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meal meal ★★★☆☆/mi͟ːl/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]一餐；一顿饭 A meal is an occasion when people sit down and eat, usually at a regular time. She sat next to him throughout the meal...用餐时她一直坐在他身旁。It's rare that I have an evening meal with my children.我难得跟孩子们一起吃晚饭。2[N-COUNT	可数名词]一餐所吃的食物 A meal is the food you eat during a meal. The waiter offered him red wine or white wine with his meal...侍者为他端上佐餐的红葡萄酒或者白葡萄酒。Fresh fish makes a delicious meal.新鲜的鱼做菜非常美味。3[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]（谷物的）粗磨粉 Meal is a rough powder made of crushed grain. It is used to make flour or animal food.   [usu n N]4See also:bone meal；  5[PHRASE	短语]花费过多的时间或精力做…；对…小题大做 If you think someone is taking more time and energy to do something than is necessary, you can say that they are making a meal of it.   [V inflects]  [disapproval]  [BRIT 英]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Lawyers always make such a meal of the simplest little thing.律师总是死抠细节。6[PHRASE	短语]健康丰盛的一餐 If you have a square meal, you have a large healthy meal.   [N inflects]Usage Note :The first meal of the day is called breakfast. The most common word for the midday meal is lunch, but in some parts of Britain, and in some contexts, dinner is used as well. He seldom has lunch at all. ...school dinners. ...Christmas dinner. However, dinner is used mainly to refer to a meal in the evening. ...a celebratory dinner in the evening. In British English, it may also suggest a formal or special meal. Supper and tea are sometimes also used to refer to the evening meal, though for some people, supper is a snack in the late evening and tea is a light meal in the afternoon.一天中的第一餐称作 breakfast。表示午餐最常用的词是 lunch，但英国有些地方在一些语境中也用 dinner：He seldom has lunch at all (他很少吃午餐)，school dinners (学校的午餐)，Christmas dinner (圣诞午餐)。不过 dinner 主要是指晚餐：a celebratory dinner in the evening (庆祝晚宴)。在英国英语中，dinner 也可以指正餐或特别的一餐。supper 与 tea 有时也指晚餐，不过对于有些人来说，supper 指夜宵，而 tea 则指下午茶。 mealmeal /miːl/ ●●● S2 W2 noun  Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[countable] an occasion when you eat food, for example breakfast or dinner, or the food that you eat on that occasion:  We must have a meal together some time. Dinner is the main meal of the day for most people.2[uncountable] grain that has been crushed into a powder, for making flour or animal food →bonemeal3make a meal (out) of something British English informal to spend too much time or effort doing something:  He made a real meal out of parking the car.COLLOCATIONSverbshave a meal (=eat a meal)· We usually have our evening meal fairly early.eat a meal· When they had eaten their meal, they went out for a walk.cook/make a meal (also prepare a meal formal)· Who cooks most of the meals?serve a meal· The bar serves snacks and meals.fix a meal informal especially American English (=make a meal)go (out) for a meal· How about going out for a meal tonight?take somebody (out) for a meal· He took Anna out for a meal and then to the theatre.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + mealan evening/midday meal· The evening meal is served at 7.30.the main meal· They had their main meal at lunchtime.a three-course/five-course etc meal (=a meal with several separate parts)· a three-course meal, including appetizer and desserta good meal (=a meal that is large enough and tastes good)· We’ll get a good meal there.a decent meal/a square meal (also a proper meal British English) (=with enough good food to satisfy you)· I hadn’t had a decent meal in days.a big/large meal· We don’t have a big meal at lunchtime, usually just sandwiches.a hot meal· With a hot meal inside me, I began to feel better.a delicious meal· ‘It was a delicious meal,’ Merrill said politely.a heavy meal (=with a lot of rich food)· A heavy meal is likely to make you feel sleepy.a light meal (=with not a lot of food)· a light meal of salada simple meal· a simple meal of soup and breada balanced meal (=with some of each type of food, to keep you healthy)· We make healthy, balanced meals for our children.a gourmet meal (=one with very nice and often complicated food)· The day ended with a gourmet meal in a good restaurant.a slap-up meal British English informal (=a good meal)· Jennie cooked us a slap-up meal.a full meal (=a complete meal)· I’m not hungry enough to eat a full meal.a healthy meal· Healthy meals can still be quick and easy to prepare.a school meal (=provided by a school)· Many of the children are receiving free school meals.regular meals (=ones that are eaten at the same time each day)· Patients are advised to eat regular meals.