一、详细释义:
n.
午宴;正式的午餐会
例句:
His luncheon, an attractive chicken, was uneaten on the tray before him.
他的午宴是一份肥美的烤鸡,这时摆在他面前的盘子里还没有吃。
例句:
Earlier this month, a luncheon for former UN staff was held in Vienna.
本月早些时候在维也纳设午宴招待了前联合国工作人员。
二、词义辨析:
lunch,luncheon
这两个名词均含“午餐”之意。lunch普通用词,系luncheon的略语。luncheon比lunch正式而优雅。指在某一特定场合举行的非常正式的午餐。
三、相关短语:
luncheon meat
n. 午餐肉
luncheon voucher
n. 就餐券,饭票
四、参考例句:
I have a luncheon engagement.
我午饭有约。
How much do you charge for luncheon and refreshment?
午餐及茶点的索价是多少钱呢?
Thank you for your luncheon invitation for Sunday afternoon, January the tenth, at one o'clock.
感谢您邀请我(们)出席1月10日(星期天)下午1点举行的午餐。
Some firms give their workers luncheon vouchers, which they can use to buy meals.
有些公司发给职工午餐券,用以购买膳食。
Earlier this month, a luncheon for former UN staff was held in Vienna.
本月早些时候在维也纳设午宴招待了前联合国工作人员。
The austere college furniture and the large luncheon table made all the more incongruous.
朴素的大学家具和一张大餐桌,使这一切愈发显得不调和。
His luncheon, an attractive chicken, was uneaten on the tray before him.
他的午宴是一份肥美的烤鸡,这时摆在他面前的盘子里还没有吃。
I also want to thank several Chinese government officials for attending this luncheon and also for participating in our forum this afternoon.
我还要感谢今天出席午餐会以及今天下午参加我们论坛的几位中国政府官员。
Is dinner taken at midday or in the evening What about lunch and supper – are these acceptable terms, or will they immediately flag your lowly status Properly speaking, one should have lunch (or even luncheon) in the middle of the day and dinner in the
Dinner这个词究竟是说午饭还是晚餐?可以使用lunch和supper吗?它们会不会立刻显得你没那么高大上?正确的说法是,午餐应该叫lunch甚至luncheon,晚餐则叫dinner。