| 单词 | meal |
| 释义 | mealmealsmealmeal /miːl/ noun [countable] when you sit down to eat food, or the food that you eatCOLLOCATIONS: mealverbsto have/eat a mealWe had a meal at our local Italian restaurant.haveWhen they had eaten their meal, they went out for a walk.haveeatgo ► Do not say ’take a meal’. Say have a meal.to cook/make a meal (also to prepare a meal formal)She cooked him his favourite meal.cookto serve a mealWe do not serve meals after 9.30 pm.mealto go out for a mealShall we go out for a meal tonight?to take somebody out for a mealJames is taking me out for a meal tomorrow.betaketypes of meala big/large mealWe don’t have a big meal at lunchtime.a light meal (=with not a lot of food)Breakfast is usually a light meal.bea heavy meal (=with a lot of rich food)Don’t eat a heavy meal before you exercise.sb’s main mealWe usually have our main meal in the evening.evena three-course/five-course etc meal (=a meal with several separate parts)Who has time to prepare a three-course meal every evening?haveevena square meal (also a proper meal British English) (=a big meal, especially a cooked meal)How long is it since you had a square meal?behavea good/decent meal (=a meal that is large enough and tastes good)You can get a good meal there for under £10.an evening/midday mealThe evening meal is served at 7.30.evenbeservea hot mealDon’t serve a hot meal on a cold plate.a simple meala simple meal of soup and breada balanced meal (=with some of each type of food)We make healthy, balanced meals for our children.balancemealchildTHESAURUS: mealmeal an occasion when you sit down and eat food at a particular time of the day, or the food that you eat: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.bea tasty mealfeast a large meal for a lot of people, especially to celebrate an event: a wedding feastThey held a feast in his honour.holdbanquet a formal official meal for a lot of people on an important occasion: The main hall is used for royal banquets.beusebanquetsnack a small amount of food eaten between main meals: I’ll take a snack to eat on the train.something to eat a meal, especially a small or quick one: Can I get you something to eat?picnic a meal that you eat outdoors, consisting of food that you prepared earlier: sandwiches, and other picnic foodsandwichtakeaway British English, takeout American English a meal that you buy from a restaurant and eat at home: I don’t feel like cooking – let’s get a takeaway.cookparts of a mealstarter British English, appetizer American English the small first part of a meal: I had soup as a starter.havemain course the main part of a meal, after the starter and before the dessert: For the main course we had fish pie.havedessert (also pudding British English) sweet food eaten at the end of a meal: It’s ice-cream for dessert. |
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