break‧fast S2 W2 / brekfəst / 名词 [可数和不可数名词]
the meal you have in the morning :
We had bacon and eggs for breakfast .
I never eat breakfast .
After a hearty breakfast (= large breakfast ) , we set out for a hike.
a light breakfast (= small breakfast )
a working breakfast (= a breakfast at which you talk about business )
— breakfast 动词 [不及物动词] → bed and breakfast , continental breakfast , English breakfast , → wedding breakfast at wedding ( 1 ) , → make a dog’s breakfast of something at dog 1 ( 8 )
COLLOCATIONS
动词
have/eat breakfast Paul got up, washed and had breakfast.
have something for breakfast What do you usually have for breakfast?
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + breakfast
a big breakfast Most people don’t eat a big breakfast nowadays.
a good/proper breakfast (= big and healthy ) I think kids need a good breakfast before they go to school.
a hearty breakfast written (= big ) The price includes a hearty breakfast.
a small/light breakfast She ate a light breakfast of toast and coffee.
an English/a full breakfast (= a big breakfast with bacon, egg, toast etc - used especially in hotels ) A lot of people like to have an English breakfast on holiday.
a cooked/fried breakfast (= bacon, egg, toast etc ) Do you feel like having a cooked breakfast?
a buffet breakfast (= one in a hotel, where you serve yourself ) A buffet breakfast is served in the hotel’s elegant dining room.
a continental breakfast (= coffee and bread with butter and jam ) Continental breakfast can be served in your room.
a quick/hasty/hurried breakfast I grabbed a quick breakfast and ran to the bus stop.
a long/leisurely breakfast (= not hurried ) On Sunday mornings I like to have a leisurely breakfast.
an early/late breakfast We had an early breakfast and left before 7.30.
a working breakfast (= at which you talk about business ) She suggested we meet at 8.30 for a working breakfast.
breakfast + NOUN
the breakfast dishes Did you put the breakfast dishes in the dishwasher?
the breakfast things (= dishes, packets etc ) Dad was clearing the breakfast things away.
a breakfast table/room The house has a large kitchen and a breakfast room.
breakfast cereal Many breakfast cereals are high in sugar.
breakfast time I don’t like talking at breakfast time.
breakfast television/TV (= programmes on television in the early morning ) The children all eat their cereal in front of breakfast television.
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