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘take a meal’. Say  have a meal.THESAURUStypes of mealbreakfast a meal that you eat in the morningbrunch a meal that you eat in the late morning, instead of breakfast or lunchlunch a meal that you eat in the middle of the daytea British English a meal that you eat in the afternoon or eveningdinner the main meal of the day, which most people eat in the eveningsupper a small meal that you eat in the evening, in British English; the main meal that you eat in the evening, in American Englishpicnic a meal that you eat outdoors, consisting of food that you cooked or prepared earlierbarbecue a meal that you cook outdoors over hot coals or wood and eat outdoorssnack a small amount of food that is eaten between main meals or instead of a mealside dish food eaten with the main course, such as vegetables: · I’ll have the salad as a side dish.course one of the separate parts of a meal, such as the starter or the dessert: · a three-course mealparts of a large mealhors d'oeuvre (also starter British English, appetizer American English) the small first part of a meal: · a tempting plate of hors d'oeuvres including olives and small pieces of roast beetrootmain course (also entrée especially American English) the main part of a meal. entrée is used especially on restaurant menus: · For the main course we had cheese and onion pie.· The menu includes a few hot entrées.dessert (also pudding British English or sweet British English) sweet food eaten at the end of a meal: · What do you want for dessert?· They serve a wide range of desserts, including ice cream and home-made apple pie.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EQndDJ15B/3tjGexLjHTYGgChAeSZLj/xJBCo6/a1i3iRjjjFSDJTGR/p7iwrkg8EtdzQAgGYg68PpYSXBN7hMltoSJ+ZfmjTPM5OutiN2TNN8hAYZliEIp1dvMFWifgHoHBG+L+ndAPaJO1WuCY6zo=             meal              ★                    /        miːl                ;          NAmE                miːl                /                              noun                                                        1      ★              [countable        ]                    an occasion when people sit down to eat food, especially breakfast, lunch or dinner          早（或午、晚）餐；一顿饭                            ◆        Try not to eat between meals.        两餐之间尽量别吃东西。                    ◆        Lunch is his main meal of the day.        午饭是他的正餐。                    ◆        (          especially BrE)                to          go out for a meal          (= to go to a restaurant to have a meal)                上馆子用餐                    ◆        What time would you like your evening meal?        你打算几点钟吃晚饭？                    ☞        collocationsat                                            restaurant                                                  2      ★              [countable        ]                    the food that is eaten at a          meal          一餐所吃的食物                            ◆        Enjoy your meal.        请用餐。                    ◆        a three-course meal        有三道菜的一顿饭                    3              [uncountable        ]                    (          often in compounds            常构成复合词          )                grain that has been crushed to produce a powder, used as food for animals and for making flour          谷物粗粉（用作饲料或加工面粉）                            ☞see also                                    bonemeal                              ,                                    oatmeal                                     (1          )                    ,                                    wholemeal                                      IDIOM              make a ˈmeal of sth                              (              informal)                        to spend a lot of time, energy, etc. doing sth in a way that other people think is unnecessary and/or annoying              小题大做；做事过于认真                                                  ☞more at                                    square                                   adj.                            