breakfast
英式:/ˈbrekfəst/
美式:/ˈbrekfəst/
名词(n.):一天中的第一顿饭,通常在早晨食用。泛指早餐时为不可数名词,特指具体食物时可作可数名词。
动词(v.):吃早餐;为某人提供早餐。
第三人称单数:breakfasts
过去式/过去分词:breakfasted
现在分词:breakfasting
| 短语 | 含义 | 示例 |
|---|---|---|
| have/eat breakfast | 吃早餐 | She eats breakfast at 7 a.m. daily. |
| for breakfast | 作为早餐 | I usually have oatmeal for breakfast. |
| at breakfast | 在早餐时 | They discussed the plan at breakfast. |
| continental breakfast | 欧式早餐(咖啡、面包等) | The hotel provides a free continental breakfast. |
| bed and breakfast (B&B) | 住宿加早餐旅馆 | We stayed at a cozy B&B in the countryside. |
| big/hearty breakfast | 丰盛的早餐 | A hearty breakfast helps start the day. |
Breakfast is included in the room price.(早餐包含在房费内。)
What's for breakfast today?(今天早餐吃什么?)
He had three pieces of bread for breakfast.(他早餐吃了三片面包。)
They breakfasted early and set off.(他们早早吃过早餐就出发了。)
We will breakfast on cereal and toast.(我们早餐吃麦片和吐司。)
She often breakfasts in the office.(她经常在办公室吃早餐。)
发音错误:易将“fast”误读为“fest”,正确重音在第一音节“break”,“a”发长音/ɑː/。
动词用法混淆:“do breakfast”意为“吃早餐”,而非“做早餐”;“做早餐”应说“cook/make breakfast”。
英式早餐(full English breakfast):传统包括煎蛋、培根、香肠、烤番茄等,是英国饮食文化的代表。
“Bread and butter”作为整体:表示“抹黄油的面包”时视为单数,如“Bread and butter is my breakfast.”
早餐不仅是日常饮食的起点,其文化差异和语言用法也反映了不同地区的生活习惯。你更喜欢中式早餐还是西式早餐?在学习英语时,是否还遇到过类似“breakfast”这样兼具名词和动词词性的单词呢?