when we get sick of cooking dinner at home, we like to go out to eat at a nice restaurant
Recent Examples on the WebBefore Cullen was finally apprehended at a restaurant, Loughren risked her own safety by wearing a wire and recording their conversations. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2022 The menu has since been taken down online and a manager at the restaurant reportedly apologized, according to WJLA. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 9 Sep. 2022 The pair were spotted by fans at a restaurant on Dec. 29, 2016, and later seen getting cozy on a yacht. Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 When deputies arrived at the fast food restaurant, one suspect, Steven McCarthy, allegedly fled before wrecking his vehicle. Paul Best, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022 Rosalba Hernandez and her husband both work full-time at a restaurant, but with five kids, soaring inflation rates and a San Diego apartment that keeps jacking up rent, the family is living day to day. Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2022 In the offseason, Denorfia lived with his family in Southington and waited tables at a local restaurant, hardly ideal for chasing a dream that requires year-around training. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Sep. 2022 Holland arrived at the restaurant in a blue plaid button-down, dark teal pants, and white sneakers. Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 3 Sep. 2022 The third-year football coach for No. 15 Michigan State, hoping more people would get to know him better, invited five reporters to spend a day with him on a golf course, at a restaurant, in the team’s football facility and into his home. Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 See More
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Etymology
French, from present participle of restaurer to restore, from Latin restaurare
ADJECTIVE | VERB + RESTAURANT | RESTAURANT + VERB | RESTAURANT + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤large大飯店▸➤little, small小飯店;小餐館◇a little restaurant I know in Paris我知道的一個巴黎小餐館➤five-star, four-star, etc.五星、四星等飯店➤decent, excellent, good, great, wonderful還不錯的/超級好吃的/味道不錯的/極好的/特別棒的餐館▸➤classy, elegant, exclusive, fancy, fine, fine-dining, gourmet, high-end, posh (informal) , smart, stylish, top, upscale (NAmE) 豪華飯店;雅致的餐廳;高級飯館;別致的餐廳;飯菜精緻的餐館;高檔飯店;頂級飯店➤cool, hip, hot, trendy (allinformal) 新潮飯店;時尚餐廳◇some of the hottest restaurants in New York紐約的一些最新潮的飯店➤casual休閒餐館▸➤cheap, expensive便宜的/昂貴的飯店➤popular受歡迎的餐館➤chain (especially NAmE) 連鎖飯店◇the country's most successful chain restaurants該國最成功的連鎖飯店➤theme (especially NAmE) 主題餐廳➤hotel賓館餐廳◇She eats at the hotel restaurant when she travels on business.她出差時在賓館餐廳就餐。➤area, local, nearby, neighbourhood/neighborhood (especially NAmE) 區域餐廳;當地飯店;附近的飯店➤downtown (NAmE) 市中心的餐廳▸➤busy, crowded生意好的飯店;擁擠的餐館▸➤family家庭餐館▸➤candlelit, intimate, romantic燭光/幽靜的/浪漫的餐廳▸➤à la carte (especially BrE) 按菜單點菜的飯館➤full-service (NAmE) 提供全面服務的餐廳➤self-service自助餐館➤sit-down (NAmE) 有餐桌服務的餐廳▸➤takeaway, takeout (NAmE) 外賣餐館➤outdoor露天餐廳▸➤licensed (BrE) 獲准售酒的餐廳➤ethnic民族風味飯店▸➤Chinese, French, etc.中餐館、法國餐館等➤fish, pizza, seafood, sushi魚館;比薩餅店;海味餐館;壽司店▸➤fast-food, organic, vegetarian, etc.快餐店、有機餐廳、素食餐廳等VERB + RESTAURANT➤go out to, go to, visit下館子◇If you're too tired to cook, let's go to a restaurant.如果你太累了不想做飯,我們就下館子吧。➤frequent常去飯店◇She frequented the restaurant on almost a weekly basis.她幾乎每週都要去那家餐館。➤try去餐館試吃◇We're going to try this Italian restaurant that just opened.我們打算去這家剛開張的意大利餐館吃吃看。➤recommend推薦餐館◇We would recommend this restaurant to anyone.我們願向所有人推薦這家餐館。➤leave, walk out of離開/走出飯店◇They walked out of the restaurant without paying.他們沒付賬就離開了飯店。➤open, start開餐館◇She decided to open her own restaurant.她決定開一家自己的餐館。➤manage, run經營餐館◇She runs a family fish restaurant.她開了一個家庭魚館。➤operate, own經營/擁有飯店◇It operates 79 restaurants in 26 states.它在 26 個州開有 79 家飯店。➤close關閉餐館RESTAURANT + VERB➤offer sth, serve sth, specialize in sth飯店提供⋯/供應⋯/以⋯為特色◇a restaurant offering a wide variety of local specialities提供各種當地特色菜的飯館◇The hotel restaurant serves a buffet breakfast.這家旅館餐廳提供自助早餐。◇an Asian restaurant specializing in Thai cuisine專做泰國菜的亞洲餐館➤cater for, cater to飯店接待◇the few local shops and restaurants catering to summer visitors當地為數不多的幾家接待夏季遊客的商店和餐館➤open餐館開門➤close餐館關門RESTAURANT + NOUN➤employee, manager, operator, owner, patron, staff, worker飯店員工;飯館經理;餐館經營者;餐館老闆;餐廳顧客;飯店工作人員◇Restaurant workers are often badly paid.飯店員工薪水一般都很低。➤chain, group連鎖飯店;餐飲集團➤business, industry飯館生意;餐飲業◇hygiene standards in the restaurant industry餐飲業的衞生標準➤food, menu餐館食物/菜單➤meal餐館供應的一餐◇the increasing cost of restaurant meals在餐館吃飯越來越高的花費➤dining (NAmE) 餐館就餐◇We don't do a lot of restaurant dining.我們不常去餐館吃飯。➤table飯店餐桌➤guide, review飯店指南/點評➤critic餐館評論家➤reservation餐館預訂➤kitchen餐廳廚房PREPOSITION➤at a/the restaurant在飯店◇They argued the whole time we were at the restaurant.我們在飯店時他們一直在爭論。➤in a/the restaurant在飯店◇We had a quick meal in a small local restaurant.我們在當地的一家小飯館匆匆吃了頓飯。