meal

美 [miːl]英 [miːl]
  • n.一餐;早(或午、晚)餐;一餐所吃的食物;谷物粗粉(用作饲料或加工面粉)
  • v.吃饭;碾碎

复数: meals

mealmeal

noun

1

早(或午、晚)餐;一顿饭
an occasion when people sit down to eat food, especially breakfast, lunch or dinner

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。

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?

2

一餐所吃的食物
the food that is eaten at a meal

Enjoy your meal.

请用餐。

a three-course meal

有三道菜的一顿饭

3

谷物粗粉(用作饲料或加工面粉)
grain that has been crushed to produce a powder, used as food for animals and for making flour

习语

to spend a lot of time, energy, etc. doing sth in a way that other people think is unnecessary and/or annoying

a good, satisfying meal

看他那样子,就好像几个星期没吃过一顿像样的饭了。
He looks as though he hasn't had a square meal for weeks.

meal

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 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。

  • 2
    N-COUNT 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。

  • 3
    N-UNCOUNT (谷物的)粗磨粉
    Meal is a rough powder made of crushed grain. It is used to make flour or animal food.

  • 4
    See also:bone meal

  • 5
    PHRASE 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.

    Lawyers always make such a meal of the simplest little thing.

    律师总是死抠细节。

  • 6
    PHRASE 健康丰盛的一餐
    If you have a square meal, you have a large healthy meal.

  • 7
    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。
    T

noun

1
coarsely ground foodstuff;especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse
2
the food served and eaten at one time
Synonym: repast
3
any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times

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  1. Here is a summer soup that is almost a meal in itself

    接下来是一道几乎可以抵作一餐的夏季汤品。

  2. The meal gave the occasion an almost festive air .

    这一餐使整个场合有了近乎节日般的喜庆氛围。

  3. What time would you like your evening meal ?

    你打算几点钟吃晚饭?

  4. She was kind enough to stand us a meal .

    她真好,请我们吃了饭。

  5. What you need is a good meal .

    你需要的是一顿美餐。

  6. The meal cost us about £ 40 .

    这顿饭花了我们约40英镑。

  7. Take two tablets with water before meals .

    每次两片,饭前用水冲服。

  8. Lunch is his main meal of the day .

    午饭是他的正餐。

  9. The meal was out of this world .

    这顿饭简直是没治了。

  10. You 'll find these meals quick and convenient to prepare .

    你会发现准备这样的饭既快又省事。

  11. I put the meal on my card .

    我用信用卡支付餐费。

  12. First prize will be a meal for two at the restaurant of your choice .

    头等奖是一顿两人正餐,餐馆任选。

  13. We just had soup instead of a full meal .

    我们没有吃全餐,只喝了汤。

  14. You should allow a little time after a meal for the food to digest .

    饭后你应该留点时间让食物消化。

  15. He likes the traditional meat and two veg for his main meal .

    他主餐喜欢传统的一荤两素。

  16. School meals need to be marketed to children in the same way as other food .

    校餐也要以其他食品的推销方法推销给孩子。

  17. He looks as though he hasn 't had a square meal for weeks .

    看他那样子,就好像几个星期没吃过一顿像样的饭了。

  18. We had a simple meal of soup and bread .

    我们喝汤,吃面包,凑合了一顿。

  19. We managed to eat our meal uninterrupted by phone calls .

    我们总算吃了一顿没有电话打搅的安生饭。

  20. I can 't be bothered making a hot meal ─ it 's too much like hard work .

    我懒得做热饭热菜——太麻烦了。

  21. You can 't afford to miss meals when you 're in training .

    你在接受训练,可不能不吃饭呀。

  22. A typically priced meal will be around $ 10 .

    一餐通常的价格为10元左右。

  23. They finished their meal in total silence .

    他们默不作声地吃完饭。

  24. He felt very heavy and sluggish after the meal .

    饭后他感觉身子很沉,不想动。

  25. These meals are ideal for home freezing .

    这些饭食很适合家庭冷藏。

  26. I felt bloated after the huge meal they 'd served .

    吃过他们提供的大餐后,我觉得肚子胀得很。

  27. A cup of coffee finished the meal perfectly .

    饭后一杯咖啡,美餐圆满结束。

  28. She knocked up a meal in ten minutes .

    她十分钟就做好了一顿饭。

  29. He 's always scrounging free meals off us .

    他老来我们家蹭饭吃。

  30. She had prepared a very elaborate meal .

    她做了一顿精美的饭菜。

  • 词语搭配
  • 习语

meal与以下词性连用

v.

enjoy a meal

用餐

miss a meal

误餐

skip a meal

不吃饭

cook a meal

做饭

eat a meal

吃饭

have a meal

进餐

order a meal

点餐

serve a meal

上餐

adj.

big meal

大餐

good meal

好饭

hot meal

热饭

large meal

盛餐

simple meal

便饭

well-balanced meal

营养均衡的饭菜

n.

make a meal of sth

小题大做;做事过于认真
to spend a lot of time, energy, etc. doing sth in a way that other people think is unnecessary and/or annoying

a square meal

一顿丰盛的饭
a good, satisfying meal

He looks as though he hasn't had a square meal for weeks.

看他那样子,就好像几个星期没吃过一顿像样的饭了。