英語字典

meal

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  • 英式音标 [mɪəl]
  • 美式音标 [mɪəl]
  • 国际音标 [mi:l]
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基本解释

  • n.一餐；膳食
  • n.粗碾的穀物

词源解说

  • 直接源自古英語的mal，意爲一餐。

同根派生

  • n性質的同根詞
    mealtime：進餐時間，喫飯時間。

用法辨析

    n. (名詞)

  • meal的基本意思是“餐,飯”,是統稱,可指早、中、晚餐。也可表示在一頓飯的時間,即“用餐時間”。meals則通常指餐桌上的“食品”。
  • meal作“進餐期間”解時通常用於at meals結搆。

英汉例句

    用作名詞 (n.)

  • It was very generous of them to share their meal with their out-of-work neighbours.
    他們願意讓失業的鄰人共享餐食,真的十分慷慨。

词组短语

    用作名詞 (n.)

    動詞+～

  • beg a meal 討一頓飯喫
  • cook a meal 做飯
  • eat a meal 喫飯
  • enjoy one 's meal 喫得很開胃
  • forget one 's meal 忘記喫飯

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • (FOOD) an occasion when food is eaten, or the food that is eaten on such an occasion
  • (POWDER) a substance that has been crushed to make a rough powder, especially plant seeds crushed to make flour or for animal food

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • A meal is an occasion when people sit down and eat, usually at a regular time.
  • A meal is the food you eat during a meal.
  • the edible part of a grain or pulse (excluding wheat) ground to a coarse powder, used chiefly as animal food
  • If you have a square meal, you have a large, healthy meal.

专业释义

    食品科學技術

  • 一頓飯