supper

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