dining
/ˈdaɪnɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [dˈaɪnɪŋ] /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [dˈaɪnɪŋ] /ˈdīn/ (ame, mw) · /daɪn/ (bre, ipa) · [dˈaɪnɪŋ] /daɪn/ (ame, ipa)
dining — noun
1. the act of having a meal, especially in a formal or elegant setting
the act of having a meal, especially in a formal or elegant setting
The hotel's fine dining restaurant serves French cuisine prepared by a top chef.
compound: 'fine dining' as a category of restaurant
Adaeze enjoys dining with friends at new restaurants around the city.
Outdoor dining on the terrace is popular with customers during warm weather.
The dining hall at the university can seat over five hundred students.
Jason invited his team to a formal dining event at the private club.
文法句型
dining + noun (dining room, dining hall)
常見錯誤
dining — verb
- diningpresent simple I / you / we / they
- dinings3rd person singular
- dininging-ing form
- diningedpast simple
1. to have the most important meal of your day, which people typically eat in the e
to have the most important meal of your day, which people typically eat in the evening
The Watanabe family usually dines together around seven o'clock each evening.
intransitive: 'dine' with no object; family as subject
Haruto prefers to dine at small local restaurants rather than big chains.
pattern: 'dine at [place]'
Last night the couple dined on fresh fish and grilled vegetables at a coastal spot.
Andrés and Nora enjoy dining at their favorite Italian place on Friday nights.
Piotr invited his colleagues to dine with him after the conference ended.
- have dinner
less formal; the everyday equivalent of 'dine'
- feast
implies a larger, more celebratory meal
文法句型
dine on [food]
dine at [place]
dine with [person]
用法筆記
Often used in the phrases 'dine out' (eat at a restaurant) or 'dine in' (eat at home). The simple past form 'dined' is common in formal or written English.
常見錯誤
2. to visit a restaurant, consume a meal, and then leave quickly without paying for
to visit a restaurant, consume a meal, and then leave quickly without paying for it
The couple was arrested after they dined and dashed at three different restaurants.
past tense: 'dined and dashed'
Walid warned his cousin not to dine and dash because the restaurant has security cameras.
A group of students tried to dine and dash from the busy city café.
The restaurant lost money when several customers dined and dashed last month.
Talia felt embarrassed when her friend suggested they dine and dash from the diner.
文法句型
dine and dash
用法筆記
Always appears in the fixed expression 'dine and dash'. The action is illegal and the phrase is most common in news reports, crime stories, or informal warnings.