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have/eat supper
supper 通常指轻便的晚餐。
We have supper around seven.
我们大约七点吃晚餐。
晚餐
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
晚餐
a light evening meal
We have supper around seven.
我们大约七点吃晚餐。
睡前吃的可选的轻食。
An optional light meal consumed shortly before going to bed.
慢饮者(即慢慢喝的人)。
A drinker, especially one who drinks slowly (i.e., one who sups).
简单的晚餐；如果午餐是正餐,则在傍晚供应,或在睡前晚些时候供应
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
提供简单晚餐的社交聚会
a social gathering where a light evening meal is served
We had a light supper of soup and bread before going to bed.
上床睡觉前，我们吃了一顿汤和面包的清淡晚餐。
AI contextual example
My mother usually serves supper around seven o'clock.
我母亲通常在七点左右供应晚餐。
AI contextual example
After the movie, they stopped at a café for a quick supper.
电影结束后，他们在一家咖啡馆停下来吃了顿快餐。
AI contextual example
her suppers often included celebrities
她的晚宴常有名人出席。
WordNet
supper 通常指轻便的晚餐。
We have supper around seven.
我们大约七点吃晚餐。
What would you like for supper?
你晚餐想吃什么？
Supper time is at eight.
晚餐时间是八点。
Not this
I usually supper at home.
Use this
I usually have supper at home.
“supper”是名词，不是动词。英语中“吃晚餐”要说“have supper”或“eat supper”，不能直接用“supper”作谓语动词。
Not this
We had a formal supper.
Use this
We had a formal dinner.
“supper”通常指轻便、非正式的晚餐，而正式场合的晚宴应用“dinner”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
吃晚饭
We usually have supper around seven o'clock.
我们通常七点左右吃晚饭。
清淡的晚餐
After the heavy lunch, we only wanted a light supper.
吃完丰盛的午餐后，我们只想吃一顿清淡的晚餐。
晚餐时间
The children are always hungry by supper time.
孩子们到晚餐时间总是很饿。
晚餐俱乐部
They joined a supper club that meets every Friday.
他们加入了一个每周五聚会的晚餐俱乐部。
冷餐晚餐
On hot summer evenings, we often have a cold supper.
在炎热的夏夜，我们经常吃冷餐晚餐。
通过表演或劳动换取报酬或款待
He had to sing for his supper by entertaining the guests with his guitar.
他不得不弹吉他娱乐客人来换取晚餐。
最后的晚餐
The Last Supper is a famous biblical scene and painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
《最后的晚餐》是著名的圣经场景和达芬奇的油画。
Use supper naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
supper拆解为sup（啜饮）和per（每），想象每顿晚餐简单喝汤。
register: neutral; contexts: family dinner, casual evening meal; note_zh: supper 通常用于指晚上的便餐，在口语和一般书面语中都比较常见，但不如 dinner 正式。
Words that rhyme with 'supper': 'upper' (/ʌpɚ/). Other words ending in -er but with different vowels: 'super' (/supɚ/), 'slipper' (/slɪpɚ/), 'dinner' (/dɪnɚ/).
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.