breakfast

Word family nounbreakfastbreakfast television

Related topics: Food

break·fast /ˈbrekfəst/ S2 W2 noun [countableC, uncountableU]

DFMEALthe meal you have in the morning 早餐，早饭

We had bacon and eggs for breakfast.

我们早餐吃了熏肉鸡蛋。

I never eat breakfast.

我从来不吃早饭。

After a hearty breakfast (=large breakfast), we set out for a hike.

我们吃了一顿丰盛的早餐，然后出发去远足了。

a light breakfast (=small breakfast)

简单的早餐

a working breakfast (=a breakfast at which you talk about business)

工作早餐

—breakfast verb [intransitiveI]

→ bed and breakfast, continental breakfast, English breakfast, → wedding breakfast at wedding(1), → make a dog’s breakfast of something at dog1(8)

n COLLOCATIONS

verbs

have/eat breakfast

Paul got up, washed and had breakfast.

have something for breakfast

What do you usually have for breakfast?

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + breakfast

a big breakfast

Most people don’t eat a big breakfast nowadays.

a good/proper breakfast (=big and healthy)

I think kids need a good breakfast before they go to school.

a hearty breakfast written (=big)

The price includes a hearty breakfast.

a small/light breakfast

She ate a light breakfast of toast and coffee.

an English/a full breakfast (=a big breakfast with bacon, egg, toast etc – used especially in hotels)

A lot of people like to have an English breakfast on holiday.

a cooked/fried breakfast (=bacon, egg, toast etc)

Do you feel like having a cooked breakfast?

a buffet breakfast (=one in a hotel, where you serve yourself)

A buffet breakfast is served in the hotel's elegant dining room.

a continental breakfast (=coffee and bread with butter and jam)

Continental breakfast can be served in your room.

a quick/hasty/hurried breakfast

I grabbed a quick breakfast and ran to the bus stop.

a long/leisurely breakfast (=not hurried)

On Sunday mornings I like to have a leisurely breakfast.

an early/late breakfast

We had an early breakfast and left before 7.30.

a working breakfast (=at which you talk about business)

She suggested we meet at 8.30 for a working breakfast.

breakfast + NOUN

the breakfast dishes

Did you put the breakfast dishes in the dishwasher?

the breakfast things (=dishes, packets etc)

Dad was clearing the breakfast things away.

a breakfast table/room

The house has a large kitchen and a breakfast room.

breakfast cereal

Many breakfast cereals are high in sugar.

breakfast time

I don’t like talking at breakfast time.

breakfast television/TV (=programmes on television in the early morning)

The children all eat their cereal in front of breakfast television.

n GRAMMAR: Patterns with breakfast

for breakfast

You eat something for breakfast:

I had toast and coffee for breakfast.

✗Don’t say: At breakfast I had toast and coffee.

at breakfast

You use at breakfast to talk about something that happens while you are eating breakfast:

I saw her this morning at breakfast.

Examples from the Corpus

breakfast• After breakfast we went for a walk on the beach.• After breakfast I ventured forth, and was at once overwhelmed by the beauty and the scale of the buildings.• The best it can offer is bed and breakfast.• During breakfast, I usually read the paper.• I have been waiting two hours for breakfast, and I am dripping wet.• What do you want for breakfast - cereal or toast?• He had breakfast in the kitchen with Campbell, while Bonita got her through breakfast and ready for school.• George was having his breakfast when the phone rang.• A lavish breakfast buffet, included in the room rate, is served on a patio overlooking the beach.• It would take a time to catch and then she could heat the water & cook Alisdair's breakfast.

light breakfast• The volunteers fasted overnight, or for six hours after a light breakfast if the study was carried out in the afternoon.• The race morning East a light breakfast, but don't starve yourself.• An evening snack and light breakfast are included.

Origin breakfast

(1400-1500) break + FAST4

单词	breakfast
释义	breakfast Word family nounbreakfastbreakfast television Related topics: Food break·fast /ˈbrekfəst/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countableC, uncountableU] DFMEALthe meal you have in the morning 早餐，早饭 We had bacon and eggs for breakfast. 我们早餐吃了熏肉鸡蛋。 I never eat breakfast. 我从来不吃早饭。 After a hearty breakfast (=large breakfast), we set out for a hike. 我们吃了一顿丰盛的早餐，然后出发去远足了。 a light breakfast (=small breakfast) 简单的早餐 a working breakfast (=a breakfast at which you talk about business) 工作早餐 —breakfast verb [intransitiveI] → bed and breakfast, continental breakfast, English breakfast, → wedding breakfast at wedding(1), → make a dog’s breakfast of something at dog1(8) n COLLOCATIONS verbs have/eat breakfast Paul got up, washed and had breakfast. have something for breakfast What do you usually have for breakfast? ADJECTIVES/NOUN + breakfast a big breakfast Most people don’t eat a big breakfast nowadays. a good/proper breakfast (=big and healthy) I think kids need a good breakfast before they go to school. a hearty breakfast written (=big) The price includes a hearty breakfast. a small/light breakfast She ate a light breakfast of toast and coffee. an English/a full breakfast (=a big breakfast with bacon, egg, toast etc – used especially in hotels) A lot of people like to have an English breakfast on holiday. a cooked/fried breakfast (=bacon, egg, toast etc) Do you feel like having a cooked breakfast? a buffet breakfast (=one in a hotel, where you serve yourself) A buffet breakfast is served in the hotel's elegant dining room. a continental breakfast (=coffee and bread with butter and jam) Continental breakfast can be served in your room. a quick/hasty/hurried breakfast I grabbed a quick breakfast and ran to the bus stop. a long/leisurely breakfast (=not hurried) On Sunday mornings I like to have a leisurely breakfast. an early/late breakfast We had an early breakfast and left before 7.30. a working breakfast (=at which you talk about business) She suggested we meet at 8.30 for a working breakfast. breakfast + NOUN the breakfast dishes Did you put the breakfast dishes in the dishwasher? the breakfast things (=dishes, packets etc) Dad was clearing the breakfast things away. a breakfast table/room The house has a large kitchen and a breakfast room. breakfast cereal Many breakfast cereals are high in sugar. breakfast time I don’t like talking at breakfast time. breakfast television/TV (=programmes on television in the early morning) The children all eat their cereal in front of breakfast television. n GRAMMAR: Patterns with breakfast for breakfast You eat something for breakfast: I had toast and coffee for breakfast. ✗Don’t say: At breakfast I had toast and coffee. at breakfast You use at breakfast to talk about something that happens while you are eating breakfast: I saw her this morning at breakfast. Examples from the Corpus breakfast• After breakfast we went for a walk on the beach.• After breakfast I ventured forth, and was at once overwhelmed by the beauty and the scale of the buildings.• The best it can offer is bed and breakfast.• During breakfast, I usually read the paper.• I have been waiting two hours for breakfast, and I am dripping wet.• What do you want for breakfast - cereal or toast?• He had breakfast in the kitchen with Campbell, while Bonita got her through breakfast and ready for school.• George was having his breakfast when the phone rang.• A lavish breakfast buffet, included in the room rate, is served on a patio overlooking the beach.• It would take a time to catch and then she could heat the water & cook Alisdair's breakfast. light breakfast• The volunteers fasted overnight, or for six hours after a light breakfast if the study was carried out in the afternoon.• The race morning East a light breakfast, but don't starve yourself.• An evening snack and light breakfast are included. Origin breakfast (1400-1500) break + FAST4
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