一、詳細(xì)釋義：


n.

午宴；正式的午餐會(huì)


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雞，這時(shí)擺在他面前的盤子里還沒有吃。


例句：

Earlier this month, a luncheon for former UN staff was held in Vienna.

本月早些時(shí)候在維也納設(shè)午宴招待了前聯(lián)合國(guó)工作人員。


二、詞義辨析：


lunch,luncheon

這兩個(gè)名詞均含“午餐”之意。 lunch普通用詞，系luncheon的略語(yǔ)。 luncheon比lunch正式而優(yōu)雅。指在某一特定場(chǎng)合舉行的非常正式的午餐。


三、相關(guān)短語(yǔ)：


luncheon meat

n. 午餐肉


luncheon voucher

n. 就餐券，飯票


四、參考例句：


I have a luncheon engagement.

我午飯有約。


How much do you charge for luncheon and refreshment?

午餐及茶點(diǎn)的索價(jià)是多少錢呢？


Thank you for your luncheon invitation for Sunday afternoon, January the tenth, at one o'clock.

感謝您邀請(qǐng)我(們)出席1月10日(星期天)下午1點(diǎn)舉行的午餐。


Some firms give their workers luncheon vouchers, which they can use to buy meals.

有些公司發(fā)給職工午餐券，用以購(gòu)買膳食。


Earlier this month, a luncheon for former UN staff was held in Vienna.

本月早些時(shí)候在維也納設(shè)午宴招待了前聯(lián)合國(guó)工作人員。


The austere college furniture and the large luncheon table made all the more incongruous.

樸素的大學(xué)家具和一張大餐桌，使這一切愈發(fā)顯得不調(diào)和。


His luncheon, an attractive chicken, was uneaten on the tray before him.

他的午宴是一份肥美的烤雞，這時(shí)擺在他面前的盤子里還沒有吃。


I also want to thank several Chinese government officials for attending this luncheon and also for participating in our forum this afternoon.

我還要感謝今天出席午餐會(huì)以及今天下午參加我們論壇的幾位中國(guó)政府官員。


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這個(gè)詞究竟是說午飯還是晚餐？可以使用lunch和supper嗎？它們會(huì)不會(huì)立刻顯得你沒那么高大上？正確的說法是，午餐應(yīng)該叫l(wèi)unch甚至luncheon，晚餐則叫dinner。