Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1615
lunch
午餐；午饭
a meal eaten in the middle of the day, often a light one
- 1.
A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
通常在中午食用的便餐,尤其当不是主餐时。
- 2.
a midday meal
午餐
- 3.
A break in play between the first and second sessions.
第一局与第二局之间的休息时间。
午间休息；（板球等比赛的）午餐休息；通常在中午食用的便餐,尤其当不是主餐时。；午餐；第一局与第二局之间的休息时间。
In use
I usually have lunch at the office canteen.
She brought a sandwich for lunch today.
We went out for a quick lunch before the meeting.
have lunch
have lunch是常用搭配，表示吃午饭。
I usually have lunch at 12:30.
我通常在12:30吃午餐。
for lunch
for lunch用于询问或说明午餐的内容。
What did you have for lunch?
你午餐吃了什么？
at lunch
at lunch表示正在吃午饭的状态或地点。
She is at lunch right now.
她现在正在吃午饭。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- have lunch
- 吃午餐
- I usually have lunch at noon.我通常在中午吃午餐。
- lunch break
- 午休时间
- We take a one-hour lunch break.我们有一小时的午休时间。
- business lunch
- 商务午餐
- They discussed the contract over a business lunch.他们在商务午餐上讨论了合同。
- light lunch
- 清淡午餐
- She ordered a light lunch of salad and soup.她点了一份清淡的午餐，有沙拉和汤。
Idioms & figurative uses
- out to lunch
- 心不在焉；发疯He's been acting really strange lately; I think he's out to lunch.他最近行为非常怪异，我觉得他心不在焉。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想中午吃的餐就是lunch（午餐）。
Context & Register
中性；常用于日常午餐场合
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with lunch (/lʌntʃ/). Note that 'launch' (/lɔːntʃ/) looks similar but does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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