dine-in
/ˈdaɪn ɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdaɪn ɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdīn-ˈin/ (ame, mw)
dine-in — adjective
1. used for meals, orders, or seating meant to be enjoyed inside the restaurant ins
used for meals, orders, or seating meant to be enjoyed inside the restaurant instead of being carried elsewhere
The cafe keeps its dine-in tables open until midnight on Fridays.
dine-in + tables for eating on the premises
Weekend staff clean the dine-in area before the first families arrive.
common noun phrase: dine-in area
The app lets customers switch a takeout order to dine-in service.
Linh chose the dine-in option because the soup would stay hotter.
After school, Caleb waited for a dine-in table by the window.
- eat-in
a close equivalent, often seen in British English and on signs
- for here
a more conversational restaurant phrase rather than a normal adjective
- on-premises
a more formal label used in rules, notices, or business writing
文法句型
dine-in service
dine-in option
dine-in customers
用法筆記
Usually modifies nouns such as service, option, area, or customers when a restaurant contrasts eating on the premises with takeout.