supper

英 [ˈsʌpə(r)]

美 [ˈsʌpər]

n.  晚饭; 晚餐; 夜宵

复数：suppers　

中考高考考研

Collins.2 / BNC.4153 / COCA.5514

牛津词典

noun

• 晚饭；晚餐；夜宵
  the last meal of the day, either a main meal, usually smaller and less formal than dinner, or a snack eaten before you go to bed
  1. I'll do my homework after supper.
     晚饭后我要做家庭作业。
  2. What's for supper?
     晚饭吃什么？
  3. We'll have an early supper tonight.
     今天我们要早点吃晚饭。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 晚餐;晚饭
  Some people refer to the main meal eaten in the early part of the evening assupper.
  1. Some guests like to dress for supper.
     一些客人喜欢穿礼服去赴晚宴。Y See Usage Note at meal. 见 meal 的用法说明
• N-VAR 夜宵;宵夜
  Supperis a simple meal eaten just before you go to bed at night.
  1. She gives the children their supper, then puts them to bed.
     她让孩子们吃了点夜宵，然后让他们上床睡觉。
• PHRASE 打点;疏通
  If someone has tosing fortheirsupper, they have to do a job before they are allowed to do something they want to do.
  1. They would have to 'sing for their supper' during the exhausting official round of duties.
     他们不得不在那些耗人精力的官方手续的办理过程中进行疏通。

英英释义

noun

• a light evening meal
• a social gathering where a light evening meal is served
  1. her suppers often included celebrities

双语例句

• The catch is that you work for your supper, and the food and accommodation can be very basic
  圈套在于你是在挣钱糊口，但食宿其实有可能非常简单。
• Please stay for supper.
  请留下用晚餐。
• My neighbor and I were chatting over the fence after supper.
  我和邻居晚饭后隔着栅栏闲聊。
• It was his invariable custom to have one whisky before his supper.
  晚饭前来杯威士忌，这是他一直以来的习惯。
• She gave me a dab of potatoes with my supper.
  她给我晚饭时，还给了一点土豆。
• Some guests like to dress for supper.
  一些客人喜欢穿礼服去赴晚宴。YSeeUsageNoteatmeal.见meal的用法说明
• Sarah picked at a plate of cheese for supper, but she wasn't really hungry.
  萨拉晚餐时只吃一盘奶酪，但她并没有真觉得饿。
• I could cook your supper, though, if that would help.
  不过我可以给你做晚饭，如果这样能帮到你的话。
• Will you stay for supper?
  你愿意留下吃晚饭吗？
• Come and have supper with us on Wednesday, if you're free
  如果你有空的话，周三晚上来和我们一起吃晚饭吧。