/lʌntʃ ||; lʌntʃ/noun [C,U] a meal that you have in the middle of the day 午餐；午饭: Hot and cold lunches are served between 12 and 2. 12时到2时供应冷热午餐。What would you like for lunch? 你午饭想吃些什么？ You can take a packed lunch or a picnic lunch if you're out for the day. If you're working you might have a business lunch or a working lunch (= working at the same time as having lunch). For children at school lunch is usually called school dinner. 如果整天都在外面，就可能须要带盒装午餐(packed lunch)或便携午餐(picnic lunch)。工作时可能要吃业务午餐(business lunch)或工作午餐（working lunch，即一边工作一边吃的午餐）。上学的孩子吃的午餐通常叫做学生午餐(school dinner)。lunch verb [I] (formal 正式)