meals

英 [miːlz]

美 [milz]

n.  早(或午、晚)餐; 一顿饭; 一餐所吃的食物; 谷物粗粉(用作饲料或加工面粉)
meal的复数

IELTS

牛津词典

• 来自不同英语国家的人使用dinner、lunch、supper和tea的方式各不相同。在英国，这些词的用法按某人来自的地区和社会阶层而有所区别。
  People use the words dinner , lunch , supper and tea in different ways depending on which English-speaking country they come from. In Britain it may also depend on which part of the country or which social class a person comes from.
• 午餐通常叫做lunch，但在英国英语中，尤其在英国北部，如果是一天的主餐，亦可叫做dinner。
  A meal eaten in the middle of the day is usually called lunch . If it is the main meal of the day it may also be called dinner in BrE , especially in the north of the country.
• 晚上的主餐，尤其是正式用餐，通常叫做dinner。supper亦为晚餐，但不如dinner正式，而且一般在家里吃，亦可指较晚的晚餐或睡前夜宵。
  A main meal eaten in the evening is usually called dinner , especially if it is a formal meal. Supper is also an evening meal, but more informal than dinner and usually eaten at home. It can also be a late meal or something to eat and drink before going to bed.
• tea亦可指傍晚主餐，尤指孩子傍晚食用的：
  It can also be a main meal eaten early in the evening, especially by children.
  1. a cream tea
     奶油茶点
  2. What time do the kids have their tea?
     孩子们什么时候用傍晚主餐？
• 一般说来，若午餐叫dinner，晚餐则大多叫tea或supper。如果午餐叫lunch，晚餐则大多叫dinner。
  As a general rule, if dinner is the word someone uses for the meal in the middle of the day, they probably call the meal in the evening tea or supper . If they call the meal in the middle of the day lunch , they probably call the meal in the evening dinner .
• brunch已变得越来越普遍，意为合二为一的早午餐，尤指客人自助餐。
  Brunch , a combination of breakfast and lunch, is becoming more common, especially as a meal where your guests serve themselves.

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 一餐;一顿饭
  Amealis an occasion when people sit down and eat, usually at a regular time.
  1. She sat next to him throughout the meal...
     用餐时她一直坐在他身旁。
  2. It's rare that I have an evening meal with my children.
     我难得跟孩子们一起吃晚饭。
• N-COUNT 一餐所吃的食物
  Amealis the food you eat during a meal.
  1. The waiter offered him red wine or white wine with his meal...
     侍者为他端上佐餐的红葡萄酒或者白葡萄酒。
  2. Fresh fish makes a delicious meal.
     新鲜的鱼做菜非常美味。
• （谷物的）粗磨粉
  Mealis a rough powder made of crushed grain. It is used to make flour or animal food.
• See also:bone meal
• PHRASE 花费过多的时间或精力做…;对…小题大做
  If you think someone is taking more time and energy to do something than is necessary, you can say that they aremaking a meal ofit.
  1. Lawyers always make such a meal of the simplest little thing.
     律师总是死抠细节。
• 健康丰盛的一餐
  If you have asquare meal, you have a large healthy meal.

The first meal of the day is calledbreakfast. The most common word for the midday meal islunch, but in some parts of Britain, and in some contexts,dinneris used as well.He seldom has lunch at all. ...school dinners. ...Christmas dinner.However,dinneris used mainly to refer to a meal in the evening....a celebratory dinner in the evening.In British English, it may also suggest a formal or special meal.Supperandteaare sometimes also used to refer to the evening meal, though for some people,supperis a snack in the late evening andteais a light meal in the afternoon.
一天中的第一餐称作 breakfast。表示午餐最常用的词是 lunch，但英国有些地方在一些语境中也用 dinner：He seldom has lunch at all (他很少吃午餐)，school dinners (学校的午餐)，Christmas dinner (圣诞午餐)。不过 dinner 主要是指晚餐：a celebratory dinner in the evening (庆祝晚宴)。在英国英语中，dinner 也可以指正餐或特别的一餐。supper 与 tea 有时也指晚餐，不过对于有些人来说，supper 指夜宵，而 tea 则指下午茶。

双语例句

• The boy has got into the habit of washing his hands before meals.
  那男孩已养成饭前洗手的习惯。
• Some of the students were so immersed in their studies that they sometimes even forgot their meals.
  有的学生有时候甚至发愤忘食。
• They will have a talk at meals.
  他们将在进餐时讨论。
• They are also spending much less on extras like meals in restaurants.
  他们花在下馆子等额外消费上的钱也少多了。
• There's always a wide selection of delicious meals to choose from
  总是有很多美味可口的饭菜可供选择。
• Some ready made meals are nutritious and very easy to prepare.
  一些预制膳食很有营养，而且烹调起来很简单。
• We rely quite a bit on ready-made meals — they are so convenient
  我们很是依赖现成食物——它们真的很方便。
• We figured in the travel expenses but forgot the cost of meals.
  我们把旅费算了进去，但忘了算伙食费。
• Chew your food well and do not rush meals
  充分咀嚼食物，吃饭不要太快。
• He supplements his regular meals by eating between meals.
  他在两餐之间吃点东西来补充正餐。