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- supper ['s^pə]
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1.
n
an evening meal, esp a light one
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2.
n
an evening social event featuring a supper
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3.
vt.
[tr]
[rare]
to give supper to
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4.
vi.
[intr]
[rare]
to eat supper
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5.
vi.
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French soper; see
sup 1
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1.
n
an evening meal, esp a light one
Examples
- call him to supper
- 请他来吃晚饭 → call
- didn't touch his supper
- 他一口晚饭也未吃
- Would you like to join us for supper?
- 你愿意跟我们一起吃晚饭吗？ → join
- He prepared the supper himself.
- 他自己准备了晚餐。 → himself
- Shall I set the table for supper?
- 要我为晚餐摆放餐具吗？ → set
- to have supper
- 吃晚餐 → supper
- an appointment for supper → for
- to go to supper → go
- 晚饭后咱们聊聊。
- Let's have a chat after supper. → 聊
- 他们通常吃过晚饭出去跑跑路。
- They usually go for a stroll after supper. → 跑
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