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IELTS BNC: 1615 COCA: 1586

lunch

1 lunch /ˈlʌntʃ/ noun
plural lunches
1 lunch
/ˈlʌntʃ/
noun
plural lunches
Learner's definition of LUNCH
: a light meal eaten in the middle of the day午餐
[count]
[noncount]
◊ When people do lunch they have lunch together. This is an informal phrase that is often associated with people in business.(常为生意人之间的非正式短语)共进午餐

eat/have someone or something for lunch

US, informal or eat someone's or something's lunch
: to defeat someone or something very badly大败,狠狠打败(某人或某事物)

lose your lunch

US slang
: to throw up : vomit呕吐

no free lunch

◊ The expression there is no free lunch or there is no such thing as a free lunch means that it is not possible to get something that is desired or valuable without having to pay for it in some way.没有免费的午餐;没有不劳而获的事

out to lunch

informal
: not aware of what is really happening : too strange or confused to notice or understand what is really happening茫然不知的;糊涂的
2 lunch /ˈlʌntʃ/ verb
lunches; lunched; lunching
2 lunch
/ˈlʌntʃ/
verb
lunches; lunched; lunching
Learner's definition of LUNCH
[no object]
: to eat lunch吃午饭

— luncher

noun, plural lunchers [count]
IELTS BNC: 1615 COCA: 1586

lunch

1 of 2

noun

1
: a usually light meal
especially : one taken in the middle of the day
2
: the food prepared for a lunch

lunch

2 of 2

verb

lunched; lunching; lunches

intransitive verb

: to eat lunch

transitive verb

: to treat to lunch
luncher noun
Phrases
out to lunch
slang : out of touch with reality

Example Sentences

Noun I like to eat a healthy lunch every day. We took a picnic lunch to the park. They've brought their own lunches with them. I had just a sandwich for lunch. I bought her some lunch. Verb She often lunches in the park. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
This take on Spanish tortilla is a solution for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 The Dodgers eat good spots for breakfast, lunch and dinner — outhitting the hosts 10-3 the rest of the way. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 One of the biggest changes for pupils across the country and for Chagrin Falls City Schools students is that the free school lunch program for all -- offered over the past two years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic -- has expired. Matt Leavitt, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2022 The rider asks for catered breakfast, lunch and dinner with no glaring eccentricities. Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2022 There are tons of options for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert. Leah Campano, Seventeen, 9 Sep. 2022 Full menus are served for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and their happy hour offers a full list of drinks, domestic and imported beers as well as specialty coffees. Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 8 Sep. 2022 Boston and other Massachusetts students will continue to receive free school meals, regardless of income, under a one-year expansion of a free federal school lunch program. Adria Watson, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022 In the former food hall, part of Vanderbilt Hall, there will be City Jams, providing grab-and-go-quick-serve and City Winery for sit-down dining for breakfast, lunch and dinner. New York Times, 2 Sep. 2022
Verb
Mequon residents will soon be able to lunch at the Tropical Smoothie Cafe, after the city planning commission approved a conditional-use permit June 27. Lydia Morrell, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2022 The teens, all students at Tishomingo High School, were reportedly on their way to lunch off-campus when the incident occurred at the intersection of U.S. Highway 377 and State Highway 22, NBC News reported. Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 24 Mar. 2022 At Sant Feliu de Guíxols, the northern terminus of the impossibly photogenic Road of 1,000 Bends, I am tempted to lunch at one of the many outdoor restaurants overlooking the town’s beach and harbor. Dina Mishev, Washington Post, 27 May 2022 The singer was out to take Max and Emme to lunch at Hotel Bel-Air, a significant spot for Lopez and current boyfriend Ben Affleck. Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Jan. 2022 Later on, though, Gina and Emily asked Heather to lunch to explain their side of things, and Heather seemed more than receptive to Gina's apology. Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com, 8 Dec. 2021 Though Bush would lunch on a weekly basis with the president, Baker would be with him every day, plus control access to and information flow to him. John Tamny, Forbes, 27 May 2021 The latter is enough to get you through dinner and then lunch the next day. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2021 Nearby, several people lunched under cover at Margaritaville, which had its patio doors opened. Marc Bona, cleveland, 15 May 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

probably short for luncheon

First Known Use

Noun

1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1811, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of lunch was in 1800
IELTS BNC: 1615 COCA: 1586
lunch

