mealtime
/ˈmiːltaɪm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmiːltaɪm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmēl-ˌtīm/ (ame, mw)
mealtime — 名詞
- mealtimesingular
- mealtimesplural
1. the regular time during the day when people sit down to eat breakfast, lunch, or
用餐時間
一天中吃早、午、晚餐的固定時段
the regular time during the day when people sit down to eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner
In the Watanabe household, mealtime is always at half past six in the evening.
在渡邊家，用餐時間固定是傍晚六點半。
mealtime + be + specific time expression
The kindergarten teacher rang a little bell to signal that mealtime had begun.
幼兒園老師搖響小鈴鐺，表示用餐時間到了。
signal that mealtime + past verb
During mealtime at summer camp, the children sat at long wooden tables together.
在夏令營的用餐時間，孩子們一起坐在長木桌旁。
Dr. Chen told Ravi not to eat his food too quickly at mealtime.
陳醫師告訴 Ravi 用餐時不要吃得太快。
Aiko's grandmother says no phones are allowed at the table during mealtime.
Aiko 的奶奶規定用餐時餐桌上不准出現手機。
- dining time
slightly more formal; often used in restaurant or hospitality contexts
- eating time
more general; can apply to people or animals
- dinner hour
narrower; refers specifically to the evening meal period
文法句型
mealtime + be + time expression
at/during/before + mealtime
it is + mealtime
用法筆記
Often used in fixed prepositional phrases such as at mealtime and during mealtime. Can be countable (when referring to specific meal events: 'the hospital serves food at four mealtimes a day') or uncountable (when referring to the general concept: 'mealtime is a time for family'). Frequently paired with possessive determiners — e.g., our mealtime, family mealtime.