MORE ABOUT 补充说明                                                  meals                          ■              People use the words                dinner,                lunch,                supperand                teain different ways depending on which English-speaking country they come from. In Britain it may also depend on which part of the country or which social class a person comes from.                来自不同英语国家的人使用 dinner、lunch、supper 和 tea 的方式各不相同。在英国，这些词的用法按某人来自的地区和社会阶层而有所区别。                                                    ■              A meal eaten in the middle of the day is usually called                lunch.If it is the main meal of the day it may also be called                dinnerin                BrE,especially in the north of the country.                午餐通常叫做 lunch，但在英式英语中，尤其在英国北部，如果是一天的主餐，亦可叫做 dinner。                                                    ■              A main meal eaten in the evening is usually called                dinner,especially if it is a formal meal.                Supperis also an evening meal, but more informal than                dinnerand usually eaten at home. It can also be a late meal or something to eat and drink before going to bed.                晚上的主餐，尤其是正式用餐，通常叫做 dinner。supper 亦为晚餐，但不如 dinner 正式，而且一般在家里吃，亦可指较晚的晚餐或睡前夜宵。                                                    ■              In                BrE,                teais a light meal in the afternoon with sandwiches, cakes, etc. and a cup of tea.                在英式英语中，tea 指下午的茶点，包括三明治、糕点等和一杯茶：                                            ◆                a cream tea                奶油茶点                            It can also be a main meal eaten early in the evening, especially by children.                                  *tea 亦可指傍晚主餐，尤指孩子傍晚食用的：                                                            ◆                What time do the kids have their tea?                孩子们什么时候用傍晚主餐？                                                    ■              As a general rule, if                dinneris the word someone uses for the meal in the middle of the day, they probably call the meal in the evening                teaor                supper.If they call the meal in the middle of the day                lunch,they probably call the meal in the evening                dinner.                一般说来，若午餐叫 dinner，晚餐则大多叫 tea 或 supper。如果午餐叫 lunch，晚餐则大多叫 dinner。                                                    ■                              Brunch,a combination of breakfast and lunch, is becoming more common, especially as a meal where your guests serve themselves.                                  *brunch 是早餐和午餐合二为一的早午餐，如今日趋普遍，尤为自助餐形式。                                                                                meal      meals                  meal              /        miːl                ;          NAmE                miːl                /             meal[mi:l]CET4CET6TEM4考研n17182354421724905870660341727NOUN13341122963Spoken:131735694meals[8342]一餐(60%)，膳食(36%)，粗碾的谷物(4%)n.一餐，一顿饭；膳食vi.进餐

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Collins	meal ★★★☆☆ /mi͟ːl/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]一餐；一顿饭 A meal is an occasion when people sit down and eat, usually at a regular time. She sat next to him throughout the meal... 用餐时她一直坐在他身旁。 It's rare that I have an evening meal with my children. 我难得跟孩子们一起吃晚饭。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]一餐所吃的食物 A meal is the food you eat during a meal. The waiter offered him red wine or white wine with his meal... 侍者为他端上佐餐的红葡萄酒或者白葡萄酒。 Fresh fish makes a delicious meal. 新鲜的鱼做菜非常美味。