一、详细释义:
n.
主餐,正餐 [U]
例句:
He liked to unwind with a cocktail before dinner.
他喜欢在正餐前喝一杯鸡尾酒来放松一下。
例句:
We had duck for dinner.
我们正餐吃鸭肉。
宴会 [C]
例句:
They often give dinners in honor of their guests.
他们经常为客人举行宴会。
例句:
He dressed for dinner.
他身着礼服赴宴会去了。
(宴会或正餐上的)食物,饭菜 [U]
例句:
John was really hungry and ate much dinner.
约翰真的很饿,他吃了许多菜。
例句:
The dinner's virtually ready.
饭菜差不多准备好了。
二、词义辨析:
dinner,meal
这两个名词都有“餐”之意。 dinner正餐。指一日中的主餐,可中午吃,也可晚间吃。 meal泛指一日三餐的任一餐,也可指一餐所吃的东西。
三、词义辨析:
banquet,feast,dinner,party
这些名词均有“宴会”之意。 banquet指正式而盛大的宴会或国宴。 feast指筵席酒席,有时可与banquet换用,但前者强调共享欢乐的气氛。 dinner普通用词,含义广。本义指一日的主餐,但多用于指宴请客人的正式的一餐。 party指一般的社交聚会,也引申指宴请或宴会。
四、相关短语:
dinner service
n.成套的餐具
boiled dinner
n. <美>炖食(配上蔬菜煮的肉)
dinner bucket
n. 饭盒,饭桶
dinner jacket
无尾礼服
dinner party
n. 宴会
dinner plate
n. 西餐用大盘
dinner set
n. 成套的餐具
dinner table
n. 餐桌
dog's dinner
n. 大杂烩,一团糟,混乱的局面
tv dinner
n. (食前加温即可的)冷冻快餐
一、参考例句:
Dinner went off gaily.
这顿饭吃得很愉快。
Rain check on dinner?
那就改期再约了吃饭?
Dinner is ready!
晚饭已经准备好了。
Should we have dinner first?
我们是不是先吃晚饭呢?
Dinner was in two sittings.
晚餐有两个就餐时段。
We had duck for dinner.
我们正餐吃鸭肉。
Dinner was announced, and served.
已宣布开饭了,菜都上齐了。
It's time for dinner.
该吃晚饭了。
Our dinner is very bounteous.
我们的晚餐很丰富。
Having people over for dinner
请了人来吃晚餐?