| 词汇 | brown-bag |
| 释义 | brown-bag Theme: EATING 1. n. a bag lunch. Bring a brown-bag, and we'll talk and eat at the same time.I lost my brown-bag, but I'll come to talk anyway. 2. in. to carry a bag lunch. He's back to brown-bagging while he saves up for his vacation.I like to brown-bag. I don't eat so much when I do. 3. mod. having to do with an event during which people eat their own bag lunches. These brown-bag affairs seem so tacky.The brown-bag meeting wasn't very useful.It's brown-bag. Come if you can. Idiom brown-bag brown-bagging - taking your own food, usually in a brown paper bag, to eat in the middle of the day when you are not at home.We had our meeting over a brown-bag lunch. (always before noun)brown-bag verb to carry lunch to work, especially in a brown paper lunch bag US, 1968brown bag1. verb To pack one's own food (e.g., in a brown paper bag), especially lunch, usually for work or school. People who brown bag it each day eat healthier foods than those who go out for lunch. 2. noun Such a lunch. Aw man, I forgot my brown bag, so I'll have to buy lunch after all. 3. adjective Describing a gathering in which people bring their own bag lunches. The phrase can be hyphenated in this usage. Can we go out to a restaurant for a change? I'm sick of these brown-bag meetings. brown-bag1. n. a bag lunch. Bring a brown-bag, and we’ll talk and eat at the same time. 2. in. to carry a bag lunch. He’s back to brown-bagging while he saves up for his vacation. 3. mod. having to do with an event during which people eat their own bag lunches. These brown-bag affairs seem so tacky. |
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