词组 | meals |
释义 | Contents overview mealsdinner, lunch and supperdinner, lunch and supper, lunch and supper 33010474high teahigh tea 330.110793lunch and dinnerlunch and dinner and dinner 33011060supper and dinnersupper and dinner and dinner 33011713tea: (afternoon meal)tea: (afternoon meal) (afternoon meal) 33011737330 mealsThere are regional and social differences in the names for meals.1British usageamidday: dinner or lunchThe midday meal is often called dinner, especially if it is the main meal of the day. People who are 'higher' in the social scale usually call it lunch. Lunch is also the normal term used by most people for a light midday snack or packed meal.bafternoon: tea(Afternoon) tea (a light meal of tea with biscuits and cakes, taken at four or five o'clock in the afternoon) is now very unusual, though it is often served in hotels.cearly evening: sometimes (high) tea or supperMany people have a cooked meal around five or six o'clock. This is often called tea or high tea; some people call it supper.dlater evening: supper or dinnerA meal later in the evening is often called supper (and some people use the same word for a bedtime snack). Some people use dinner for the evening meal if it is the main meal of the day. A more formal evening meal with guests, or in a restaurant, is usually called dinner.2American usageAmericans generally use lunch for the midday meal and dinner or supper for the evening meal. Celebration meals at Christmas and Thanksgiving are called Christmas/Thanksgiving dinner, even if they are eaten at midday.Previous Next |
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