午饭后，请帮助我擦擦碗碟。
　［误］ Help me dry up after the lunch.
　［正］ Help me dry up after lunch.
　车队经常在这里停下来吃午饭。
　［误］ Truck convoys often stop over for the lunch here.
　［正］ Truck convoys often stop over for lunch here.
　［析］ 在表示三餐的名词前，通常不用冠词。

　vi. & vt.吃午餐；供给午餐 eat lunch;provide with or take out to lunch

　～ the poor　为穷人提供午餐
　～ visitor　请客人吃午餐
　～ well　提供丰盛的午餐
　～ abundantly　提供丰盛的午餐
　～ briefly　提供简洁的午餐
　～ conveniently　提供方便的午餐
　～ formally　提供正式的午餐
　～ frugally　供应简单的午餐
　～ incompetently　提供不适当的午餐
　～ laudably　提供值得赞许的午餐
　～ officially　提供正式的午餐
　～ particularly　提供特别的午餐
　～ substantially　提供丰盛的午餐
　～ swiftly　迅速提供午餐
　～ unaccountably　莫名其妙地提供午餐
　～ unexpectedly　意外提供午餐
　～ unreasonably　不合理地提供午餐
　～ uselessly　没必要地提供午餐
　～ in　在家吃午饭
　～ off　吃掉
　～ out　在外面吃午饭
　～ on　午餐吃…
　～ with　和…一起吃午饭

　I cannot always lunch you.　我不能老供你午餐。
　If I visit him tomorrow, he will lunch me.　如果我明天去拜访他，他一定会请我吃午饭。
　Sometimes, the rich should lunch the poor because they are poor very much.　有时候，有钱的人应该为穷人提供午餐，因为他们太穷了。
　He is lunching me well at the Friday Hotel.　他在星期五饭店招待我吃丰盛的午餐。

 ♣ lunch in　(v.+adv.)
　在家吃午饭　have lunch at home
　I shall have to lunch in today, while I finish this work.　我今天得在家里吃午饭，把这活干完。
 ♣ lunch off　(v.+adv.)
　吃掉　eat sth out
　I can lunch off the meat left over from yesterday.　我能吃掉昨天剩的肉。
 ♣ lunch out　(v.+adv.)
　在外面吃午饭　have a lunch outside
　I don't often lunch out.　我不常在外面吃午饭。
　There's something wrong with our gas ring. We have to lunch out today.　我们的煤气灶坏了，今天只好到外面去吃午饭了。
　I am lunching out, and shall be back at 2 o'clock.　我到外面吃午饭，两点钟回来。
 ♣ lunch with　(v.+prep.)
　和…一起吃午饭　have a lunch with sb
　We're lunching with John today.　我们今天和约翰一起共进午餐。
　Why don't you two lunch with me tomorrow?　你们俩明天何不与我共进午餐呢?
　We are to lunch with her tomorrow.　我们明天将与她一起吃午餐。

　［同义词］ n. luncheon, nooning