| 单词 | dinner |
| 释义 | dinner (dɪnəʳ ) Word forms: dinners 1. variable noun A1 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. Would you like to stay and have dinner? Enjoy your dinner. ...four-course dinners. Synonyms: meal, evening meal, main meal, spread [informal] 2. See also TV dinner 3. variable noun A1 Any meal you eat in the middle of the day can be referred to as dinner. meal4. countable noun 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. The Professional Cricketers' Association held its annual dinner in London. Synonyms: banquet, feast, blowout [slang], repast Idioms: a dog's dinner [British] a situation, event, or piece of work that is chaotic, badly organized, or very untidy The government's latest proposals are a dog's dinner. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be done like a dinner [mainly Australian] to be completely defeated, often unfairly, in a contest or competitive situation The fact is, you were done like a dinner by a superior team. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: dinner dish Despite her 'brain wave' of sitting on a large dinner dish within the tub, the dye stains her, and unfortunately, the dish comes with its own problems. The Times Literary Supplement Better was wild sea trout, peas, courgettes and lentils, a really decent and generous dinner dish, as you could ignore the courgettes. Times, Sunday Times It's open for coffee and snacks every day, but investigate the menu further and there are more adventurous lunch and dinner dishes to be found. Times, Sunday Times We usually go out about 11pm once we've got the dinner dishes cleared up. Times, Sunday Times Put it this way: she'd make the most exhausting dinner guest. Times, Sunday Times Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as a dinner guest? Times, Sunday Times Until now, glitter has assumed the role of the unwanted dinner guest, always turning up to ruin things. Times, Sunday Times What we might expect to find here - the dinner guest baffled and intimidated by an unfamiliar arsenal of cutlery - makes no appearance at all. The Times Literary Supplement A tasteful editorial critic tries to emulate qualities of a good dinner guest, keeping schedules, showing appreciation for effort, being conversational, somewhat flexible. Christianity Today I wasn't sure about that but accepted a dinner invitation. The Sun I wish her well, but will probably skip the dinner invitation. Times, Sunday Times Are you really 'most grateful' for something as trivial as a dinner invitation? Times, Sunday Times Similarly, if you accept a dinner invitation at the home of someone you know to be clueless in the kitchen, it's not entirely friendly to arrive with - surprise! Times, Sunday Times They should inform the board before accepting a dinner invitation. Times, Sunday Times This makes enough for 4 small servings, suitable for a light lunch or as part of a dinner menu. Times, Sunday Times Players train soldiers who thrive when faced with monsters, fighting to stay off the dinner menu. Times, Sunday Times The dinner menu looked good with a variety of local fresh fish and food. The Sun We had our glass of orange juice prior to takeoff, and shortly afterwards we were given the dinner menu. Times, Sunday Times Ticket prices vary; a two-course dinner menu starts at 29 per head. Times, Sunday Times You can tell it to play music or change a dinner reservation. Times, Sunday Times Famous restaurants will not laugh at you when you phone up and ask for a dinner reservation. Times, Sunday Times The team had also booked us a dinner reservation for the first evening, taking away the stress of finding somewhere while hungry. The Sun A user could call 888-411-1111 to request directory assistance, directions, traffic information, movie times, call completion, dinner reservation assistance and other services. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Now unable to go to their planned dinner reservation, the couple prepares dinner together. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The price includes golf, prizes and one dinner ticket. Houston Chronicle Advance dinner tickets are $7 and $8 at the door. Houston Chronicle They also provide bus tickets, dinner tickets for lunch in the canteen and even travelling journeys! Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We were eating dinner à deux in the apartment we had moved into after she married my stepfather. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Even when we eat dinner he does it and Aunty Sue, who came once, said she didn't want no dinner because she felt sick. SAMSON SUPERSLUG We give each other gifts, eat dinner at a nice restaurant, and return to my apartment for dessert. Christianity Today (2000) After the furor died down, father and daughter walked to Stokely's to eat dinner. WILD JUSTICE (2001) Watch the sun set from the beach bar and eat dinner at the open-air restaurant. Times, Sunday Times (2016) For this occasion many guests were invited for an elaborate dinner. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They show her how they operate with an elaborate dinner set up involving straitjackets, to show her how selfish she and others live their lives. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The elaborate dinner offerings generally included caviar and other delicacies, cold salads, grilled and sauted fish, sirloin steaks and filet mignon, lamb chops, and the like. