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dinner

/ˈdɪn.ər/

Dinner is the main meal of the day, usually eaten in the late afternoon or evening. It is often the largest meal and a time when families or friends gather to talk and eat together.

例句

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1

What are we having for dinner tonight?

What food are we eating for our main evening meal today?

2

It would be an honor to have you join us for a formal dinner at the estate.

We would like to invite you to a very polite and serious evening meal.

3

Let's just grab a quick dinner before the movie starts.

Let's eat a fast meal in the evening before we go to the cinema.

词族

名词
dinner
Verb
dine
形容词
dining
相关
diner
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记忆技巧

Remember: Dinner starts with 'D' and is eaten when it is 'Dark' outside.

快速测验

My mother is going to ____ a delicious dinner for us tonight.

正确!

正确答案是: a

例句

1

What are we having for dinner tonight?

everyday

What food are we eating for our main evening meal today?

2

It would be an honor to have you join us for a formal dinner at the estate.

formal

We would like to invite you to a very polite and serious evening meal.

3

Let's just grab a quick dinner before the movie starts.

informal

Let's eat a fast meal in the evening before we go to the cinema.

4

The researchers observed the nutritional content of school-provided dinners.

academic

The scientists looked at the healthy parts of the evening meals given at school.

5

We can finalize the project details during the business dinner on Tuesday.

business

We can finish the work plans while we eat our evening meal with colleagues on Tuesday.

词族

名词
dinner
Verb
dine
形容词
dining
相关
diner

常见搭配

cook dinner to prepare the evening meal
have dinner to eat the evening meal
dinner party a social event where people eat together
dinner table the table where the evening meal is eaten
Sunday dinner a traditional large meal eaten on Sundays

常用短语

Winner winner chicken dinner

An expression used when someone is successful or wins

Dinner is served

The food is ready to be eaten now

A TV dinner

A frozen meal that is easy to heat and eat while watching television

容易混淆的词

dinner vs lunch

Lunch is the meal eaten in the middle of the day, while dinner is usually the larger meal in the evening.

dinner vs supper

Supper is often a lighter, less formal meal eaten late in the evening.

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使用说明

In some regions, people use 'dinner' to refer to the midday meal, but in standard international English, it almost always means the evening meal.

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常见错误

Do not use 'a' or 'the' when talking about the meal in general; say 'have dinner' rather than 'have a dinner'.

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记忆技巧

Remember: Dinner starts with 'D' and is eaten when it is 'Dark' outside.

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词源

Derived from the Old French word 'disner', which originally meant to break one's fast (similar to breakfast).

语法模式

uncountable when referring to the mealtime (e.g., 'after dinner') countable when referring to a specific event (e.g., 'two formal dinners') usually follows verbs like 'have', 'make', 'cook', or 'eat'
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文化背景

In many English-speaking countries, Sunday dinner is a significant cultural tradition involving a roast and gathering the whole family.

快速测验

My mother is going to ____ a delicious dinner for us tonight.

正确!

正确答案是: a

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