din·ner

noun

/ˈdɪnə(r)/

/ˈdɪnər/

Idioms

[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？
- for dinner What shall we have for dinner tonight?我们今晚吃什么好呢？
- to dinner As I'm single, I tend to go out to dinner (= eat in a restaurant) a lot. 由于是单身，我时常出去吃饭。
- (North American English also) to go to dinner去吃饭
- I'd like to take you out to dinner tonight.今天晚上我想带你出去吃饭。
- Let's invite them to dinner tomorrow.我们明天请他们吃饭吧。
- What time do you serve dinner?你们什么时候供应主餐？
- 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/Thanksgiving dinner圣诞节／感恩节大餐
- a three-course dinner有三道菜的正餐
- a roast/steak/turkey dinner烤肉/牛排/火鸡晚餐
- a family sitting around the dinner table围坐在餐桌旁的一家人
- a dinner plate餐碟
- He was trying hard to impress his dinner guests. 他正在努力给晚餐的客人留下深刻的印象。
- (British English) school dinners (= meals provided at school in the middle of the day)学校午餐
see also TV dinner
Collocations Restaurants
RestaurantsEating 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
In the restaurant
- 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
Paying
- 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
More About meals
meals
- People use the words dinner, lunch, supper and tea in 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.
- 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 dinner in British English, especially in the north of the country and in schools:
  I make sure my kids have a hot school dinner, not just a packed lunch.我确保我的孩子们有一顿热腾腾的学校晚餐，而不仅仅是盒装午餐。
- A main meal eaten in the evening is usually called dinner, especially if it is a formal meal. Supper is also an evening meal, but more informal than dinner and usually eaten at home. It can also be a late meal or something to eat and drink before going to bed.
- In British English, tea is a light meal in the afternoon with sandwiches, cakes, etc. and a cup of tea:
  a cream tea.奶油茶点
  It can also be a main meal eaten early in the evening, especially by children:
  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 dinner is the word someone uses for the meal in the middle of the day, they probably call the meal in the evening tea or supper. If they call the meal in the middle of the day lunch, they probably call the meal in the evening dinner.
- Brunch, a combination of breakfast and lunch, is becoming more common, especially as a meal where your guests serve themselves.
Culture mealsmealsAmericans and British people generally eat three meals a day though the names vary according to people's lifestyles and where they live.The first meal of the day is breakfast. The traditional full English breakfast served in many British hotels may include fruit juice, cereal (= a food made from processed grains and eaten with milk), bacon and eggs, often with sausages and tomatoes, toast (= slices of bread cooked until they turn brown) and marmalade (= jam made with oranges and similar fruit), and tea or coffee. Few people have time to prepare a cooked breakfast at home and most have only cereal and/or toast with tea or coffee. Others buy coffee and a pastry on their way to work.The traditional American breakfast includes eggs, some kind of meat and toast. Eggs may be fried, ‘over easy’, ‘over hard’ or ‘sunny side up’, or boiled, poached, scrambled or in an omelette (= beaten together and fried). The meat may be bacon or sausage. People who do not have time for a large meal have toast or cereal and coffee. It is common for Americans to eat breakfast in a restaurant. On Saturday and Sunday many people eat brunch late in the morning. This consists of both breakfast and lunch dishes, including pancakes and waffles (= types of cooked batter) that are eaten with butter and maple syrup (= a sweet, sticky sauce produced from a type of maple tree).Lunch, which is eaten any time after midday, is the main meal of the day for some British people, though people out at work may have only sandwiches. Some people also refer to the midday meal as dinner. Most workers are allowed about an hour off work for it, called the lunch hour. Many schools offer a cooked lunch (school lunch or school dinner), though some students take a packed lunch of sandwiches, fruit, etc. Sunday lunch is special and is, for many families, the biggest meal of the week, consisting traditionally of roast meat and vegetables and a sweet course. In the US lunch is usually a quick meal, eaten around midday. Many workers have a half-hour break for lunch, and buy a sandwich from near their place of work. Business people may sometimes eat a larger lunch and use the time to discuss business.The main meal of the day for most people is the evening meal, called supper, tea or dinner. It is usually a cooked meal with meat or fish or a salad, followed by a sweet course. In Britain younger children may have tea when they get home from school. Tea, meaning a main meal for adults, is the word used in some parts of Britain, especially when the evening meal is eaten early. Dinner sounds more formal than supper, and guests generally receive invitations to ‘dinner’ rather than to ‘supper’. In the US the evening meal is called dinner and is usually eaten around 6 or 6.30 p.m. In many families, both in Britain and in the US, family members eat at different times and rarely sit down at the table together.Many people also eat snacks between meals. Most have tea or coffee in the middle of the morning, often called a coffee break. In Britain in the past this was sometimes also called elevenses. In the afternoon many British people have a tea break. Some hotels and cafes serve afternoon tea which consists of tea or coffee and a choice of sandwiches and cakes. When on holiday people sometimes have a cream tea of scones, jam and cream. In addition many people eat chocolate bars, biscuits (NAmE cookies) or crisps (NAmE chips). Some British people have a snack, sometimes called supper, consisting of a milk drink and a biscuit before they go to bed. In the US children often have milk and cookies after school.
Extra Examples
- Are we expected to dress for dinner?我们应该穿礼服赴宴吗 ?
- I always forgot to take my dinner money to school.我总是忘记带餐费上学。
- The extensive dinner menu includes Russian delicacies.丰盛的菜单包含俄罗斯佳肴。
- The school dinner menu always includes a balance of food types.学校的餐单总是保持食物种类的均衡。
- We didn't wash up the dinner things until the morning after.我们第二天早上才洗餐具。
- Have you had dinner yet?你吃了主餐没有？
- I used to hate school dinners.我曾经讨厌学校的晚餐。
- It's your turn to get dinner.该你做饭了。
Topics Cooking and eatinga1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- delicious
- excellent
- good
- …
dinner + noun
- table
- things
- plates
- …
[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。
- The winner will be announced at a gala dinner. 将在庆祝晚宴上宣布获胜者。
- a fund-raising/charity dinner筹款/慈善晚宴
see also rehearsal dinner
Extra Examples
- A gala dinner was held to celebrate the world premiere of the movie.为庆祝该电影在全球首映举行了欢庆宴。
- A state dinner was held in honour of the visiting Japanese premier.为欢迎日本首相来访而举行了国宴。
- My old school is giving a fund-raising dinner我的母校将举办筹款晚宴。
- The former Olympic champion was invited to speak at a charity dinner.那位前奥运冠军应邀在慈善晚宴上讲话。
- We attended the formal reunion dinner.我们参加了一个正式的重聚宴会。
- We're going to attend a formal dinner in aid of cancer research.我们正要参加一个赞助癌症研究的正式宴会。
- the society's annual dinner dance这个社团的年度晚宴舞会
- The evening includes a three-course dinner with wine.晚上包括三道菜晚餐和葡萄酒。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- elegant
- fancy
- lavish
- …
verb + dinner
- give
- hold
- host
- …
dinner + noun
- party
- engagement
- dance
- …