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Much more elaborate dinners are served on special occasions or when guests have been invited. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet he was no hermit, socializing with many of the most famous people of his day at elegant dinner parties he hosted. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Evenings are full of elegant dinner parties, but the food tastes of nothing. Times, Sunday Times It was said to have been a friendly conference combined with an elegant dinner. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She said he helped her through 'difficulty' and the 74-year-old's parties were 'elegant dinners'. The Sun Should be chunky, robust and goodlooking enough for elegant dinners as well as homework sessions. Times, Sunday Times Each day, we walked the mountain paths for several hours and then returned to our hotel for evening dinner and conversation. Christianity Today None was scheduled for later than noon, other than lunch meetings and one evening dinner meeting. Globe and Mail She was brought on board the ship to sing at the evening dinner party. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Breakfasts, picnic lunches and evening dinners can all be provided, using produce from the owners' farm. Times, Sunday Times Our evening dinners have changed, we used to eat huge amounts of pasta and lots of rice too. The Sun The finalists were given a 'movie task' to win a fancy dinner. The Sun The prize was a fancy dinner with the newbies, while the losers were left hungry. The Sun Last year, there was a fancy dinner in the college. Times, Sunday Times I'm having a fancy dinner party. Times, Sunday Times Unless you regularly hold state banquets or fancy dinner parties, it's highly likely you'll be short of dining chairs. The Sun Fellow travellers chatted like old friends at the captain's farewell dinner. The Sun By the time the farewell dinner came round, even the standoffish family had mellowed and joined in. Times, Sunday Times A farewell dinner will round off each trip. Times, Sunday Times She did, however, manage to join us on the last night for a farewell dinner. Times, Sunday Times Farewell dinner, live music and dancing ? The Sun So we tested quick-cook alternatives for the festive dinner that can be on the table within 45 minutes. The Sun After one more festive dinner and a final bountiful breakfast, it was time to depart. ST A fractious, downwardly mobile family are eating a miserable festive dinner. Times, Sunday Times Here, we collect some of the fruitiest foodstuffs sure to raise eyebrows around the festive dinner table. The Sun Who would be your perfect festive dinner date? The Sun I finish dinner and immediately want something else. The Sun I'd finish dinner and go straight to the biscuit tin and carry on eating. Times, Sunday Times By the time we had exhausted the topic, we had also finished dinner, and it was time for bed in our shared twin tent. Times, Sunday Times It didn't matter what time you arrived, or if you had just finished dinner, you had to eat. Globe and Mail I finished dinner with the best mint sorbet ever. Times, Sunday Times The suite costs €388 a night for two, but includes breakfast and a five-course dinner. Times, Sunday Times He will give two cooking demonstrations as well as creating a five-course dinner. Times, Sunday Times As evening draws in, settle down to a gourmet five-course dinner complete with your own pianist. The Sun Instead of drinking, we have a five-course dinner! The Sun The price includes a five-course dinner and 70 of food vouchers. The Sun Formal dinner parties were, of course, never about dinner or partying, both those words implying some sort of pleasure. Times, Sunday Times You might think that formal dinner parties with carefully arranged place settings and elaborate table arrangements are a thing of the past. Times, Sunday Times Like pineapple-and -cheese on sticks, avocado mousse and all things in aspic, the formal dinner party seems a relic of former generations. Times, Sunday Times Should one match tablemats and coasters at formal dinner parties, or should one mix and match to provide an inter-course conversation piece for guests? Times, Sunday Times By the time they had gone on a few casual dates for coffee and a formal dinner, she had begun to fall for him. Times, Sunday Times The consumer would put the frozen dinner into the sleeve according to what needed the most heat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On this diet you'll be making your own snacks and frozen dinners from real food. Times, Sunday Times That's where we used to go and buy frozen dinners. ST The majority are eating food that's come already prepared, such as frozen dinners that need only be re-heated. Globe and Mail Banquet first hit the store shelves in 1955, offering frozen dinners. