brunch

• n. 早午餐

來自breakfast和lunch的合成詞，主要應用於現代社會不吃早餐的年青人。

brunch

1896, British student slang merger of breakfast and lunch.

To be fashionable nowadays we must 'brunch'. Truly an excellent portmanteau word, introduced, by the way, last year, by Mr. Guy Beringer, in the now defunct Hunter's Weekly, and indicating a combined breakfast and lunch. ["Punch," Aug. 1, 1896]

1. They eat much the same thing for brunch every day.

每天早午餐他們總是吃同樣的東西.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. We had a Sunday brunch of bagels.

我們星期日的早午餐吃了硬麵包圈.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. No , I didn't. But I had a big brunch.

沒吃. 但我吃了頓早午飯.

來自魔法英語-口語突破（高中）

4. What did you have for your brunch?

你早午飯都吃些 什麽 ?

來自魔法英語-口語突破（高中）

5. I don't know why we have to have brunch with total strangers.

我就不明白我們為什麽要和完全陌生的人一塊吃早午餐.

來自電影對白