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N-VAR
晚餐;晚饭
Some people refer to the main meal eaten in the early part of the evening as supper .
例句
Some guests like to dress for supper.
一些客人喜欢穿礼服去赴晚宴。Y See Usage Note at meal. 见 meal 的用法说明
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N-VAR
夜宵;宵夜
Supper is a simple meal eaten just before you go to bed at night.
例句
She gives the children their supper, then puts them to bed.
她让孩子们吃了点夜宵,然后让他们上床睡觉。
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PHRASE
打点;疏通
If someone has to sing for their supper, they have to do a job before they are allowed to do something they want to do.
例句
They would have to 'sing for their supper' during the exhausting official round of duties.
他们不得不在那些耗人精力的官方手续的办理过程中进行疏通。