➡ See also the entry for eat另见eat条dine ♦︎ eat ♦︎ lunch ♦︎ feast ♦︎ snack ♦︎ breakfastThese words all mean to eat food at a meal.这些词均表示吃饭、用餐。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to dine / eat / lunch / breakfast at a place◆to dine / lunch / feast / snack / breakfast on a particular food◆to dine / eat / lunch / breakfast with sb◆to dine / eat out◆to dine / eat / breakfast early / late◆to dine / eat well■dine [intransitive, transitive] (formal) to have dinner, especially at a restaurant or formal dinner party(尤指在餐馆或正式宴会上)进餐,用饭◆The guests dined on lobster.宾客正餐吃的是龙虾。◆He dined out every night(= had dinner in a restaurant or in sb else's home).他每晚都外出用餐。◆His boss took him out to be wined and dined(= given expensive meals in a restaurant).老板带他去饭馆大吃大喝。ⓘ Dine, lunch and breakfast are formal verbs; in less formal contexts it is more usual to say have dinner/lunch/breakfast. * dine、lunch和breakfast作为动词是很正式的用法,在不那么正式的情况下更常说have dinner/lunch/breakfast(吃正餐/午餐/早餐)。■eat(ate, eaten) [intransitive] to have a meal吃饭;用餐◆We ate at a pizzeria in town.我们在城里一家比萨饼餐厅用餐。◆I can't be bothered to cook. Shall we eat out tonight(= have a meal in a restaurant)?我懒得做饭,咱们今晚下馆子怎么样?◆You can eat really well(= eat delicious and / or healthy meals) without spending a fortune.你不用花大钱就能吃得好。 see also eat ⇨ eat■lunch [intransitive] (formal) to have lunch, especially at a restaurant(尤指在餐馆)用午餐◆He lunched with a client at the Ritz.他在丽兹饭店与一位客户共进午餐。■feast [intransitive] (written) to eat a large amount of food, with great enjoyment尽情享用(美味佳肴)◆They feasted on eggs, bacon, toast and coffee.他们吃鸡蛋、熏猪肉、烤面包片,喝咖啡,大饱了一顿口福。◆Flies were feasting on the rotting flesh.一群苍蝇正趴在腐肉上美餐。 see also feast ⇨ mealnoun■snack [intransitive] to eat snacks(= small amounts of food)between or instead of main meals吃点心;吃快餐◆I usually have a light lunch and then snack on fruit and nuts during the afternoon.我通常是午饭稍微吃一点,然后在下午吃些水果和坚果。◆If you snack between meals, try to avoid sugary foods like chocolate.如果你在两餐之间吃点心,尽量避开巧克力之类的含糖食品。 see also snack ⇨ snacknoun■breakfast [intransitive] (formal) to have breakfast吃早饭;用早餐◆They breakfasted on coffee and hot rolls.他们早餐喝咖啡,吃热的圆面包。