sup

sup

英 [sʌp]
　　美 [sʌp]

vt. 招待…吃晚飯；呷，啜
　　vi. 啜飲；吃晚飯
　　n. 一口，少量
　　n. (Sup)人名；(捷)蘇普

中文詞源：

sup 喝，吸，啜，抿

來自古英語 supan,喝，吸，品嘗，來自 Proto-Germanic*supanan,喝，吸，來自 PIE*sub,來自 PIE*seue,汁液，液體，詞源同 sip,sop,soup.常用於形容小口喝，吸，啜，抿等。

sup 吃晚飯

古義用法，來自古法語 soper,用餐，就餐，通常為把面包片浸在濃湯裡面吃，來自 soupe,濃 湯，詞源同 soup.

例句：

1. He had been invited to sup with a colleague and his wife.
他已經受邀和一位同事及其夫人共進晚餐。

2. You cannot sell the cow and sup the milk.
不能既想賣乳牛,又想喝牛奶.

3. "Even the President's staunchest sup-porters have some issues where they simply must break ranks," says Senator Lott.
“即使是總統最忠實的擁護者在某些事情上也會不聽指令，”參議員洛特說。

4. " Why, robbers, of course -- who'd you reckon? Sunday - school sup'rintendents? "
“ 嘿, 你想還會有誰? 當然是強盜們嘍 —— 難道是主日學校的校長不成? ”

5. It takes a long spoon to sup with him.
和他打交道要小心.