sweet food eaten at the end of a meal (饭后)甜点,甜食 What's for dessert? 餐后甜点吃什么? a rich chocolate dessert 腻人的巧克力甜点 a dessert wine 餐末甜酒 - (British English)
the dessert trolley (= a table on wheels from which you choose your dessert in a restaurant) (餐厅内)送甜点的手推车
Homophones desert | dessertdesert dessert- desert verb
His companions desert him as he dies. 他死后,他的同伴抛弃了他。
- dessert noun
Summer pudding has long been a favourite English dessert. 夏季布丁一直是最受欢迎的英国甜点。
Collocations Restaurantscompare afters, pudding, sweetRestaurants 餐馆 Eating out 去餐馆吃饭 - eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant
在一家餐馆吃(午/晚)饭/进餐/碰面 - go (out)/take somebody (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal
去/带某人去(外面)吃午饭/吃晚饭/用餐 - have a meal with somebody
与某人一起吃饭 - make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)
(以山田的名字)预订座位 - reserve/ (especially British English) book a table for six
预订一张坐六人的桌子 - ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window
要一张两人桌/靠窗的桌子
In the restaurant 在餐馆 - wait to be seated
等待就座 - show somebody to their table
把某人引到桌旁 - sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter
坐在角落/窗边/吧台边/柜台边 - hand somebody/give somebody the menu/wine list
把菜单/酒水单递给某人 - open/read/study/peruse the menu
打开/看/仔细看菜单 - the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children’s menu/an extensive wine list
这餐馆有一个三道菜的套餐/儿童菜单/丰富的酒水单 - taste/sample/try the wine
品尝葡萄酒 - the waiter takes your order
服务生帮你点餐 - order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (British English) speciality/(especially North American English) specialty
点当日例汤/一道特色菜/餐馆特色菜 - serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee
端上/吃完第一道菜/开胃菜/主菜/甜点;端上/喝完咖啡 - complain about the food/the service/your meal
抱怨食物/服务/饭菜不好 - enjoy your meal
享用饭菜
Paying 结账 - pay/ask for (especially British English) the bill/(North American English) the check
付账;要求结账 - pay for/treat somebody to dinner/lunch/the meal
付晚饭/午饭/饭钱;请某人吃晚饭/午饭/饭 - service is (not) included
不含服务费 - give somebody/leave (somebody) a tip
给某人小费
Extra ExamplesTopics Fooda2, Cooking and eatinga2The waiter asked us if we'd like to order a dessert. 服务员问我们是否要点甜点。 This chestnut pudding is a rich dessert with a festive flavour. 这个栗子布丁是味浓的节日特色甜点。 We finished off with a dessert of honey and nuts. 我们最后吃了蜂蜜果仁甜点。 We had mousse for dessert. 我们甜点吃了慕斯。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- delicious
- rich
- decadent
- …
- eat
- have
- make
- …
- apple
- wine
- menu
- …
- for dessert
- dessert of
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, past participle of desservir ‘clear the table’, from des- (expressing removal) + servir ‘to serve’.