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meal FOODmIEln [C]an occasion when food is eaten, or the food which is eaten on such an occasion一餐，膳食The first meal of the day is breakfast, the only meal when the family eat together.每天的第一顿是早餐，也是全家人聚在一起的唯一一餐。After the meal there were several speeches.餐后有几个演讲。We're going out for a meal on my birthday.我生日那天我们要外出吃饭。He cooked us all a meal on Sunday.他星期天给我们大家做一顿饭。We only eat one cooked/hot meal a day.我们每天只吃一顿热饭。They felt sleepy after such a heavy (= large) meal.他们在盛餐之后颇有倦意。We had a light (= small) meal at midday--bread, cheese, some fruit and a drink.我们中午简单地吃了一些----面包，奶酪，水果和饮料。(Br disapproving) If you make a meal (out) of something, you do more or give more attention than is needed.小题大做，过分注意The press will make a meal of this story.新闻界会对这件事大肆渲染。I want the room to look good for the party but there's no need to make a meal out of it.我希望屋子在聚会时看上去漂亮些，但也没必要大动干戈。Meal ticke\\t is Am and Aus for luncheon voucher.餐券 [LUNCHEON]A meal ticket is also someone or something which provides you with the money that you need in order to pay for food, somewhere to live, clothes, etc.提供生活来源的人或物I don't enjoy the job but it's my meal ticket for the moment.我不喜欢这份工作，但暂时需赖其度日。Jim? He's her latest meal ticket.吉姆？他是她最新的靠山。Meals on wheels are hot meals taken to the homes of old and/or ill people, either for free or for a small payment.（免费或廉价的）上门送食服务（送至老人或病人家中的热菜热饭）
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