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lunch /lʌntʃ/► SEE ALLout to luncheat sb’s lunchthere’s no such thing as a free lunch
●ˌout to ˈlunch (informal, especially NAmE) crazy, stupid or confused 发疯的；愚蠢的；糊涂的◆She has talent physically but mentally she’s out to lunch.
她有体育天分，但智力上有所欠缺。◆I respect his scholarship, but he’s out to lunch on this matter.
我尊重他的学问，但在这件事上他有点糊涂。●eat sb’s ˈlunch (NAmE, business 商业) take away another company’s business or their share of the market 抢…的生意；夺去…的市场份额◆Unless we’re careful, foreign competitors will eat our lunch.除非我们谨慎行事，否则国外的竞争对手就会抢走我们的生意。●there’s no such ˌthing as a free ˈlunch (spoken) used to say that it is not possible to get sth for nothing 世上没有免费的午餐◆I think you should be very careful about accepting his help. Remember, there’s no such thing as a free lunch.我认为你接受他的帮助得十分谨慎。记住，天下没有免费的午餐。 ORIGIN In the past, some pubs/bars offered their customers a ‘free’ lunch, but they had to buy drinks first. 旧时小酒店常常提供所谓的“免费”午餐，但前提是顾客必须先购买酒水。 |