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

• As I was sitting down to supper, the telephone just rang.
  正当我坐下来吃晚饭时，偏偏电话来了。
• He likes to stroll on the street after supper.
  他吃过晚饭，就到街上晃荡一圈儿。
• 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。
• 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。
• She wouldn't let me go no matter what I said, and pressed me to stay for supper.
  说啥她也不让我走，非要留我吃饭。
• 'Shall we go in and have some supper?' — 'Yes, let's.'
  “我们要不要进去吃点晚饭？”——“好啊，走吧。”
• I should like to ask you to come with us for a quiet supper
  我想请你和我们共进一次安静的晚餐。
• 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。
• At supper, everyone was in high spirits
  晚餐时，每个人都兴致勃勃。
• 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。