dine
verb [intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they dine | |
| he / she / it dines | |
| past simple dined | |
| past participle dined | |
| -ing form dining |
to eat dinner 进餐；用饭 Collocations RestaurantsRestaurants 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 Cooking and eatingc2We dined in style in the hotel restaurant. 我们在宾馆餐厅讲究地吃了一顿饭。 the joys of dining al fresco 野餐的乐趣
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- al fresco
- in style
- out
- …
- on
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French disner, probably from desjëuner ‘to break fast’, from des- (expressing reversal) + jëun ‘fasting’ (from Latin jejunus).- eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant
Idioms
wine and dine (somebody)
to go to restaurants, etc. and enjoy good food and drink; to entertain somebody by buying them good food and drink （去餐馆等）大吃大喝；用酒宴款待 The town offers many opportunities for wining and dining. 这个城镇提供了许多吃喝的机会。 The firm spent thousands wining and dining potential clients. 这家公司成千上万地花费在大摆酒宴款待潜在的客户上。 His boss took him out to be wined and dined. 老板带他去饭馆大吃大喝。
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