經(jīng)常加班的人們都喜歡在完成工作以后結(jié)伴去吃宵夜，這種時(shí)候吃的通常都不會(huì)是正餐類的食物，而是小吃、點(diǎn)心之類的餐食。因?yàn)槌赃@頓飯的時(shí)間比晚餐晚，又不到早餐時(shí)間，吃的東西又有點(diǎn)像早餐，所以在英文中叫做brinner。

Brinner is a fusion of breakfast and dinner. It’s the idea of eating breakfast foods when you finish a day’s work in the wee hours of night.
Brinner是早餐和晚餐的結(jié)合體，指在凌晨結(jié)束一天的工作之后，吃一些早餐類食物，即“輕宵夜”。

Since it’s too late to enjoy a full meal before bed, night munchies are served. This usually consists of foods traditionally eaten at breakfast such as eggs, pancakes, waffles and cereal.
因?yàn)樵诹璩肯硎芤活D豐盛的正餐有點(diǎn)太晚，所以一般會(huì)吃點(diǎn)宵夜，通常來說，吃的都是早餐常吃的東西，比如雞蛋，薄餅，華夫餅還有麥片之類的。

（中國日報(bào)網(wǎng)英語點(diǎn)津 Helen）