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + LUNCH | LUNCH + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEcold, hot冷的午餐;熱騰騰的午餐delicious, lovely, nice, tasty可口的午餐gourmet, hearty, slap-up (BrE) 精緻的/豐盛的/講究的午餐four-course, three-course, etc. * 4 道菜、3 道菜等的午餐leisurely, long悠閒的午餐;費時長的午餐quick快速的午餐informal (especially BrE) 非正式午餐heavy不易消化的午餐healthy, light健康的/清淡的午餐sandwich (BrE) 三明治午餐We went for a sandwich lunch at the local bar.我們到當地的小吃店吃了三明治午餐。boxed, brown-bag, packed, sack (NAmE) 盒裝午餐;棕色袋裝的自帶午餐;袋裝午餐picnic野外午餐barbecue, buffet, carvery (BrE) 燒烤/自助/烤肉午餐pub (BrE) 酒館供應的午餐early, late吃得早的/吃得晚的午餐Sunday (especially BrE) 週日午餐annual (especially BrE) 一年一度的午餐聚會The society's annual lunch will be held next Wednesday.這個社團的年度午餐聚會將在下週三舉行。business, working商務/工作午餐school在學校吃的午餐literary (BrE) 文學交流午餐birthday, celebratory (especially BrE) 生日午餐會;慶祝午餐會fund-raising (especially BrE) 籌款午餐會boozy (BrE) , liquid (= consisting only of alcoholic drinks) 狂歡的午餐會;(只供酒的)液體午餐set (especially BrE) 成套午餐The restaurant offers a £20 set lunch.這家餐館供應 20 英鎊一份的午飯套餐。VERB + LUNCHeat, get, grab, have吃午飯;匆匆吃午飯Do you want to grab some lunch?你想吃點兒午飯嗎?do (informal) 一起吃午飯Let's do lunch sometime.咱們什麼時間一起吃頓午飯吧。cook, fix, make, prepare做午餐;準備午飯She fixed lunch for the whole family.她給全家準備了午飯。order訂午餐buy (especially NAmE) 買午飯Can I buy you lunch?我可以給你買午飯嗎?bring, serve帶來午飯;送上午餐skip不吃午餐LUNCH + NOUNappointment, date, meeting, party (especially BrE) 午餐約定/約會/會議/聚會break, hour, interval, period, recess (NAmE) 午餐間歇/時間/時段/期間/休息時間stop午餐停留The tour includes a lunch stop.旅行中有一次午餐暫歇。bag, box, bucket, pail, sack (NAmE) 午餐袋;午餐盒;午餐提桶tray午餐托盤counter, table午餐長條桌;午餐桌buffet自助午餐hall, room (especially NAmE) 午餐廳;(學校的)食堂lady (NAmE) (dinner lady in BrE) 午餐女服務員things (BrE) 午餐餐具I helped wash up the lunch things.我幫忙清洗了午餐餐具。rush (NAmE) 午餐高峰crowd午餐人群The lunch crowd was filtering in slowly.來吃午餐的人慢慢多了起來。line, queue (BrE) 午餐隊列guest午餐客人money午餐費menu午餐菜單club (especially BrE) 午餐俱樂部spot午餐地點bell午餐鈴聲PHRASESa spot of lunch (BrE) 一點兒午飯Come and have a spot of lunch with me.來和我一起吃點兒午飯吧。 note at meal (for verbs)

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