dining
/ˈdaɪnɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [dˈaɪnɪŋ] /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [dˈaɪnɪŋ] /ˈdīn/ (ame, mw) · /daɪn/ (bre, ipa) · [dˈaɪnɪŋ] /daɪn/ (ame, ipa)
dining — 名詞
1. the act of having a meal, especially in a formal or elegant setting
用餐
進食一頓飯的活動
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.
這家飯店的高級餐廳由頂級主廚烹調法式料理。
compound: 'fine dining' as a category of restaurant
Adaeze enjoys dining with friends at new restaurants around the city.
Adaeze 喜歡和好友在城市各處的新餐廳用餐。
Outdoor dining on the terrace is popular with customers during warm weather.
天氣暖和時，露天的戶外用餐很受顧客歡迎。
The dining hall at the university can seat over five hundred students.
大學的餐廳可以容納超過五百名學生。
Jason invited his team to a formal dining event at the private club.
Jason 邀請他的團隊到私人會館參加正式的餐宴活動。
文法句型
dining + noun (dining room, dining hall)
常見錯誤
dining — 動詞
- 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
用正餐
吃一天中的主餐，通常在晚上
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.
渡邊家通常在每天晚上七點左右一起用正餐。
intransitive: 'dine' with no object; family as subject
Haruto prefers to dine at small local restaurants rather than big chains.
Haruto 比較喜歡在當地小餐館用餐，而不是大型連鎖店。
pattern: 'dine at [place]'
Last night the couple dined on fresh fish and grilled vegetables at a coastal spot.
昨晚這對夫妻在海邊用正餐，享用了新鮮魚類和烤蔬菜。
Andrés and Nora enjoy dining at their favorite Italian place on Friday nights.
Andrés 和 Nora 喜歡在星期五晚上去他們最喜歡的義大利餐廳用餐。
Piotr invited his colleagues to dine with him after the conference ended.
Piotr 邀請同事在會議結束後與他一起用餐。
- 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
吃霸王餐
在餐廳用餐後不付帳就離開
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.
這對情侶在三家不同的餐廳吃霸王餐後被逮捕。
past tense: 'dined and dashed'
Walid warned his cousin not to dine and dash because the restaurant has security cameras.
Walid 警告他的表弟別吃霸王餐，因為那家餐廳有監視器。
A group of students tried to dine and dash from the busy city café.
一群學生試圖在繁忙的市區咖啡館吃霸王餐。
The restaurant lost money when several customers dined and dashed last month.
上個月有幾名顧客吃霸王餐，餐廳因此賠了錢。
Talia felt embarrassed when her friend suggested they dine and dash from the diner.
當朋友建議在速食店吃霸王餐時，Talia 感到很尷尬。
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.