dinner
n
1 [C, U] main meal of the day, whether eaten at midday or in the evening 正餐(一日間的主餐, 中午或晚上吃均可)
It's time for dinner. 該吃飯了.
Have you had dinner yet? 你吃過飯了嗎?
(US) Did you eat dinner yet? 你吃過飯了嗎?
She didn't eat much dinner. 她這頓飯沒吃多少.
I never eat a big dinner. 我向來飯量不大.
They're at (ie eating) dinner. 他們正在用餐.
four dinners at 10 per person 四客飯, 每客10英鎊
Shall we ask him to dinner? 我們請她吃飯好嗎? =>Usage 見所附用法.
2 [C]
(a) (usu large) formal social gathering at which this meal is eaten (通常指大型的)宴會
A dinner was given for the ambassador. 宴請大使.
(b) (also `dinner-party) private social gathering where this meal is eaten 宴會
give a dinner for friends 設宴招待朋友.
3 (idm 習語) a dog's breakfast/dinner => dog1. dinner, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
The use of the terms lunch, dinner, supper and tea varies between social classes in Britain and to some extent between regions. 在英國, 因社會階層不同, lunch、 dinner、 supper、 tea這四個詞的用法也不盡相同, 而且在一定程度上亦有地區性差別. If the midday meal is called lunch, the evening meal is dinner or supper. 若午餐稱作lunch, 則晚餐即為dinner或supper. *In this case tea consists of a drink and cake or biscuits in the afternoon. 在這種情況下, tea則指下午的茶點, 包括飲料和糕點、 餅乾之類. If the midday meal is called dinner then the evening meal is tea or supper. 若午餐稱作dinner, 則晚餐即是tea或supper. *In this case supper may be a light snack before bedtime. 這時, supper可能指臨睡前吃的夜宵. At school, children have school dinner/lunch at midday or they may take a packed/sandwich lunch with them. 在校學生中午吃的要麼是school dinner/lunch(學校午餐), 要麼是自己帶去的packed sandwich lunch(盒裝[三明治]午餐).