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dinner

/din-er/US // ˈdɪn ər //UK // (ˈdɪnə) //

晚餐,晚饭,晚宴,晚餐会

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
    • : a formal meal in honor of some person or occasion.
    • : table d'hôte.

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Examples

  • We were eating dinner by kerosene lantern light, as the hydroelectric plant no longer generated electricity, when it sounded.

  • For some reason, I wanted carrots and peas that night as part of our dinner.

  • With six wash cycles, you can get your whole dinner plates set in there along with your silverware.

  • Energy demand tends to spike at night, when people are cooking dinner and cooling off at bedtime.

  • We fell into a routine of building a morning fire, cooking together, and talking over dinner, sharing our fears and the events of the day.

  • Eva Silverman, who co-hosts an Oakland Dinner Party, agrees.

  • Though tissues are present and tears are not uncommon, the Dinner Parties are distinctly not grief counseling or group therapy.

  • Those who come to the Dinner Party are self-selecting; they do want to talk about it.

  • Talking about death is never easy, but with food, comfort, and familiarity, a new kind of dinner party is making it easier.

  • Kyle Dietrich, 36, is a host of one of the DC Dinner Parties.

  • It was Wednesday night; over forty men sat down to the house-dinner at the Pandemonium Club.

  • As usual the dinner was recherché, for the Pandemonium chef enjoyed a world-wide reputation.

  • Dinner occurred in the middle of the day, and about nine in the evening was an informal but copious supper.

  • Then a nervous, anxious feeling that takes away my appetite, and prevents me from eating my dinner.

  • It is to be feared that the attractions of the house-dinner were not the sole inducement to many of those sitting there.