Luncheon

(n.) A lump of food.

(n.) A portion of food taken at any time except at a regular meal; an informal or light repast, as between breakfast and dinner.

(v. i.) To take luncheon.

埃莉诺校对

• I was punctual to the luncheon hour on Tuesday. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Is not Shirley coming to luncheon? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Luncheon-time came and Sir Percival did not return. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• From eleven o'clock until luncheon, and from luncheon until dinner at six in the evening, the employments and amusements were various. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• The next day he persuaded May to escape for a walk in the Park after luncheon. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• A servant came in with Mr. Moore's candle and tea; for the tutor and his pupil usually dined at luncheon time. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Limited by luncheon? 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• We found Aunt Ablewhite and Mr. Bruff at luncheon. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Mr. Franklin snatched a morsel from the luncheon-table, and rode off to Frizinghall--to escort his cousins, as he told my lady. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• A horrid rattling of knives and forks sounded outside the door, and the footman came in to lay the table for luncheon. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• He invited himself to luncheon the next day, and then he went away to his hotel. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Her appearance at luncheon justified the excuse. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• I'm not a show, Aunty, and no one is coming to stare at me, to criticize my dress, or count the cost of my luncheon. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• The next day, at luncheon, the butler, handing something to Mr. Brooke, said, Jonas is come back, sir, and has brought this letter. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• But on Sunday after luncheon he borrowed a cutter, and drove over to Skuytercliff. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.

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