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单词 Burns Supper
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Definition of Burns Supper in English:

Burns Supper

noun
  • A festivity held on 25 January in celebration of the birthday of the Scottish poet Robert Burns, typically incorporating the eating of haggis, the drinking of whisky, and the reciting of Burns's poetry.

    haggis has been the centrepiece of Burns Suppers for 250 years
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In future years the shortlist will be announced on January 25 at a Burns supper.
    • Few Burns suppers are now all male, and many celebrate Burns's radical, revolutionary and republican aspects.
    • Christmas dinners tend to feature turkey, and haggis provides the centerpiece of the Burns Supper.
    • It has been a place of pilgrimage almost from the time the first Burns Supper was held there by fans in 1814.
    • Under a brilliant moon and against the backdrop of Aberdeen Bay, the Freetown Caledonian Society held its first Burns Supper in five years.
    • In 1849 Douglas was invited to address a Burns Supper in Rochester, New York.
    • Traditional Burns suppers are lavish affairs with classic dishes such as Scotch broth, followed by haggis, neeps and tatties and perhaps a cloutie dumpling or Scots trifle.
    • A few of us had arranged to gather for the traditional Burns supper: haggis, neeps, and tatties; followed by a bit of traditional Burns entertainment, with recitation and singing of some of his poetry.
    • It is customary to serve whisky throughout a Burns Supper, for example.
    • We had some happy times together, including a Burns supper in Mark's home.
 
 

Definition of Burns Supper in US English:

Burns Supper

noun
  • A festivity held on 25 January in celebration of the birthday of the Scottish poet Robert Burns, typically incorporating the eating of haggis, the drinking of whisky, and the reciting of Burns's poetry.

    haggis has been the centerpiece of Burns Suppers for 250 years
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Few Burns suppers are now all male, and many celebrate Burns's radical, revolutionary and republican aspects.
    • Christmas dinners tend to feature turkey, and haggis provides the centerpiece of the Burns Supper.
    • In future years the shortlist will be announced on January 25 at a Burns supper.
    • A few of us had arranged to gather for the traditional Burns supper: haggis, neeps, and tatties; followed by a bit of traditional Burns entertainment, with recitation and singing of some of his poetry.
    • Traditional Burns suppers are lavish affairs with classic dishes such as Scotch broth, followed by haggis, neeps and tatties and perhaps a cloutie dumpling or Scots trifle.
    • It has been a place of pilgrimage almost from the time the first Burns Supper was held there by fans in 1814.
    • In 1849 Douglas was invited to address a Burns Supper in Rochester, New York.
    • Under a brilliant moon and against the backdrop of Aberdeen Bay, the Freetown Caledonian Society held its first Burns Supper in five years.
    • We had some happy times together, including a Burns supper in Mark's home.
    • It is customary to serve whisky throughout a Burns Supper, for example.
 
 
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