单词	dinner
释义	din·ner noun /ˈdɪnə(r)/ /ˈdɪnər/ Idioms [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？ for dinner What shall we have for dinner tonight?我们今晚吃什么好呢？ to dinner As I'm single, I tend to go out to dinner (= eat in a restaurant) a lot. 由于是单身，我时常出去吃饭。 (North American English also) to go to dinner去吃饭 I'd like to take you out to dinner tonight.今天晚上我想带你出去吃饭。 Let's invite them to dinner tomorrow.我们明天请他们吃饭吧。 What time do you serve dinner?你们什么时候供应主餐？ 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/Thanksgiving dinner圣诞节／感恩节大餐 a three-course dinner有三道菜的正餐 a roast/steak/turkey dinner烤肉/牛排/火鸡晚餐 a family sitting around the dinner table围坐在餐桌旁的一家人 a dinner plate餐碟 He was trying hard to impress his dinner guests. 他正在努力给晚餐的客人留下深刻的印象。 (British English) school dinners (= meals provided at school in the middle of the day)学校午餐 see also TV dinner 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 In the restaurant 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 Paying 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 More About mealsmeals People use the words dinner, lunch, supper and tea in 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. 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 dinner in British English, especially in the north of the country and in schools: I make sure my kids have a hot school dinner, not just a packed lunch.我确保我的孩子们有一顿热腾腾的学校晚餐，而不仅仅是盒装午餐。 A main meal eaten in the evening is usually called dinner, especially if it is a formal meal. Supper is also an evening meal, but more informal than dinner and usually eaten at home. It can also be a late meal or something to eat and drink before going to bed. In British English, tea is a light meal in the afternoon with sandwiches, cakes, etc. and a cup of tea: a cream tea.奶油茶点 It can also be a main meal eaten early in the evening, especially by children: 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 dinner is the word someone uses for the meal in the middle of the day, they probably call the meal in the evening tea or supper. If they call the meal in the middle of the day lunch, they probably call the meal in the evening dinner. Brunch, a combination of breakfast and lunch, is becoming more common, especially as a meal where your guests serve themselves. Culture mealsmealsAmericans and British people generally eat three meals a day though the names vary according to people's lifestyles and where they live.The first meal of the day is breakfast. The traditional full English breakfast served in many British hotels may include fruit juice, cereal (= a food made from processed grains and eaten with milk), bacon and eggs, often with sausages and tomatoes, toast (= slices of bread cooked until they turn brown) and marmalade (= jam made with oranges and similar fruit), and tea or coffee. Few people have time to prepare a cooked breakfast at home and most have only cereal and/or toast with tea or coffee. Others buy coffee and a pastry on their way to work.The traditional American breakfast includes eggs, some kind of meat and toast. Eggs may be fried, ‘over easy’, ‘over hard’ or ‘sunny side up’, or boiled, poached, scrambled or in an omelette (= beaten together and fried). The meat may be bacon or sausage. People who do not have time for a large meal have toast or cereal and coffee. It is common for Americans to eat breakfast in a restaurant. On Saturday and Sunday many people eat brunch late in the morning. This consists of both breakfast and lunch dishes, including pancakes and waffles (= types of cooked batter) that are eaten with butter and maple syrup (= a sweet, sticky sauce produced from a type of maple tree).Lunch, which is eaten any time after midday, is the main meal of the day for some British people, though people out at work may have only sandwiches. Some people also refer to the midday meal as dinner. Most workers are allowed about an hour off work for it, called the lunch hour. Many schools offer a cooked lunch (school lunch or school dinner), though some students take a packed lunch of sandwiches, fruit, etc. Sunday lunch is special and is, for many families, the biggest meal of the week, consisting traditionally of roast meat and vegetables and a sweet course. In the US lunch is usually a quick meal, eaten around midday. Many workers have a half-hour break for lunch, and buy a sandwich from near their place of work. Business people may sometimes eat a larger lunch and use the time to discuss business.The main meal of the day for most people is the evening meal, called supper, tea or dinner. It is usually a cooked meal with meat or fish or a salad, followed by a sweet course. In Britain younger children may have tea when they get home from school. Tea, meaning a main meal for adults, is the word used in some parts of Britain, especially when the evening meal is eaten early. Dinner sounds more formal than supper, and guests generally receive invitations to ‘dinner’ rather than to ‘supper’. In the US the evening meal is called dinner and is usually eaten around 6 or 6.30 p.m. In many families, both in Britain and in the US, family members eat at different times and rarely sit down at the table together.Many people also eat snacks between meals. Most have tea or coffee in the middle of the morning, often called a coffee break. In Britain in the past this was sometimes also called elevenses. In the afternoon many British people have a tea break. Some hotels and cafes serve afternoon tea which consists of tea or coffee and a choice of sandwiches and cakes. When on holiday people sometimes have a cream tea of scones, jam and cream. In addition many people eat chocolate bars, biscuits (NAmE cookies) or crisps (NAmE chips). Some British people have a snack, sometimes called supper, consisting of a milk drink and a biscuit before they go to bed. In the US children often have milk and cookies after school. Extra Examples Are we expected to dress for dinner?我们应该穿礼服赴宴吗 ? I always forgot to take my dinner money to school.我总是忘记带餐费上学。 The extensive dinner menu includes Russian delicacies.丰盛的菜单包含俄罗斯佳肴。 The school dinner menu always includes a balance of food types.学校的餐单总是保持食物种类的均衡。 We didn't wash up the dinner things until the morning after.我们第二天早上才洗餐具。 Have you had dinner yet?你吃了主餐没有？ I used to hate school dinners.我曾经讨厌学校的晚餐。 It's your turn to get dinner.该你做饭了。 Topics Cooking and eatinga1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective delicious excellent good … dinner + noun table things plates … [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。 The winner will be announced at a gala dinner. 将在庆祝晚宴上宣布获胜者。 a fund-raising/charity dinner筹款/慈善晚宴 see also rehearsal dinner Extra Examples A gala dinner was held to celebrate the world premiere of the movie.为庆祝该电影在全球首映举行了欢庆宴。 A state dinner was held in honour of the visiting Japanese premier.为欢迎日本首相来访而举行了国宴。 My old school is giving a fund-raising dinner我的母校将举办筹款晚宴。 The former Olympic champion was invited to speak at a charity dinner.那位前奥运冠军应邀在慈善晚宴上讲话。 We attended the formal reunion dinner.我们参加了一个正式的重聚宴会。 We're going to attend a formal dinner in aid of cancer research.我们正要参加一个赞助癌症研究的正式宴会。 the society's annual dinner dance这个社团的年度晚宴舞会 The evening includes a three-course dinner with wine.晚上包括三道菜晚餐和葡萄酒。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective elegant fancy lavish … verb + dinner give hold host … dinner + noun party engagement dance … see also dinner party Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French disner (infinitive used as a noun), probably from desjëuner ‘to break fast’, from des- (expressing reversal) + jëun ‘fasting’. Idioms a dog’s breakfast/dinner (British English, informal) a thing that has been done badly乱七八糟；一团糟 synonym mess He's made a real dog's breakfast of these accounts.他把这些账目搞得简直一塌糊涂。 done like a dinner (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal) completely defeated彻底被打败；一败涂地
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