lunch

noun

1. 午餐；午饭
   a meal eaten in the middle of the day
   1. She's gone to lunch.
      她吃午饭去了。
   2. I'm ready for some lunch.
      我想吃点午饭了。
   3. What shall we have for lunch ?
      我们午餐吃什么？
   4. We serve hot and cold lunches.
      我们供应冷热午餐。
   5. a one-hour lunch break
      一小时午餐时间
   6. Let's do lunch (= have lunch together) .
      咱们共进午餐吧。

verb

1. （尤指在餐馆）用午餐
   to have lunch, especially at a restaurant
   1. He lunched with a client at the Ritz.
      他与一位客户在里茨饭店共进了午餐。

1. N-VAR 午餐；午饭
   Lunch is the meal that you have in the middle of the day.
   1. Shall we meet somewhere for lunch?...
      我们找地方见面一起吃个午饭好不好？
   2. He did not enjoy business lunches...
      他不喜欢吃工作午餐。
   3. If anyone wants me, I'm at lunch with a client.
      有人找我，就说我在跟客户吃午餐。
2. VERB （尤指在餐馆）用午餐，吃午饭
   When you lunch, you have lunch, especially at a restaurant.
   1. Only the extremely rich could afford to lunch at the Mirabelle...
      只有非常有钱的人才能在米拉贝勒餐厅吃得起午餐。
   2. Having not yet lunched, we went to the refreshment bar for ham sandwiches.
      我们都没吃午饭，于是便去小吃店买了火腿三明治。
3. PHRASE 天下没有免费的午餐
   If you say there's no such thing as a free lunch, you are saying that most things that are worth having need to be paid for or worked for, and that you cannot expect to get things for nothing.
   1. The book includes 25 Lessons for Life: Lesson 1: There is no free lunch. Don't feel entitled to anything you don't sweat and struggle for...
      本书共包括25堂“人生课”：第一课，没有免费的午餐。别以为可以不劳而获。
   2. But, even in Hollywood, there is no such thing as a free lunch.
      但即使是在好莱坞也没有免费的午餐。

1. It was always roast lamb and canned peas for Sunday lunch.
   星期天午餐总是吃烤羔羊肉和豌豆罐头。
2. The caterers were already laying out the tables for lunch.
   负责餐饮的人已经在为午餐摆桌了。
3. We want you to come to lunch
   我们想请你来吃午饭。
4. We had lunch the other day at our favorite restaurant.
   前两天我们在最喜欢的餐馆吃了午饭。
5. After lunch Elizabeth and I did the washing up
   吃过午饭后，我和伊丽莎白洗了碗。
6. We ate lunch together a few times.
   我们一起吃过几次午餐。
7. Eat up your lunch
   吃完你的中饭。
8. We had an exceedingly good lunch
   我们吃了一顿极为丰盛的午餐。
9. I met a girlfriend for lunch.
   我同一位女友共进了午餐。
10. Shall we meet somewhere for lunch?
    我们找地方见面一起吃个午饭好不好？
11. He did not enjoy business lunches
    他不喜欢吃工作午餐。
12. If anyone wants me, I'm at lunch with a client.
    有人找我，就说我在跟客户吃午餐。
13. Only the extremely rich could afford to lunch at the Mirabelle
    只有非常有钱的人才能在米拉贝勒餐厅吃得起午餐。
14. Having not yet lunched, we went to the refreshment bar for ham sandwiches.
    我们都没吃午饭，于是便去小吃店买了火腿三明治。
15. But, even in Hollywood, there is no such thing as a free lunch.
    但即使是在好莱坞也没有免费的午餐。
16. You wash while I make some lunch
    你洗一下，我去做午饭。
17. Mum and Dad are coming for lunch
    爸爸和妈妈要来吃午饭。
18. You must come to lunch with us
    你一定要来和我们一起吃午饭。
19. We found a seat in a little nook, and had some lunch.
    我们在一个小角落找了个位子，吃了点午饭。
20. Primrose was given an apple, left over from our picnic lunch.
    我们中午野餐剩下的一个苹果给了普丽姆罗丝。
21. I picked her up at Covent Garden to take her to lunch with my mother.
    我在科文特花园接上了她，然后带她和我母亲一起去吃午饭。
22. We then repaired to the pavilion for lunch.
    然后我们就去凉亭吃午饭了。
23. We went snorkelling, and then returned for lunch.
    我们去潜泳了，然后回来吃午饭。
24. We've given all the club members tea, coffee and a spot of lunch.
    我们为所有俱乐部成员都提供了茶、咖啡和简单的午餐。
25. Let's get things straight. I didn't lunch with her.
    咱们把事情说清楚。我没有和她一起吃午饭。
26. So the upshot is we're going for lunch on Friday.
    结果是我们周五一起去吃午餐。
27. I know a wonderful restaurant where we can have lunch next week.
    我知道一家很不错的餐厅，下周我们可以去那里吃午饭。
28. Lunch is almost ready.
    午饭快准备好了。
29. He likes ( to have) a doze after lunch.
    他喜欢午饭后打个盹。

n.

out to lunch

• 行为怪异；心不在焉
  behaving in a strange or confused way

there's no such thing as a free lunch

• （表示白得东西是不可能的）没有免费的午餐
  used to say that it is not possible to get sth for nothing

noun

1. a midday meal

   Synonym:    luncheontiffindejeuner

verb

1. take the midday meal
   1. At what time are you lunching?

2. provide a midday meal for
   1. She lunched us well