lunch
gb/lˈʌnt͡ʃ/ us/lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
A1
英語
~ 1800
語義
0件の語義
名詞
A1
entity
1
Midday meal
The food you eat in the middle of the day.
用法パターン：
to have [lunch]
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'lunch' with 'launch' due to similar pronunciation.
類義語
midday meal (A more formal or descriptive way to refer to lunch.)
対義語
dinner (In some contexts, dinner refers to an evening meal, which contrasts with lunch as a midday meal.)
コロケーション
have lunch
|eat lunch
|lunch break
|packed lunch
|business lunch
テーマ
daily life
|food
|daily_life
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
例文
- We usually have lunch at 12:30.
- She packed a sandwich for her lunch.
- Let's meet for lunch tomorrow.
- He skipped lunch because he was too busy.
- The café offers a special menu for lunch.
学習者向け例文
- I eat lunch at noon.
- We have lunch at school.
- My lunch is a sandwich.
- She eats lunch with her friends.
- He brings lunch from home.
動詞
informal
B1
action
2
To eat lunch
To eat food at lunchtime.
用法パターン：
to lunch with [someone]
よくある間違い：
Learners may overuse the verb form; in everyday English, 'have lunch' is more common than 'lunch' as a verb.
類義語
dine (More formal and can refer to any main meal, not just lunch.)
コロケーション
lunch together
|lunch with friends
|lunch at a restaurant
テーマ
daily life
|food
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
例文
- We lunched together by the river.
- They often lunch at their favorite café.
- She is lunching with a client today.
学習者向け例文
- I will lunch with my friend.
- They lunch at school every day.
- We lunch in the park.
文法
辞書形
lunch
IPA
GB/lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
US/lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
音節・強勢
lunch （1音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (lunch)
活用形
Noun
- Base: lunch
- Plural: lunch, lunches
Verb
- Base: lunch
- 3rd Person Singular: lunches
- Present Participle: lunching
- Past: lunched
関連語
表現
business lunch
1/bˈɪznɪs lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
Work meeting over lunch
A lunch where people talk about work or business.
例文
- They discussed the contract during a business lunch.
- We met our new client at a business lunch.
ladies who lunch
1/lˈeɪdiz hˈu lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
idiom
informal
Affluent women socializing over lunch
Rich women who meet for lunch and talk, not work.
例文
- The café was full of ladies who lunch.
- The article poked fun at ladies who lunch.
lunch break
1/lˈʌnt͡ʃ bɹˈeɪk/
fixed phrase
Midday rest to eat
Time when you stop work to eat lunch.
例文
- I usually go for a walk during my lunch break.
- Her lunch break is from one to two o'clock.
out to lunch
1/ˈaʊt tə lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
idiom
informal
Not paying attention
Not thinking clearly, or not in the office at the moment.
例文
- Sorry, he's out to lunch right now, can I take a message?
- She seemed completely out to lunch during the meeting.
power lunch
1/pˈaʊɚ lˈʌnt͡ʃ/
fixed phrase
informal
Influential business meal
A lunch where important people talk and make deals.
例文
- They closed the deal over a power lunch downtown.
- Power lunches are common in the financial district.