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（谷物的）粗磨粉 Meal is a rough powder made of crushed grain. It is used to make flour or animal food. [usu n N] 4 See also:bone meal ； 5 [PHRASE 短语]花费过多的时间或精力做…；对…小题大做 If you think someone is taking more time and energy to do something than is necessary, you can say that they are making a meal of it. [V inflects] [disapproval] [BRIT 英] [INFORMAL 非正式] Lawyers always make such a meal of the simplest little thing. 律师总是死抠细节。 6 [PHRASE 短语]健康丰盛的一餐 If you have a square meal, you have a large healthy meal. [N inflects] Usage Note : The first meal of the day is called breakfast. The most common word for the midday meal is lunch, but in some parts of Britain, and in some contexts, dinner is used as well. He seldom has lunch at all. ...school dinners. ...Christmas dinner. However, dinner is used mainly to refer to a meal in the evening. ...a celebratory dinner in the evening. In British English, it may also suggest a formal or special meal. Supper and tea are sometimes also used to refer to the evening meal, though for some people, supper is a snack in the late evening and tea is a light meal in the afternoon. 一天中的第一餐称作 breakfast。表示午餐最常用的词是 lunch，但英国有些地方在一些语境中也用 dinner：He seldom has lunch at all (他很少吃午餐)，school dinners (学校的午餐)，Christmas dinner (圣诞午餐)。不过 dinner 主要是指晚餐：a celebratory dinner in the evening (庆祝晚宴)。在英国英语中，dinner 也可以指正餐或特别的一餐。supper 与 tea 有时也指晚餐，不过对于有些人来说，supper 指夜宵，而 tea 则指下午茶。
Oxford	meal ★ / miːl ; NAmE miːl / noun 1 ★ [countable ] an occasion when people sit down to eat food, especially breakfast, lunch or dinner 早（或午、晚）餐；一顿饭 ◆ Try not to eat between meals. 两餐之间尽量别吃东西。 ◆ Lunch is his main meal of the day. 午饭是他的正餐。 ◆ ( especially BrE) to go out for a meal (= to go to a restaurant to have a meal) 上馆子用餐 ◆ What time would you like your evening meal? 你打算几点钟吃晚饭？ ☞ collocationsat restaurant 2 ★ [countable ] the food that is eaten at a meal 一餐所吃的食物 ◆ Enjoy your meal. 请用餐。 ◆ a three-course meal 有三道菜的一顿饭 3 [uncountable ] ( often in compounds 常构成复合词 ) grain that has been crushed to produce a powder, used as food for animals and for making flour 谷物粗粉（用作饲料或加工面粉） ☞see also bonemeal , oatmeal (1 ) , wholemeal IDIOM make a ˈmeal of sth ( informal) to spend a lot of time, energy, etc. doing sth in a way that other people think is unnecessary and/or annoying 小题大做；做事过于认真 ☞more at square adj. MORE ABOUT 补充说明 meals ■ People use the words dinner, lunch, supperand teain different ways depending on which English-speaking country they come from. In Britain it may also depend on which part of the country or which social class a person comes from. 来自不同英语国家的人使用 dinner、lunch、supper 和 tea 的方式各不相同。在英国，这些词的用法按某人来自的地区和社会阶层而有所区别。 ■ A meal eaten in the middle of the day is usually called lunch.If it is the main meal of the day it may also be called dinnerin BrE,especially in the north of the country. 午餐通常叫做 lunch，但在英式英语中，尤其在英国北部，如果是一天的主餐，亦可叫做 dinner。 ■ A main meal eaten in the evening is usually called dinner,especially if it is a formal meal. Supperis also an evening meal, but more informal than dinnerand usually eaten at home. It can also be a late meal or something to eat and drink before going to bed. 晚上的主餐，尤其是正式用餐，通常叫做 dinner。supper 亦为晚餐，但不如 dinner 正式，而且一般在家里吃，亦可指较晚的晚餐或睡前夜宵。 ■ In BrE, teais a light meal in the afternoon with sandwiches, cakes, etc. and a cup of tea. 在英式英语中，tea 指下午的茶点，包括三明治、糕点等和一杯茶： ◆ a cream tea 奶油茶点 It can also be a main meal eaten early in the evening, especially by children. tea 亦可指傍晚主餐，尤指孩子傍晚食用的： ◆ What time do the kids have their tea? 孩子们什么时候用傍晚主餐？ ■ As a general rule, if dinneris the word someone uses for the meal in the middle of the day, they probably call the meal in the evening teaor supper.If they call the meal in the middle of the day lunch,they probably call the meal in the evening dinner. 一般说来，若午餐叫 dinner，晚餐则大多叫 tea 或 supper。如果午餐叫 lunch，晚餐则大多叫 dinner。 ■ Brunch,a combination of breakfast and lunch, is becoming more common, especially as a meal where your guests serve themselves. brunch 是早餐和午餐合二为一的早午餐，如今日趋普遍，尤为自助餐形式。 meal meals meal / miːl ; NAmE miːl /
