sweet food eaten at the end of a meal (飯後)甜點,甜食 What's for dessert? 餐後甜點吃什麽? a rich chocolate dessert 膩人的巧克力甜點 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) (餐廳内)送甜點的手推車
Homophones desert | dessertdesert dessert- desert verb
His companions desert him as he dies. 他死後,他的同伴抛棄了他。
- dessert noun
Summer pudding has long been a favourite English dessert. 夏季布丁一直是最受歡迎的英國甜點。
Collocations Restaurantscompare afters, pudding, sweetRestaurants 餐館 Eating out 去餐館吃飯 - eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant
在一家餐館吃(午/晚)飯/進餐/碰面 - go (out)/take somebody (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal
去/帶某人去(外面)吃午飯/吃晚飯/用餐 - have a meal with somebody
與某人一起吃飯 - make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)
(以山田的名字)預訂座位 - reserve/ (especially British English) book a table for six
預訂一張坐六人的桌子 - ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window
要一張兩人桌/靠窗的桌子
In the restaurant 在餐館 - 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/窗邊/吧台邊/櫃台邊 - hand somebody/give somebody the menu/wine list
把菜單/酒水單遞給某人 - open/read/study/peruse the menu
打開/看/仔細看菜單 - the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children’s menu/an extensive wine list
這餐館有一個三道菜的套餐/兒童菜單/豐富的酒水單 - taste/sample/try the wine
品嘗葡萄酒 - the waiter takes your order
服務生幫你點餐 - order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (British English) speciality/(especially North American English) specialty
點當日例湯/一道特色菜/餐館特色菜 - serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee
端上/吃完第一道菜/開胃菜/主菜/甜點;端上/喝完咖啡 - complain about the food/the service/your meal
抱怨食物/服務/飯菜不好 - enjoy your meal
享用飯菜
Paying 結賬 - pay/ask for (especially British English) the bill/(North American English) the check
付賬;要求結賬 - pay for/treat somebody to dinner/lunch/the meal
付晚飯/午飯/飯錢;請某人吃晚飯/午飯/飯 - service is (not) included
不含服務費 - give somebody/leave (somebody) a tip
給某人小費
Extra ExamplesTopics Fooda2, Cooking and eatinga2The waiter asked us if we'd like to order a dessert. 服務員問我們是否要點甜點。 This chestnut pudding is a rich dessert with a festive flavour. 這個栗子布丁是味濃的節日特色甜點。 We finished off with a dessert of honey and nuts. 我們最後吃了蜂蜜果仁甜點。 We had mousse for dessert. 我們甜點吃了慕斯。
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’.