英语词汇“subaltern's lunch”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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subaltern's lunch

subaltern's lunch n. (also subaltern's luncheon) humorous (now rare) a meal consisting of a glass of water and the act of tightening one's belt.

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the world > food and drink > drink > water > [noun] > a drink of

subaltern's lunch1897

1897 Baily's Mag. Apr. 267/1 ‘A glass of water and a pull at your belt’ was the old notion of a subaltern's lunch.

1904 A. Griffiths Fifty Years Public Service 50 The traditional ‘subaltern's luncheon’—‘a glass of water and a pull at the waistbelt’.

1996 M. Morton Cupboard Love 351 Subaltern's luncheon..A subaltern is often asked to work through the meal hour, leading to the phrase subaltern's luncheon, a meal the officer partakes of by drinking a glass of water and tightening his belt.

extracted from subalternn.adj.

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单词	subaltern's lunch
释义	> as lemmas subaltern's lunch subaltern's lunch n. (also subaltern's luncheon) humorous (now rare) a meal consisting of a glass of water and the act of tightening one's belt. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > water > [noun] > a drink of subaltern's lunch1897 1897 Baily's Mag. Apr. 267/1 ‘A glass of water and a pull at your belt’ was the old notion of a subaltern's lunch. 1904 A. Griffiths Fifty Years Public Service 50 The traditional ‘subaltern's luncheon’—‘a glass of water and a pull at the waistbelt’. 1996 M. Morton Cupboard Love 351 Subaltern's luncheon..A subaltern is often asked to work through the meal hour, leading to the phrase subaltern's luncheon, a meal the officer partakes of by drinking a glass of water and tightening his belt. extracted from subalternn.adj. < as lemmas
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