meal
n. 餐,飯; 進餐(時間); 〈英〉一次擠奶量; 穀物粗粉(用作飼料或加工麵粉)
A meal is an occasion when people sit down and eat, usually at a regular time.
She sat next to him throughout the meal...
用餐時她一直坐在他身旁。
It's rare that I have an evening meal with my children.
我難得跟孩子們一起吃晚飯。
A meal is the food you eat during a meal.
The waiter offered him red wine or white wine with his meal...
侍者為他端上佐餐的紅葡萄酒或者白葡萄酒。
Fresh fish makes a delicious meal.
新鮮的魚做菜非常美味。
Meal is a rough powder made of crushed grain. It is used to make flour or animal food.
If you think someone is taking more time and energy to do something than is necessary, you can say that they are making a meal of it.
Lawyers always make such a meal of the simplest little thing.
律師總是死摳細節。
If you have a square meal, you have a large healthy meal.
1. the food served and eaten at one time
2. any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times
3. coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse
make a meal of
(英,非正式)小題大做
meals on wheels
(為老年人或殘疾人的)上門送餐服務
You buy the tickets and I'll tip up for the meal.
票你來買,飯錢我來付.
This is an excellent meal.
這是一頓很好的飯.
He looked with displeasure at the meal that was set before him.
他不高興地望著擺在面前的飯菜.
Please charge the meal up to the company.
請把這頓飯記到公司的賬上.
At meal times the odour of sauerkrant vies with that of garlic.
吃飯的時候,德國泡菜的氣味和大蒜的氣味互相竟爭著.