a meal eaten in the middle of the day, typically one that is lighter or less formal than an evening meal
午餐
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a light lunch 简单的午餐
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[mass noun]
do join us for lunch .跟我们一起吃午餐吧。
eat lunch
吃午餐
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he told his wife he was lunching with a client .他告诉妻子他在跟一名客户吃午餐。
[with obj.]take (someone) out for lunch
请(人)吃午餐
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public relations people lunch their clients there .公关部的人在那里请客人吃午餐。
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do lunch informal, chiefly N. Amer . meet for lunch〈非正式,主北美〉 一起吃午餐 -
out to lunch informal temporarily not in command of one's mental faculties 〈非正式〉 一时间无法定神思考的,心不在焉的 -
there's no such thing as a free lunch proverb it isn't possible to get something for nothing 〈谚〉 天下没有免费的午餐
"early 19th cent.: abbreviation of