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tiffin

/tif-in/US // ˈtɪf ɪn //UK // (ˈtɪfɪn) //

小费,饭盒,饭菜,饭团

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a light midday meal; lunch
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to eat a light midday meal.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to provide a light meal for; serve lunch to.

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Examples

  • He informed her, some time after, of an engagement "to tiffin with a brother officer," and she nodded.

  • In my journey from Tiffin I found it necessary to dismount several times and walk in order to drive away the sensation of cold.

  • The accommodations at the Tiffin House I must leave to conjecture, as any description would fall short of the reality.

  • There brokers of all kinds used to meet each other, have tiffin, and write their letters and contracts.

  • Here we were met by a number of the officials of the province, who gave us a sumptuous tiffin in the rest-house.