dinnernoun
（中午或晚上吃的）正餐，主餐
the main meal of the day, eaten either in the middle of the day or in the evening
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 dinner tonight?
我们今晚吃什么？
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 dinner tonight.
今天晚上我想带你出去吃饭。
school dinners (= meals provided at school in the middle of the day)
学校午餐
宴会
a large formal social gathering at which dinner is eaten
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。
a thing that has been done badly
他把这些账目简直搞得一塌糊涂。
He's made a real dog's breakfast of these accounts.
completely defeated
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N-VAR 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。
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N-VAR 午餐;午饭
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N-COUNT 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
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He had had an excellent dinner at a rather good local hotel
他已在当地一个相当不错的饭店里享用了一顿可口的晚餐。
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I 'm afraid I made a pig of myself at dinner .
恐怕我晚餐时吃得太多了。
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I 'd like to take you out to dinner tonight .
今天晚上我想带你出去吃饭。
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Have an apple to keep you going till dinner time .
吃个苹果就能挨到吃晚饭了。
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Can you get dinner while I put the kids to bed ?
我弄孩子上床睡觉时你做饭行吗？
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You must be home for dinner , mind .
记住，你一定得回来吃饭。
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She has elevated the dinner party into an art form .
她把宴会办得犹如一种艺术。
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Could you set the table for dinner ?
你把餐具摆好，准备开饭，好吗？
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We had some friends to dinner last night .
我们昨晚请了几位朋友来家里吃饭了。
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I 'm having people to dinner this evening .
今晚我在家里宴请客人。
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Bill 's parents came for dinner last night .
昨天晚上，比尔的父母来吃晚饭了。
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What time do you serve dinner ?
你们什么时候供应主餐？
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Would you have dinner with me on Friday ?
请你星期五和我一起用餐好吗？
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Do they expect us to dress for dinner ?
他们要求我们穿正式服装赴宴吗？
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He cut a striking figure in his white dinner jacket .
他穿着白色晚礼服显得十分出众。
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You 'll have had dinner already , I suppose .
我想，到时候你大概已经吃过饭了。
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She didn 't eat much dinner .
她没吃多少饭。
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£ 20 for dinner is about average .
花20英镑吃正餐算是价格一般。
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What about dinner at my place ?
到我家吃晚饭好不好？
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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。
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Come on , dinner 's ready !
快过来，饭好了！
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What shall we have for dinner tonight ?
我们今晚吃什么？
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I 'll just have a quick wash before dinner .
我只是很快地洗一洗就吃饭。
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Don 't stuff the kids with chocolate before their dinner .
正餐前不要给孩子一个劲地吃巧克力。
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The annual dinner is a chance to renew acquaintance with old friends .
一年一度的聚餐会是与老朋友叙旧的好机会。
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I can 't come to dinner on Tuesday ─ I 'm otherwise engaged .
我星期二不能来参加宴会——我另有安排。
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The tickets for the dinner were £ 50 a throw .
餐券每张50英镑。
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I felt obliged to ask them to dinner .
我不得不请他们吃饭。
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It 's your turn to cook dinner .
该你做饭了。
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There are 30 people coming to dinner tonight , so it 's all hands on deck .
今天晚上有30人来吃饭，要全体动员了。
指中午或晚上吃的正餐，也常指为庆祝某事而举行的正式晚宴。
Why don't we have fish for dinner?
为什么我们正餐不吃鱼呢？
She has been invited to the company's annual dinner.
她已被邀请出席该公司的年度晚宴。
通常有多人参加、为某一特殊时刻而举行的正式宴会。
a banquet in honour of the visiting scholars
为来访学者举办的宴会
The president made a speech at the state banquet.
总统在国宴上发表了演说。
指宴席或酒席，没有 banquet 正式，强调出席宴会之人共享欢乐的气氛。
There were many celebrities at her wedding feast.
很多名流出席了她的婚宴。
Mr. Brown was invited to the feast held by the King.
布朗先生受到邀请出席国王举办的盛大宴会。
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