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They attended a gala dinner for nearly 300 judges, lawyers and guests. Times, Sunday Times Late in the afternoon, the players disappeared to prepare for last night's gala dinner. Times, Sunday Times I remember, not so long ago, being at a gala dinner and everyone was eating plates of food and my meal took forever to come. Times, Sunday Times He raised the cash at his annual golf day and gala dinner. The Sun The custom at the pre-match gala dinner was for the two teams to sign one another's menus as keepsakes. Times, Sunday Times That covers a double room with a canine minibar, a list of walks, packed lunches and a gourmet dinner in his room. Times, Sunday Times Me in a pinny slapping someone in the kitchen, getting them to hurry up with the gourmet dinner. The Sun I can design a gourmet dinner or find a recipe tailored to the sad remains in my fridge without ever buying a cookery book. Times, Sunday Times Or you in a pinny rustling up an eight-course gourmet dinner? The Sun The prize includes one six-course gourmet dinner for two (excluding drinks) in the hotel's award-winning restaurant. Times, Sunday Times Maybe she'll make him a hearty dinner and even treat his parents if they get serious. The Sun Still room for a hearty dinner? The Sun Then, in another frame of mind, she ate a hearty dinner and joked and punned. Globe and Mail Whereupon he drew up his chair, and eat a very hearty dinner with his importunate guests. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the top a hearty dinner was served in their clubhouse, the club's songs were further sung and before the descent new members were bounced. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They held dinners for young people who were Conservative and interested in politics. Times, Sunday Times (2019) We also hold informal dinners across the UK to bring entrepreneurs together so they can learn from each other. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It was a different story earlier on in the evening when star guests turned up fresh-faced for the fashion mag's centenary dinner held at Kensington Gardens. The Sun (2016) Again, the allegedly generous cash donations received paid for the apprentices holiday dinner. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We invited them to other family meals and holiday dinners, and they brought some of their country's food. Christianity Today Commune members grew their own food in gardens, engaged in artistic pursuits, and gathered for holiday dinners and celebrations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If you want to host dinner parties and entertain people it is perfect. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Together they loved hosting dinner parties, with all sorts of cricketing luminaries showing up. The Sun (2015) Top chefs are invited to host dinner for guests around one communal table. Times, Sunday Times (2012) More strangers meet over an intimate dinner in a restaurant - with cameras capturing their every move. The Sun I decorated it for an intimate dinner for two with a golden tablecloth and scented candles to help with the smell. The Sun But its canalside location and generous space between the tables in the steel and glass dining room allow an intimate dinner for two. Times, Sunday Times What's your idea of a social gathering at the flat: intimate dinner, pizza and a movie, or party? Times, Sunday Times Guests paid $30,000 for 'an intimate dinner' of salmon and steak, at which he took questions for 25 minutes. Times, Sunday Times Have a lavish dinner, and your cook will cook. Times, Sunday Times Invite them round for a lavish dinner and drive them home afterwards. Times, Sunday Times Discussions about a new product are held over a lavish dinner. Times, Sunday Times There were lavish dinners where everyone offered to pay. Times, Sunday Times Lavish dinners and red envelopes full of cash were signs of prosperity to herald the year of the goat. Times, Sunday Times Is a microwave dinner really in the spirit of the place? Times, Sunday Times Meals they picked at random from celeb chefs' books had more saturated fat and less fibre than most microwave dinners. The Sun Spring bulbs are horticulture's microwave dinners - you bung them in, stand back and wait for guaranteed results. Times, Sunday Times Either because they're portion-controlled, like microwave dinners for one, or because someone's taken a generic object and just shrunk it. Times, Sunday Times A cool restaurant where you order dinner and dessert. The Sun How should she order dinner? Times, Sunday Times I could use the gym, make my own breakfast, order dinner or cook simple meals. Times, Sunday Times On the other side of the swimming pool, towelled nudists are ordering dinner in a restaurant that overlooks the pool. Times, Sunday Times On her room she orders dinner and reviews the notes from the scriptwalker. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Once a ranger has dropped you off, it's just you, the moon, your picnic dinner and whatever animals - lions, leopards, elephants and rhinos - wander beneath the platform. Times, Sunday Times Residents are asked to bring a picnic dinner. Houston Chronicle The proprietress of our guesthouse had prepared a picnic dinner. Times, Sunday Times A long interval allows opera-goers the opportunity for picnic dinners on the extensive lawns or in one of the restaurants in the grounds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On summer evenings, residents enjoy picnic dinners over concerts in the park. