英语词汇“meal”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

mealmeal /mil/ noun 1 meals during the day► breakfast

the meal you eat when you get up in the morning:

What do you want for breakfast - eggs or pancakes?

Make sure you eat a good breakfast on the day of the test.

► brunch

a meal that you eat in the late morning, as a combination of breakfast and lunch:

We like to go out to a restaurant for brunch on Sunday.

► lunch

a meal that you eat in the middle of the day:

Have you had lunch yet?

I usually eat lunch at my desk.

► dinner

the meal that you eat in the evening:

We had fish and rice for dinner.

After dinner, we went for a walk in the neighborhood.

► supper

supper means the same as dinner, but it is used especially for an informal meal:

The kids had supper and went to bed early.

2 types of meals► meal

the food that you eat for breakfast, lunch, or dinner:

Jeff cooked us a nice meal last night.

You shouldn’t go swimming after a big meal.

We sat and ate our meal in silence.

► snack

something that you eat between meals:

The children have a snack at eleven o'clock - usually fruit and crackers.

► a bite to eat (informal)

a small meal that you eat quickly:

Let’s get a bite to eat before the movie.

► picnic

a meal that you take with you to eat outside in a park or in the country:

It was a beautiful day - we had a picnic by the river.

► barbecue

a meal that you cook and eat outside:

If the weather is nice, we’ll have a barbecue with hamburgers.

► buffet

a meal in which food is put on a table and you go and take what you want:

The lunch buffet at the Indian restaurant is delicious and it’s only $10.

► feast

a very large meal for many people, to celebrate a special occasion. Feast is used in stories or in articles about food for special occasions:

The king promised to hold a great feast for all his people.

The turkey for the Thanksgiving feast is ready to go into the oven.

► banquet

a formal meal for many people on an important occasion:

A huge banquet was served to the winning team and its owners.

➔ see food, Eating in a Restaurant

单词	meal
例句	mealmeal /mil/ noun 1 meals during the day► breakfast the meal you eat when you get up in the morning: What do you want for breakfast - eggs or pancakes? Make sure you eat a good breakfast on the day of the test. ► brunch a meal that you eat in the late morning, as a combination of breakfast and lunch: We like to go out to a restaurant for brunch on Sunday. ► lunch a meal that you eat in the middle of the day: Have you had lunch yet? I usually eat lunch at my desk. ► dinner the meal that you eat in the evening: We had fish and rice for dinner. After dinner, we went for a walk in the neighborhood. ► supper supper means the same as dinner, but it is used especially for an informal meal: The kids had supper and went to bed early. 2 types of meals► meal the food that you eat for breakfast, lunch, or dinner: Jeff cooked us a nice meal last night. You shouldn’t go swimming after a big meal. We sat and ate our meal in silence. ► snack something that you eat between meals: The children have a snack at eleven o'clock - usually fruit and crackers. ► a bite to eat (informal) a small meal that you eat quickly: Let’s get a bite to eat before the movie. ► picnic a meal that you take with you to eat outside in a park or in the country: It was a beautiful day - we had a picnic by the river. ► barbecue a meal that you cook and eat outside: If the weather is nice, we’ll have a barbecue with hamburgers. ► buffet a meal in which food is put on a table and you go and take what you want: The lunch buffet at the Indian restaurant is delicious and it’s only $10. ► feast a very large meal for many people, to celebrate a special occasion. Feast is used in stories or in articles about food for special occasions: The king promised to hold a great feast for all his people. The turkey for the Thanksgiving feast is ready to go into the oven. ► banquet a formal meal for many people on an important occasion: A huge banquet was served to the winning team and its owners. ➔ see food, Eating in a Restaurant
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