lunch 1 S1 W2 / lʌntʃ / 名词 [可数和不可数名词]

1 a meal eaten in the middle of the day :

What’s for lunch?

I’ve just had lunch with John.

at lunch

I’m afraid he’s at lunch until two.

over lunch

A dozen senators met over lunch with the Chinese ambassador.

2 there’s no (such thing as a) free lunch used to say that you cannot get anything without working for it or paying for it

3 out to lunch informal behaving or talking in a strange or crazy way

COLLOCATIONS

动词

have lunch Have you had lunch?

eat lunch What time do you usually eat lunch?

have something for lunch I usually have sandwiches for lunch.

take somebody (out) to lunch (= pay for someone else’s lunch when you go to a restaurant ) He took her out for lunch at a local pub.

go out for/to lunch (= have lunch at a restaurant ) I don’t often go out to lunch, as it’s expensive.

come for/to lunch (= come to someone’s house for lunch ) Can you come to lunch tomorrow?

break for lunch (= stop doing something in order to eat lunch ) Why don’t we break for lunch about 1 o’clock?

make lunch You clear the table while I make lunch.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + lunch

a light lunch (= a small lunch ) After a light lunch, he would take a nap each afternoon.

a packed lunch British English , a bag/sack lunch American English (= food such as sandwiches that you take to school etc ) Most of the children had brought packed lunches.

a business/working lunch (= a lunch during which you also do business ) She was having a business lunch with a customer.

a school lunch (= a lunch provided by a school ) Free school lunches are provided for the poorest children.

Sunday lunch British English (= a hot lunch eaten on Sunday ) Mum always cooks a chicken for Sunday lunch.

lunch + NOUN

a lunch break (= a time when you stop working to eat lunch ) We took a half hour lunch break.

the lunch hour (= the time when people stop working to eat lunch ) I try to go out for a walk during my lunch hour.

a lunch date (= when you meet someone for lunch ) I’ve got a lunch date.

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