LDC	mealmeal /miːl/ ●●● S2 W2 noun Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[countable] an occasion when you eat food, for example breakfast or dinner, or the food that you eat on that occasion: We must have a meal together some time. Dinner is the main meal of the day for most people.2[uncountable] grain that has been crushed into a powder, for making flour or animal food → bonemeal 3make a meal (out) of something British English informal to spend too much time or effort doing something: He made a real meal out of parking the car.COLLOCATIONSverbshave a meal (=eat a meal)· We usually have our evening meal fairly early.eat a meal· When they had eaten their meal, they went out for a walk.cook/make a meal (also prepare a meal formal)· Who cooks most of the meals?serve a meal· The bar serves snacks and meals.fix a meal informal especially American English (=make a meal)go (out) for a meal· How about going out for a meal tonight?take somebody (out) for a meal· He took Anna out for a meal and then to the theatre.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + mealan evening/midday meal· The evening meal is served at 7.30.the main meal· They had their main meal at lunchtime.a three-course/five-course etc meal (=a meal with several separate parts)· a three-course meal, including appetizer and desserta good meal (=a meal that is large enough and tastes good)· We’ll get a good meal there.a decent meal/a square meal (also a proper meal British English) (=with enough good food to satisfy you)· I hadn’t had a decent meal in days.a big/large meal· We don’t have a big meal at lunchtime, usually just sandwiches.a hot meal· With a hot meal inside me, I began to feel better.a delicious meal· ‘It was a delicious meal,’ Merrill said politely.a heavy meal (=with a lot of rich food)· A heavy meal is likely to make you feel sleepy.a light meal (=with not a lot of food)· a light meal of salada simple meal· a simple meal of soup and breada balanced meal (=with some of each type of food, to keep you healthy)· We make healthy, balanced meals for our children.a gourmet meal (=one with very nice and often complicated food)· The day ended with a gourmet meal in a good restaurant.a slap-up meal British English informal (=a good meal)· Jennie cooked us a slap-up meal.a full meal (=a complete meal)· I’m not hungry enough to eat a full meal.a healthy meal· Healthy meals can still be quick and easy to prepare.a school meal (=provided by a school)· Many of the children are receiving free school meals.regular meals (=ones that are eaten at the same time each day)· Patients are advised to eat regular meals.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘take a meal’. Say have a meal.THESAURUStypes of mealbreakfast a meal that you eat in the morningbrunch a meal that you eat in the late morning, instead of breakfast or lunchlunch a meal that you eat in the middle of the daytea British English a meal that you eat in the afternoon or eveningdinner the main meal of the day, which most people eat in the eveningsupper a small meal that you eat in the evening, in British English; the main meal that you eat in the evening, in American Englishpicnic a meal that you eat outdoors, consisting of food that you cooked or prepared earlierbarbecue a meal that you cook outdoors over hot coals or wood and eat outdoorssnack a small amount of food that is eaten between main meals or instead of a mealside dish food eaten with the main course, such as vegetables: · I’ll have the salad as a side dish.course one of the separate parts of a meal, such as the starter or the dessert: · a three-course mealparts of a large mealhors d'oeuvre (also starter British English, appetizer American English) the small first part of a meal: · a tempting plate of hors d'oeuvres including olives and small pieces of roast beetrootmain course (also entrée especially American English) the main part of a meal. entrée is used especially on restaurant menus: · For the main course we had cheese and onion pie.· The menu includes a few hot entrées.dessert (also pudding British English or sweet British English) sweet food eaten at the end of a meal: · What do you want for dessert?· They serve a wide range of desserts, including ice cream and home-made apple pie.
WDF	meal [mi:l] CET4CET6TEM4考研 n1718 23544 2172 4905 8706 6034 1727 NOUN1334 1122963 Spoken: 131735694 meals[8342] 一餐(60%)，膳食(36%)，粗碾的谷物(4%) n.一餐，一顿饭；膳食 vi.进餐

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