dinner
n.(一天中的)主餐,正餐,(正式的)晚宴
释义2:
dinner
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◙ noun1. the main meal of the day, taken either around midday or in the evening• (中午或晚上吃的)正餐,主餐 a formal evening meal, typically one in honour of a person or event• (多指为某人或某事举办的)晚宴【IDIOMS】
◘ done like (a) dinner1. [Austral. & Canadian informal] utterly defeated or outwitted• [澳,加,非正式] 被彻底打败(或骗过) »I had the fishing inspector wanting to see my licence — I was done like a dinner. 我碰到了要看我执照的捕鱼检察官——我玩完了。◘ more — than someone has had hot dinners1. [Brit. informal] used to emphasize someone's wide experience of a specified activity or phenomenon• [英,非正式] [用来强调某人对特定活动(或现象的)广泛经验] »he's seen more battles than you've had hot dinners. 他经历过的战争比你过的桥还要多。【语源】
1. Middle English: from Old French disner (infinitive used as a noun: see dine)
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