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a list of the food that is available at a restaurant or to be served at a meal 菜单 May we have the menu? 我们可以看一下菜单吗？ to ask for/look at the menu 要菜单；看菜单 the lunch/dinner menu 午餐/晚餐菜单 - on the menu
What's on the menu (= for dinner) tonight? 今晚有什么菜？ The chef put together a special menu of drinks and dishes employing chocolate. 厨师用巧克力制作了一份饮料和菜肴的特别菜单。
Collocations Restaurantssee also tasting menuRestaurants 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 eatinga1Many restaurants do a very reasonable set menu at lunchtime. 许多餐馆中午都提供价钱合理的套餐。 Passengers are offered a daily choice of menu. 乘客可以选择每天的饭菜。 She completely changes her seasonal menus every few months. 她每隔几个月就全面改变一次她的季节性菜单。 The chef was chalking the daily specials on the menu board. 厨师正用粉笔把当日的特色菜写到菜单牌上。 The restaurant changes its menu every six months. 这家餐馆每 6 个月换一次菜单。 a ten-course tasting menu 10 道菜的品尝套餐
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extensive
- limited
- full
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- consult
- have
- look at
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- feature something
- include something
- offer something
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- board
- choice
- selection
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- on the menu
- a choice of menu
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computing 计算机 a list of possible choices that are shown on a computer screen （功能选择）菜单；选单 
a pull-down/pop-up menu 下拉/弹出菜单 When highlighted information is clicked, a pop-up menu appears. 单击突出显示的信息时，会出现一个弹出菜单。 I clicked on a menu item called ‘connect to server’. 我点击了一个名为“连接到服务器”的菜单项。 a menu option/button 菜单选项/按钮
Extra ExamplesTopics Computersa1Go to the topic menu in the upper right-hand corner. 查阅右上角的主题菜单。 buttons that make it easy to navigate the on-screen menu 便于浏览显示屏菜单的按钮 You can choose from a menu of options. 您可以从选项菜单中进行选择。 I clicked the icon in the start menu. 我点击启动菜单中的图标。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- drop-down
- pop-up
- pull-down
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- select something from
- go to
- access
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- bar
- item
- choice
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Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, ‘detailed list’ (noun use of menu ‘small, detailed’), from Latin minutus ‘very small’.