含义不同
supper
n.晚饭;晚餐;晚餐会。
dinner
n.晚宴;主餐。
侧重点不同
supper
作名词为餐名,一般不加冠词。supper指晚餐。
dinner
作名词为餐名,一般不加冠词。dinner指正餐,多在晚上吃,也可指宴会。
1、We'll have an early supper tonight.
今天我们要早点吃晚饭。
2、Sit down ─ I'll fix supper for you.
坐下吧,我给你做晚饭。
3、The cold remains of supper had congealed on the plate.
晚餐剩下的冷饭菜已经凝结在盘子上了。
1、He had had an excellent dinner at a rather good local hotel
他已在当地一个相当不错的饭店里享用了一顿可口的晚餐。
2、I'm afraid I made a pig of myself at dinner.
恐怕我晚餐时吃得太多了。
3、I'd like to take you out to dinner tonight.
今天晚上我想带你出去吃饭。