men·u
noun/ˈmenjuː/
/ˈmenjuː/
- a list of the food that is available at a restaurant or to be served at a meal
菜单 - May we have the menu?
把菜单给我们好吗？ - to ask for/look at the menu
要菜单；看菜单 - the lunch/dinner menu
午餐／晚餐菜单 - on the menu What's on the menu (= for dinner) tonight?
今晚有什么菜？ - The chef put together a special menu of drinks and dishes employing chocolate.
厨师用巧克力制作了一份特别的饮料和菜肴菜单。
Collocations RestaurantsRestaurantsEating out- eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant
- go (out)/take somebody (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal
- have a meal with somebody
- make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)
- reserve/ (especially British English) book a table for six
- ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window
- wait to be seated
- show somebody to their table
- sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter
- hand somebody/give somebody the menu/wine list
- open/read/study/peruse the menu
- the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children’s menu/an extensive wine list
- taste/sample/try the wine
- the waiter takes your order
- order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (British English) speciality/(especially North American English) specialty
- serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee
- complain about the food/the service/your meal
- enjoy your meal
- pay/ask for (especially British English) the bill/(North American English) the check
- pay for/treat somebody to dinner/lunch/the meal
- service is (not) included
- give somebody/leave (somebody) a tip
Wordfindersee also tasting menu- à la carte
- course
- cuisine
- menu
- order
- reservation
- restaurant
- service charge
- speciality
- waiter
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatinga1- Many restaurants do a very reasonable set menu at lunchtime.
许多餐馆中午都提供价钱合理的套餐。 - Passengers are offered a daily choice of menu.
乘客可以选择每天的饭菜。 - She completely changes her seasonal menus every few months.
她每隔几个月就全面改变一次她的季节性菜单。 - The chef was chalking the daily specials on the menu board.
厨师正用粉笔把当日的特色菜写到菜单牌上。 - The restaurant changes its menu every six months.
这家餐馆每 6 个月换一次菜单。 - a ten-course tasting menu
10 道菜的品尝套餐
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extensive
- limited
- full
- …
- consult
- have
- look at
- …
- feature something
- include something
- offer something
- …
- board
- choice
- selection
- …
- on the menu
- a choice of menu
- May we have the menu?
- (computing) a list of possible choices that are shown on a computer screen
（功能选择）菜单；选单 - a pull-down/pop-up menu
下拉式／弹出式菜单 - When highlighted information is clicked, a pop-up menu appears.
点击高亮信息，就会出现一个弹出式菜单。 - I clicked on a menu item called ‘connect to server’.
我点击了一个名为“连接到服务器”的菜单项。 - a menu option/button
菜单选项／按钮
Wordfindersee also drop-down menu- copy
- data
- delete
- file
- folder
- icon
- menu
- open
- password
Extra ExamplesTopics Computersa1- Go to the topic menu in the upper right-hand corner.
查阅右上角的主题菜单。 - buttons that make it easy to navigate the on-screen menu
便于浏览显示屏菜单的按钮 - You can choose from a menu of options.
您可以从选项菜单中进行选择。 - I clicked the icon in the start menu.
我点击启动菜单中的图标。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- drop-down
- pop-up
- pull-down
- …
- select something from
- go to
- access
- …
- bar
- item
- choice
- …
- a pull-down/pop-up menu
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, ‘detailed list’ (noun use of menu ‘small, detailed’), from Latin minutus ‘very small’.