The word "dinner" refers to the main meal of the day, usually eaten in the evening. It can also refer to a formal social event where a meal is served, or any meal eaten in the middle of the day.
The word "dinner" refers to the main meal of the day, usually eaten in the evening. It can also refer to a formal social event where a meal is served, or any meal eaten in the middle of the day.
；正餐；主餐；晚餐Dinner is the main meal of the day, usually served in the early part of the evening.
She invited us to her house for dinner...
她请我们去她家吃晚餐。
Would you like to stay and have dinner?...
你留下来一起吃饭好吗？
Enjoy your dinner.
请慢慢享用您的晚餐。
...four-course dinners.
包括四道菜的正餐
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[N-VAR 可变名词]午餐；午饭 Any meal you eat in the middle of the day can be referred to as dinner . →see usage note at:
meal
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]晚宴；宴会 A dinner is a formal social event at which a meal is served. It is held in the evening.
...a series of official lunches and dinners...
一系列的正式午餐和晚宴
The Professional Cricketers' Association held its annual dinner in London.
职业板球运动员协会在伦敦举办了自己的年度宴会。
Oxford
din·ner★/ˈdɪnə(r); NAmEˈdɪnər/noun1★[uncountable , countable ]the main meal of the day, eaten either in the middle of the day or in the evening （中午或晚上吃的）正餐，主餐◆It's time for dinner.该吃饭了。◆When do you have dinner?你什么时间吃主餐？◆What time do you serve dinner?你们什么时候供应主餐？◆Let's invite them to dinner tomorrow.我们明天请他们吃饭吧。◆What shall we have for dinnertonight? 我们今晚吃什么好呢？◆It's your turn to cook dinner.该你做饭了。◆She didn't eat much dinner.她没吃多少饭。◆I never eat a big dinner.我向来饭量不大。◆Christmas dinner圣诞大餐◆a three-course dinner三道菜的正餐◆I'd like to take you out to dinnertonight. 今天晚上我想带你出去吃饭。◆( BrE) school dinners(= meals provided at school in the middle of the day)学校午餐☞collocationsat
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2★[countable ]a large formal social gathering at which dinner is eaten 宴会◆The club's annual dinner will be held on 3 June.俱乐部一年一度的宴会将于 6 月 3 日举行。☞see also
dinner party
IDIOMˌdone like a ˈdinner( AustralE,NZE) ( informal) completely defeated 彻底被打败；一败涂地☞more at
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n.dinnerdinnersdin·ner/ˈdɪnə(r); NAmEˈdɪnər/
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dinnerdin‧ner /ˈdɪnə $ -ər/ ●●●S1W2 noun
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1[countable, uncountable] the main meal of the day, eaten in the middle of the day or the evening: What time do you usually have dinner? We’re having fish for dinner tonight. What's for dinner?2[countable] a formal occasion when an evening meal is eaten, often to celebrate something: the Club’s annual dinner → dog’s dinner
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, → more something than you’ve had hot dinners
at hot1(30)
GRAMMAR: Patterns with dinnerfor dinner• You eat something for dinner: · We had fish for dinner.✗Don’t say: We had fish at dinner.at dinner• You use at dinner to talk about something that happens while you are eating dinner: · She told us at dinner that she was going away.COLLOCATIONSverbshave/eat dinner· Why don't you come and have dinner with us?make/cook dinner· I offered to cook dinner.have something for dinner· I thought we might have pasta for dinner tonight.have somebody for/to dinner· We're having a few friends round to dinner.ask/invite somebody to dinner· Let's ask Kate and Mike to dinner.come for/to dinner· Mark is coming over for dinner.go out for/to dinner (=go and eat in a restaurant)· Would you like to go out for dinner on Saturday?serve dinner (=start giving people food)· Dinner is served between 7 and 11 pm in the hotel restaurant.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + dinnera three-course/four-course etc dinner· The cost of the hotel includes a three-course dinner.Sunday/Christmas/Thanksgiving dinner (=a special meal eaten on Sunday etc)· We usually have a walk after Christmas dinner.a romantic dinner (=for two people in a romantic relationship)· Clive and Denise were enjoying a romantic dinner for two in a quiet French restaurant.a candle-lit dinner (=with only candles for lighting)· Chris treated his girlfriend to a candle-lit dinner.a leisurely dinner (=not hurried)· I enjoy having a leisurely dinner with some friends at the weekend.a black-tie dinner (=where people wear special formal clothes)· He was invited to a black-tie dinner at one of the Oxford colleges.a slap-up dinner British English informal (=with a lot of good food)· Mum always makes a slap-up dinner for me when I go home.school dinners British English (=meals provided at school in the middle of the day)· School dinners are served in the canteen.TV dinners (=meals that you eat while watching TV)· TV dinners in aluminium containers can be found in the freezer departments of many supermarkets.dinner + NOUNa dinner party (=when someone's friends are invited for a special evening meal)· We are having a dinner party on Saturday.a dinner guest· The dinner guests began arriving at about seven o'clock.
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dinner
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dinners[3159]
晚餐(82%)，晚宴(14%)，主餐(4%)
n.晚餐，晚宴；宴会；正餐
n.(Dinner)人名；(法)迪内
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