【dinner音标】 英[ˈdɪnə(r)] 美[ˈdɪnər]
【单词释义】 dinner是什么意思：
n.[U，C]正餐，主餐；晚餐；[C]宴会
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] dinners
【近义词解析】
◇ 主餐
dinner (n.正餐，宴会；晚餐)： 通常有两种解释,正餐或宴会（比较正式的,会喝酒的那种）,可以是中午,也可以是晚上
breakfast (n.早餐;早饭)：指早餐，一般为6：00－9:00
brunch (n.早午餐)： 早午两餐并作一餐。早午餐并不是每天都有，通常只有在周日才吃，就餐时间也比平时来得长，通常由上午10时至下午3时，这类餐厅往往突出休闲、温馨的主题
lunch (n.午餐;午饭)：指午餐，一般为10:00-13:00
meal (n.一餐)：泛指一日三餐的任一餐，也可指一餐所吃的东西
supper (n.晚饭;晚餐)： 主要指晚餐,较随便的那种（来自法语的‘汤”）.有时也指晚餐会（供以晚餐的舞会或集）
【单词例句】
◇ The table was covered with a snowy white table-cloth, on which stood a splendid dinner service, and a steaming roast goose, stuffed with apples and dried plums.
桌上铺着雪白的台布，上面放着精致的瓷碟，还有填满梅子和苹果、冒着热气、香喷喷的烤鹅。
◇ The findings, published on the American College of Cardiology, come days after a similar study showed people who skip breakfast and eat a late dinner are less likely to survive a heart attack.
该研究结果刊登在《美国心脏病学会》期刊上，而在几天前，一项类似的研究显示，不吃早餐且吃晚饭较晚的人在心脏病发作时幸存下来的可能性要小一些。
---- Skipping breakfast could raise risk of heart disease by 87%
◇ “It’s OK, I understand.” said the husband. Looking at this, the lawyer suggested a dinner together, just three of them, wife thought, why not, since they are still going be friends.At the dining table, there was a silence of awkwardness.
“没有关系，我理解。”她的丈夫有点悲伤地回答道。看到他们夫妇还有一线挽救的希望，律师于是建议他们三个人一起去吃顿晚餐。就他们三个人，老夫人想道，为什么不呢，反正他们很快就成为朋友了。餐桌上，这对夫妇沉默不语，尴尬的气氛顿时弥漫开来。
---- Life Together
◇ Then the dwarf carried in the ravens' dinner on seven little plates, and in seven little cups.
这时，小矮人正在为乌鸦们准备晚餐，他在桌子上摆了七个盘子，在盘子里放好食物，又端来七杯水放在盘子旁边。
---- The Seven Ravens
◇ “Haha! A frog! My dinner!” so he rushes at the frog.
"哈哈!一只青蛙，我有晚餐啦!"于是，他扑向青蛙。
---- A Smart Tortoise
◇ One beautiful spring evening, a hungry wolf goes out to look for his dinner.
在春天一个美丽的夜晚，一只饥肠辘辘的狼出门寻找他的晚餐。
---- The Wolf and The Little Goat
◇ Winter arrived, the weather is becoming more and more cold, the mice are all squeezed in a piece, but warm. But the day is cold, must want to have a dinner, this is not to eat but will starve to death.
冬天到了，天气也越来越冷了，小老鼠们都挤在一块，可暖和了。但天虽冷，总得要吃饭吧，这不吃饭可是会饿死的啊。