V-T If you sup something, you drink it, especially by taking small amounts. 呷; 啜 [文学性,老式]
We supped mulled wine.
我们呷着热葡萄酒。
V-I If you sup, you eat dinner in the evening. 进(晚餐) [文学性,老式]
He had been invited to sup with a colleague and his wife.
他被邀请与一位同事及其夫人共进晚餐。
N-COUNT a sip 一小口 [文学性,老式]
Supping on cold potatoes was never very satisfying.
用餐迟了吃冷土豆总是不令人满意的。
All this will mean supping with less-than-savoury figures.
这一切意味着要亲近那些不太让人愉快的人物。
So they're starting to look different from the birds that go south. Their beaks are longer and narrower, less suited to supping on Spanish olives.
这样,它们渐渐和那些到了冬季往南飞的黑头莺们在外表上出现差异,它们的鸟喙显得更狭长,这种形状的鸟喙在啄食西班牙的橄榄时可是大大不便。
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