1main meal of the day主餐ADJECTIVE | DINNER + NOUNADJECTIVE➤delicious, excellent, good, gourmet, slap-up, informal) , sumptuous美味的正餐;精美的大餐;豪華的大餐◇We were treated to an excellent dinner with every kind of seafood imaginable.招待我們的是一頓海鮮大餐,所有你能想像得到的海鮮都有。➤four-course, three-course, etc.四道菜、三道菜等的正餐▸➤big盛大的晚餐▸➤light簡單的晚餐▸➤leisurely悠閒的晚餐▸➤quick快速晚餐▸➤early, late較早的/較晚的晚餐▸➤candlelight, candlelit, romantic燭光晚餐;浪漫的晚餐▸➤intimate, private, quiet溫馨的/私人/恬靜的晚餐▸➤family家庭晚餐▸➤birthday, Christmas, holiday, Sunday, Thanksgiving (in the US) 生日/聖誕/假日/星期天/感恩節大餐▸➤potluck (= to which each guest brings some food, which is then shared) (NAmE) 百樂餐(每人帶一些食物,大家分享)▸➤school (BrE) 校餐▸➤frozen, TV速凍食品便餐;盒裝電視便餐▸➤chicken, seafood, steak, turkey, etc.雞肉、海鮮、牛排、火雞肉等正餐DINNER + NOUN➤table餐桌◇There was never much conversation at the dinner table in my family.我家吃飯的時候從來不怎麼說話。➤things餐具◇We didn't wash up the dinner things until the morning after.我們第二天早上才洗餐具。➤plates, service餐盤;成套西餐具◇a bone-china dinner service成套骨瓷西餐具➤menu菜單◇The extensive dinner menu includes Russian delicacies.豐盛的菜單包含俄羅斯佳肴。◇The school dinner menu always includes a balance of food types. (BrE) 學校的菜單總是保持食物種類的均衡。➤bell就餐鈴▸➤money (BrE) 餐費◇I always forgot to take my dinner money to school.我總是忘記帶餐費上學。➤lady (BrE) (lunch lady in NAmE)餐廳女工➤time晚餐時間▸➤date晚餐約會▸➤reservation晚餐預約▸➤companion晚餐同伴➡ note at meal(for verbs)dinner
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2formal evening occasion, with dinner晚宴ADJECTIVE | VERB + DINNER | DINNER + NOUNADJECTIVE➤elegant, fancy, lavish高雅的/昂貴的/奢華的晚宴▸➤black-tie, formal, official正式晚宴▸➤informal非正式晚宴▸➤annual年度晚宴◇The club's annual dinner is this week.該俱樂部的年度晚宴將於本週舉行。➤anniversary, celebratory, rehearsal (= for the families of a couple the day before their wedding) (NAmE) , wedding (NAmE) 週年紀念晚宴;慶祝晚宴;婚禮前預演晚宴;婚宴▸➤farewell送別宴會▸➤awards頒獎晚宴▸➤charity, fund-raising慈善宴會;籌款晚宴▸➤gala歡慶宴◇A gala dinner was held to celebrate the world premiere of the movie.為慶祝該電影在全球首映舉行了歡慶宴。➤state國宴◇A state dinner was held in honour / honor of the visiting Japanese premier.為歡迎日本首相來訪而舉行了國宴。VERB + DINNER➤give, hold, host, throw舉辦宴會;設宴◇My old school is giving a fund-raising dinner我的母校將舉辦籌款晚宴。➤attend出席宴會◇We attended the formal reunion dinner.我們參加了一個正式的重聚宴會。➤be invited to獲邀請赴宴▸➤change for, dress for換裝赴宴;穿禮服赴宴◇Are we expected to dress for dinner?我們應該穿禮服赴宴嗎 ?➤speak at在宴會上發言◇The former Olympic champion was invited to speak at a charity dinner.那位前奧運冠軍應邀在慈善晚宴上講話。DINNER + NOUN➤party宴會◇They invited three couples to a dinner party at their house.他們邀請了三對夫婦參加他們的家宴。➤engagement宴會約定▸➤dance晚宴舞會◇the society's annual dinner dance這個社團的年度晚宴舞會➤guests宴會賓客▸➤jacket, suit (both BrE) 男式無尾禮服;男式成套無尾晚禮服➤theater (= a restaurant where you see a play after your meal) (NAmE) 餐館劇院