一、详细释义:


v.

吃饭,进餐,用餐;宴请,请客 [I,T]


例句:

Miller used to dine out on his popularity as a playwright.

米勒过去常靠着他剧作家的声望被邀赴宴。


例句:

We afford you the opportunity to dine with delight, to sip in style, to relax in comfort.

我们将竭诚为您提供愉快进餐的良机,优雅的啜饮,舒适的休憩。


二、词义辨析:


eat,dine,have,consume,devour,gorge,swallow

这些动词均可表示“吃”之意。 eat普通用词,使用广泛。既可用于人,也可用于动物。 dine正式用词,既可指一日三餐中的任何一餐,也可以指特殊的用餐。 have可与eat换用,但强调一次性的动作。 consume侧重痛痛快快地吃得一干二净,可用于人和动物。 devour指狼吞虎咽地吃,强调吃得既快又彻底。 gorge侧重指拼命地吃或塞,强调吃饱或吃得过量。 swallow主要指吃的整个过程的第二部分“咽”,并常指咀嚼得匆匆忙忙地吃。


三、相关短语:


dine in

在家里吃饭,在家里用膳


dine out

v. 外出吃饭


wine and dine

以好酒好菜招待


四、参考例句:


We usually dine in.

我们通常在家吃饭。


You shall dine like Charles the Tenth.

你们可以吃得象查理十世那样好。


You can dine in elegant surroundings.


My friend invited me to dine out.

我的朋友邀请我出去吃饭。


We always dine out at weekends.

我们周末总是在外吃饭。


They would dine out together once a month.

他们常常每月外出吃一次饭。


I'd rather dine out than cook at home.

我宁愿出去吃饭也不愿在家做饭。


Will you dine in or out this evening?

今晚你是在家吃饭还是出去吃?


Occasionally they would come to dine with us.

他们偶尔会到这里来和我们吃一顿饭。


How pleasant it is to dine on Chinese food!

吃上中餐是多么令人愉快啊!