表示一日三餐的名詞包括breakfast, lunch, supper,原則上說它們是不可數(shù)的。如:
Breakfast is served until 9 a.m. 早餐一直供應到上午9點。
I usually have a sandwich for lunch. 我午飯時通常吃塊三明治。
Could you set the table for supper? 你擺好桌子準備吃晚飯好嗎?
如果要表示具體的“量”,可用some, much, a lot of等修飾。如:
She doesn’t eat much breakfast. 她早點吃得不多。
She always eats very little supper. 她晚飯總是吃得很少。
Take her some breakfast on a tray. 用托盤給她送些早餐。
但是,當它們受到描繪性形容詞的修飾時,如果不是特指,則其前要用不定冠詞,此時的a含有 a kind of 的意思。如:
We had a very late lunch. 我們很晚才吃午飯。
He takes a packed lunch to work every day. 他每天帶(盒裝)午飯上班。
After a quick breakfast, he hurried to the station. 匆匆忙忙吃完早餐,他就趕到車站去了。
另外,有時它還可用于復數(shù)形式,表示不同種類等。如:
We serve hot and cold lunches. 我處供應冷熱午餐。