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Today, though, she has to prepare dinner - a blackened roll of pilot whale meat, sliced and served with potatoes and blubber. Times, Sunday Times Then there was the member who fell while trying to prepare dinner. Times, Sunday Times We find a toy, or put on a video, to take over parental duties while we prepare dinner or catch up on work. Times, Sunday Times You can help out in a school, learn about traditional healing, fetch water, prepare dinner and, inevitably, make a chump of yourself at the fireside dance. Times, Sunday Times He now even enjoys helping his family to prepare dinner and says he wants to be a chef when he grows up. Times, Sunday Times I could imagine having a quiet dinner with her, perhaps in a sushi restaurant. The Sun The weekend finished with a quiet dinner back at the hotel, recounting the shenanigans of the night before. The Sun There was always an orchestra and you could have a slap-up tea or a quiet dinner without paying through the nose. Times, Sunday Times By going to work, and having a quiet dinner with my family in the evening. The Sun She will enjoy a quiet dinner in contrast to last year's public celebrations. The Sun This time there would even be a rehearsal dinner. Christianity Today This means the rehearsal dinner can begin at a reasonable time. Christianity Today One of the longest nights of my life took place at a wedding rehearsal dinner. Christianity Today Wedding rehearsals often end with several simultaneous conversations as the final details are attended to-candles, flowers, rides to the rehearsal dinner, times of arrival the next day. Christianity Today The 31st and 32nd floors feature a two-story reception space, popular for social gatherings and functions such as rehearsal dinners and intimate wedding receptions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I was placed in the restaurant dinner shift which was perfect. The Sun The amount takes into account average costs of a week's stay in a two-bedroom holiday rental, a week's car hire, groceries and one restaurant dinner for four including drinks. The Sun Meals cost extra, but don't expect to pay more than 3-5 for a restaurant dinner. Times, Sunday Times She announces this to the rest of the group during restaurant dinner party. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Money spent on restaurant dinners and holidays allegedly came from whichever patient had the most at the time. The Sun We buy food and prepare a roast dinner. Times, Sunday Times (2008) You can build your own roast dinner from a choice of mains and sides. The Sun (2016) We all tucked into a steaming hot roast dinner, which was big enough to keep me fed for the weekend. The Sun (2016) And he ended up providing the musical backdrop to the lovebirds' romantic dinner on the island by crooning away as they sat down to eat. The Sun (2015) They recently enjoyed a romantic dinner and then curled up in bed together. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The couple were snapped this week after a romantic dinner in London. The Sun (2010) Run out on a romantic dinner? The Sun (2009) The new TOWIE lovebirds shared a smooch in the car after a romantic dinner. The Sun (2012) I have enough dishes and silver to serve dinner to eight people, the perfect number. THE SAVING GRACES (1999) Scrabble and puzzles are put away as dinner is served. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Old Ismail appeared to have aged forty years since he had served dinner, unsuspectingly, the previous evening. WHEN THE APRICOTS BLOOM You could have 40 people for a sit-down dinner and not hear a peep. Times, Sunday Times Just one in ten intends to cook and host a formal sit-down dinner, with most opting to serve a spread of party foods instead. Times, Sunday Times They have been fundraising, including 'glee' concerts, to help pay for the 100-a-head tickets for a sit-down dinner and disco. Times, Sunday Times Don't get nervous, we're hardly talking sit-down dinner with cloth napkins. Houston Chronicle We had a sit-down dinner for 120 people. Times, Sunday Times I skip dinner, nibbling carrots, celery and two-thirds of a tub of houmous. The Sun One in four adults said they usually skip dinner. The Sun I was like the wife who reads a million books on how to have a world-class marriage but six nights a week skips dinner with her husband. Christianity Today The deal includes a three-course dinner and packed lunches. Times, Sunday Times The prize includes one three-course dinner for two (excluding drinks) as well as one spa treatment each for the winner and their guest. Times,Sunday Times The hostel offers what must be the cheapest three-course dinner in the resort. Times, Sunday Times In the show, three suitors go head-to-head making a three-course dinner from the same box of ingredients to win over their date. The Sun They show a little film and have some speeches before the three-course dinner. Times, Sunday Times Instead of walking off the turkey dinner, we'll probably take a dip in the pool. The Sun I shall be tuning in straight after my turkey dinner. The Sun Going for a two-hour walk after your turkey dinner - 400 calories. The Sun They prepared donated food and lovingly served breakfast and a turkey dinner to 180 people. Christianity Today To make amends, the men host a turkey dinner for the local elderly. Times,Sunday Times After a strictly vegetarian dinner — often eaten alone — his day rarely finishes before 11pm, and he never takes a day off. Times, Sunday Times Add pulses to the leftover poaching liquid from the cooked chicken for a light soup, or blend a vegetarian dinner for a hearty lunch. The Sun Pollan claims that a vegetarian dinner guest causes socially reprimandable inconvenience for the host. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A vegetarian dinner was held in her honour when the trial ended. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 正餐 Japanese: ディナー |
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