tiffin

FREQ #40902

n. <印度>午餐 v. 吃午饭, 供应午餐

发音

UK /ˈtɪf.ɪn/
IN /ʈɪ.fɪn/
IN /ʈɪ.fən/

词形变化

tiffins 复数 tiffins tiffined tiffining tiffins 三单 tiffining 现在分词 tiffined 过去式 tiffined 过去分词

别名

tiffing

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A (light) midday meal or snack; luncheon.

    印度 可数 不可数

    He took his tiffin from home and ate the food two hours later in school.

  2. 2.

    A box or container used to carry a tiffin.

    印度 可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A cake-like confection composed of crushed biscuits, sugar, syrup, raisins, cherries and cocoa powder, often covered with a layer of melted chocolate.

    可数 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To eat a (light) midday meal or snack.

    印度 不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

lunch luncheon dejeuner

上位词 2

meal repast

下位词 1

business lunch

词源

Apparently from English tiffing, present participle of tiff (“to take a small drink, to sip”) (slang).

来源：wiktionary