lunch
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/lʌntʃ/us
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/lʌntʃ/ A1 noun a meal that is eaten in the middle of the day: What's for lunch? 午飯吃甚麼？
luncheon
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/ˈlʌn.tʃən/us
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/ˈlʌn.tʃən/ noun formal for
tiffin
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/ˈtɪf.ɪn/us
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/ˈtɪf.ɪn/ noun old use or Indian English a small meal, especially one that you eat in the middle of the day
吃午餐
lunch
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/lʌntʃ/us
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/lʌntʃ/ verb to eat lunch: I'm lunching with Giles. 我在和賈爾斯吃午飯。
工作午餐
working lunch
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/ˌwɜː.kɪŋ ˈlʌntʃ/us
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/ˌwɝː.kɪŋ ˈlʌntʃ/ noun a meal in the middle of the day during which work is done or discussed: Often with our clients, we'll have working lunches where we'll just stay at our office and bring in sandwiches. 我們經常和客戶一起吃工作午餐，我們就呆在辦公室里，帶三明治來吃。
農夫午餐
ploughman's lunch
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/ˌplaʊ.mənz ˈlʌntʃ/us
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/ˌplaʊ.mənz ˈlʌntʃ/ noun UK a small meal of bread, cheese, and pickle eaten in the middle of the day, especially served in a pub: I had a ploughman's in the Eagle. 我在伊格爾餐館吃了一份農夫午餐。
午餐盒
lunchbox
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/ˈlʌntʃ.bɒks/us
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/ˈlʌntʃ.bɑːks/ noun a box in which your lunch can be carried to work, school, etc.
午餐票
luncheon voucher
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/ˈlʌn.tʃən ˌvaʊ.tʃər/us
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/ˈlʌn.tʃən ˌvaʊ.tʃɚ/ noun UK a type of ticket given to people by their employer that they can use instead of money for buying meals in some restaurants
meal ticket
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/ˈmɪəl ˌtɪk.ɪt/us
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/ˈmɪəl ˌtɪk.ɪt/ noun US a type of ticket that you can exchange for a meal
午餐券
luncheon voucher
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/ˈlʌn.tʃən ˌvaʊ.tʃɚ/ noun UK a type of ticket given to people by their employer that they can use instead of money for buying meals in some restaurants
meal ticket
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/ˈmɪəl ˌtɪk.ɪt/ noun US a type of ticket that you can exchange for a meal
午餐時間
lunch hour
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/ˈlʌntʃ ˌaʊər/us
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/ˈlʌntʃ ˌaʊr/ noun the period in the middle of the day when people stop work to have lunch: I did it during my lunch hour. 我在午餐時間做了此事。
液體午餐
liquid lunch
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/ˌlɪk.wɪd ˈlʌntʃ/us
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/ˌlɪk.wɪd ˈlʌntʃ/ noun informal humorous a meal in the middle of the day that consists of drinks, usually alcoholic drinks, and no food, or not much food
早午餐
brunch
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/brʌntʃ/us
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/brʌntʃ/ noun a meal eaten in the late morning that is a combination of breakfast and lunch: We always have brunch together on Sunday. 週日我們總是在一起吃早午餐。
自帶午餐
brown-bag lunch
phrase food that you take to work with you to eat for your meal in the middle of the day: There are as many brown-bag lunches eaten today as lunches in restaurants. 現在自帶午餐的人和在餐館裡吃午餐的一様多。
brown-bag
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/ˌbraʊnˈbæg/us
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/ˌbraʊnˈbæg/ verb US to take your own food to eat during the day, usually in a brown paper bag: The park has become a place where office workers brown-bag it and take leisurely strolls. 公園成為辦公室職員在那裡吃自帶午餐，然後悠閒散步的地方。
盒裝午餐
box lunch
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/ˈbɒks ˌlʌntʃ/us
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/ˈbɑːks ˌlʌntʃ/ noun US a light meal put in a container, that you take with you to be eaten later, for example at school or work
cut lunch
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/ˌkʌt ˈlʌntʃ/us
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/ˌkʌt ˈlʌntʃ/ noun Australian English a light meal put in a container, usually to take with you somewhere to be eaten later
packed lunch
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/ˌpækt ˈlʌntʃ/us
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/ˌpækt ˈlʌntʃ/ noun UK a light meal put in a bag or container, that you take with you to be eaten later, for example at school or work
sack lunch
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/ˈsæk ˌlʌntʃ/us
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/ˈsæk ˌlʌntʃ/ noun US a
簡單的午餐
ploughman's lunch
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/ˌplaʊ.mənz ˈlʌntʃ/us
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/ˌplaʊ.mənz ˈlʌntʃ/ noun UK a small meal of bread, cheese, and pickle eaten in the middle of the day, especially served in a pub: I had a ploughman's in the Eagle. 我在伊格爾餐館吃了一份農夫午餐。
天下沒有免費的午餐
there's no such thing as a free lunch
phrase saying said to emphasize that you cannot get something for nothing: "I get to travel with my job but the downside is I have to give talks." "Well, there's no such thing as a free lunch." 「我這份工作可以經常去四處走走，不過壞處是我要經常作報告。」「哎呀，天下沒有免費的午餐嘛。」