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brunch的意思

brunch
英式音标[brʌntʃ]
美式英标[brʌn(t)ʃ]

基本解释

n. 早午餐

中文词源

brunch 早午餐

来自breakfast和lunch的合成词,主要应用于现代社会不吃早餐的年青人。

英文词源

brunch
1896, British student slang merger of breakfast and lunch.
To be fashionable nowadays we must 'brunch'. Truly an excellent portmanteau word, introduced, by the way, last year, by Mr. Guy Beringer, in the now defunct Hunter's Weekly, and indicating a combined breakfast and lunch. ["Punch," Aug. 1, 1896]

实用例句

1. They eat much the same thing for brunch every day.
每天早午餐他们总是吃同样的东西.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. We had a Sunday brunch of bagels.
我们星期日的早午餐吃了硬面包圈.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. No , I didn't. But I had a big brunch.
没吃. 但我吃了顿早午饭.
来自魔法英语-口语突破(高中)
4. What did you have for your brunch?
你早午饭都吃些 什么 ?
来自魔法英语-口语突破(高中)
5. I don't know why we have to have brunch with total strangers.
我就不明白我们为什么要和完全陌生的人一块吃早午餐.
来自电影对白