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IELTS BNC: 1415 COCA: 1710

meal

1 meal /ˈmiːl/ noun
plural meals
1 meal
/ˈmiːl/
noun
plural meals
Learner's definition of MEAL
[count]
: the foods eaten or prepared for eating at one time(一顿)饭;(一)餐
see also square meal
: a time or occasion when food is eaten : the act or time of eating a meal进餐时间;进餐

make a meal (out) of

: to eat (a particular food) as your meal without anything else只吃…当一餐
British, informal : to do (something) in a way that makes it seem more important or difficult than it really is小题大做;做得太认真
compare 2meal
2 meal /ˈmiːl/ noun
2 meal
/ˈmiːl/
noun
Learner's definition of MEAL
[noncount]
: a coarse flour made from ground seeds(谷类或豆类的)粗磨粉 see also cornmeal
: something that looks or feels like meal磨成粗粉的东西 see also bonemeal
compare 1meal
IELTS BNC: 1415 COCA: 1710

meal

1 of 3

noun (1)

1
: an act or the time of eating a portion of food to satisfy appetite
2
: the portion of food eaten at a meal

meal

2 of 3

noun (2)

1
: the usually coarsely ground and unbolted seeds of a cereal grass or pulse
especially : cornmeal
2
: a product resembling seed meal especially in particle size or texture

-meal

3 of 3

adverb combining form

: by a (specified) portion or measure at a time
piecemeal

Synonyms

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English meel appointed time, meal, from Old English mǣl; akin to Old High German māl time, Latin metiri to measure — more at measure

Noun (2)

Middle English mele, from Old English melu; akin to Old High German melo meal, Latin molere to grind, Greek mylē mill

Adverb combining form

Middle English -mele, from Old English -mǣlum, from mǣlum, dative plural of mǣl

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of meal was before the 12th century
IELTS BNC: 1415 COCA: 1710
meal

noun

ADJECTIVEbig, filling, heavy豐盛的飯菜;飽餐I always want to go to sleep after a heavy meal.飽餐一頓後我總是發睏。hearty, slap-up (BrE) 豐盛的美餐gourmet, lavish, sumptuous美味佳肴;奢華的大餐decent, proper, square, substantial不錯的一餐;豐盛的一餐She hadn't had a square meal for days.她好多天都沒有好好吃一頓了。light, simple便餐;簡單的飯菜The bar serves light meals.那個酒吧供應便餐。meagre/meager粗茶淡飯a meagre / meager meal of bread and cheese只有麪包和奶酪的簡單一餐four-course, three-course, etc. * 4 道菜、3 道菜等的一餐appetizing, delicious, excellent, lovely, tasty誘人的飯菜;美味可口的一餐;很棒的飯菜Thanks for a delicious meal.謝謝你美味可口的飯菜。home-cooked家裏做的飯菜She has very little time to prepare home-cooked meals.她幾乎沒有時間自己燒飯。balanced, healthful, healthy, nourishing, nutritious, wholesome營養均衡的飯菜;有益健康的一餐;有營養的飯菜main正餐When do you have your main meal of the day?你每天什麼時候吃正餐?evening, midday, noon (NAmE) 晚餐;午餐hot熱餐Hot meals are not available after 10 o'clock.10 點以後不供應熱餐。favourite/favorite最喜歡的飯菜That night he made her favourite / favorite meal.那晚他做了她最愛吃的飯菜。vegetarian素食festive (especially NAmE) 節日大餐Christmas, Passover, Thanksgiving, etc.聖誕、逾越節、感恩節等大餐 topic at food

See also: Meals


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