Word
tiffin
/ˈtifin/
verb
吃午饭或供应午餐
to eat lunch or provide lunch
- 1.
n a midday meal
<印度>午餐；吃午饭；供应午餐
吃午饭；供应午餐
In use
We usually tiffin at one o'clock.
They tiffined together at the office canteen yesterday.
The workers are tiffining in the break room.
tiffin
动词 tiffin 在此表示‘吃午饭’，为印度英语用法。
They usually tiffin at one o'clock.
他们通常一点钟吃午饭。
tiffin someone
动词 tiffin 可表示‘供应午餐’，后接被招待的人。
The host tiffined us with delicious parathas.
主人用美味的印度抛饼招待我们吃午饭。
Verb forms
base tiffin · third person tiffins · -ing tiffining · past tiffined · past participle tiffined
动词形式：吃午饭
Common mistakes
I had tiffin at noon.I tiffined at noon.
动词误用为名词：tiffin 作为动词表示'吃午饭'，不能直接用作名词，应使用动词形式 tiffin 的过去式 tiffined。
I tiffined my lunch.I tiffined.
及物性误用：当 tiffin 表示'吃午饭'时是不及物动词，不能带宾语，应去掉宾语 my lunch。
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