sup‧per S3 / sʌpə $ -ər / 名词 [可数和不可数名词]
1 the meal that you have in the early evening 同义词 dinner :
Why don’t you come over for supper on Friday?
We had supper in a small Italian place.
Have you eaten supper ?
2 British English the very light meal, for example a drink and a piece of cake, that you have just before you go to bed
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