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

• 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。
• 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
• He likes to stroll on the street after supper.
  他吃过晚饭，就到街上晃荡一圈儿。
• 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。
• I heat up the remains of last night's supper.
  我把昨晚的剩饭加加温。
• She gave me a dab of potatoes with my supper.
  她给我晚饭时，还给了一点土豆。
• You'll have to hustle if you're to get home for supper
  你想赶回家吃晚饭的话，就得加快速度。
• My neighbor and I were chatting over the fence after supper.
  我和邻居晚饭后隔着栅栏闲聊。
• 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。
• At supper, everyone was in high spirits
  晚餐时，每个人都兴致勃勃。