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dine

verb
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 [intransitive] (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they dine
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he / she / it dines
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past simple dined
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past participle dined
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-ing form dining
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  1. to eat dinner进餐；用饭
    • We dined with my parents at a restaurant in town.我们同我父母在镇里一家餐馆吃饭。🔊🔊
    Collocations RestaurantsRestaurants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 Examples
    • We dined in style in the hotel restaurant.我们在宾馆餐厅讲究地吃了一顿饭。
    • the joys of dining al fresco野餐的乐趣
    Topics Cooking and eatingc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • al fresco
    • in style
    • out
    • …
    preposition
    • on
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French disner, probably from desjëuner ‘to break fast’, from des- (expressing reversal) + jëun ‘fasting’ (from Latin jejunus).
Idioms
wine and dine (somebody)
  1. to go to restaurants, etc. and enjoy good food and drink; to entertain somebody by buying them good food and drink（去餐馆等）大吃大喝；用酒宴款待
    • The town offers many opportunities for wining and dining.该镇提供了许多赢得美食和用餐的机会。
    • The firm spent thousands wining and dining potential clients.这家公司成千上万地花费在大摆酒宴款待潜在的客户上。🔊🔊
    • His boss took him out to be wined and dined.老板带他去饭馆大吃大喝。
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