Brunch is a meal in the late morning: too late for a normal breakfast, a bit early for lunch, and meant to stand in for both. You get breakfast food and lunch food on the same table — eggs and coffee, but maybe also a bigger plate. It is often a slow weekend meal with other people, not a quick bite before work.

Brunch is a meal in the late morningbrunch是一種在接近中午吃的餐點： too late for a normal breakfast當早餐吃太晚， a bit early for lunch當午餐又吃得有點早， and meant to stand in for both目的是把兩餐合而為一。 You get breakfast food and lunch food on the same table你會在同一張桌上看到早餐食物和午餐食物—— eggs and coffee, but maybe also a bigger plate蛋和咖啡，但也可能有更豐盛的一盤。 It is often a slow weekend meal with other people它常常是跟其他人一起、慢慢吃的週末餐點， not a quick bite before work不是上班前隨便吃一口。

Cafés and restaurants in many countries now sell “brunch” as a late-morning menu. You can use it as a verb too (“We’re brunching on Sunday”), though that still sounds a little trendy or jokey to some ears.

Cafés and restaurants in many countries now sell "brunch" as a late-morning menu現在許多國家的咖啡廳和餐廳，都把『brunch』當成一種接近中午的菜單來賣。 You can use it as a verb too ("We're brunching on Sunday")你也可以把它當動詞用（'We're brunching on Sunday'）， though that still sounds a little trendy or jokey to some ears不過對某些人來說，這聽起來還是有點趕流行或開玩笑的味道。

The word is a blend of breakfast and lunch. It shows up in British English from 1895, and in the United States from about 1930; the American weekend-brunch habit is what many learners meet first.

The word is a blend of breakfast and lunch這個字是breakfast和lunch混合而成的。 It shows up in British English from 1895它從1895年開始出現在英式英文裡， and in the United States from about 1930在美國則大約從1930年開始； the American weekend-brunch habit is what many learners meet first很多學習者最先接觸到的就是美國的週末brunch習慣。

Though actually, it is not only “breakfast eaten late” — the idea is one meal doing the job of two.

Though actually, it is not only "breakfast eaten late"不過其實，它不只是『晚吃的早餐』—— the idea is one meal doing the job of two它的概念是一餐做兩餐的事。