Word · Frequency #4153
supper
晚餐
a light evening meal
- 1.
An optional light meal consumed shortly before going to bed.
睡前吃的可选的轻食。
- 2.
A drinker, especially one who drinks slowly (i.e., one who sups).
慢饮者(即慢慢喝的人)。
- 3.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
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
- 4.
a social gathering where a light evening meal is served
提供简单晚餐的社交聚会
睡前吃的可选的轻食。；慢饮者(即慢慢喝的人)。；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；提供简单晚餐的社交聚会
In use
We had a light supper of soup and bread before going to bed.
My mother usually serves supper around seven o'clock.
After the movie, they stopped at a café for a quick supper.
her suppers often included celebrities
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。
for supper
What would you like for supper?
你晚餐想吃什么？
supper + time/place
Connections
Collocations
- have supper
- 吃晚饭
- We usually have supper around seven o'clock.我们通常七点左右吃晚饭。
- light supper
- 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。
- supper time
- 晚餐时间
- The children are always hungry by supper time.孩子们到晚餐时间总是很饿。
- supper club
- 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。
- cold supper
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
supper拆解为sup（啜饮）和per（每），想象每顿晚餐简单喝汤。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with 'supper': 'upper' (/ʌpɚ/). Other words ending in -er but with different vowels: 'super' (/supɚ/), 'slipper' (/slɪpɚ/), 'dinner' (/dɪnɚ/).
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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