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

• After supper he'd put his feet up and read. It was a pleasant prospect.
  晚饭后他会支起双腿，歇一歇，看看书。那真是件很惬意的事情。
• Immediately after supper, he sat down and knocked off his composition in half an hour.
  一吃过晚饭，他便坐下来，不到半个小时就把作文写好了。
• 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。
• Will you stay for supper?
  你愿意留下吃晚饭吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• We shall catch them in the middle of their supper.
  我们会碰上他们吃晚饭。
• They had invited me to come to supper and stay the night.
  他们邀请我去吃晚饭并住上一晚。
• It would be most ungracious and impolite to refuse a simple invitation to supper with him.
  连与他共进晚餐这样的简单邀请都拒绝会显得非常失礼，没有教养。
• He's just had his supper and is taking a stroll in the courtyard.
  他刚吃完晚饭，在院子里绕弯儿。