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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

dinner ['dɪnər]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] (evening meal) 晚餐
  2. 2. noun [c/u] (lunch) 午餐
  3. 3. noun [c] (formal meal) 正餐
  4. 4. noun 用法参见 meal

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

dinner [ˈdɪnər]
  1. 1. n.[c/u] 正餐,主餐;午餐晚餐
    The restaurant opens four times a week for dinners only.
    那家饭店每周营业四天,而且供应正餐
    On Sundays they had a large dinner when they returned from church.
    星期天他们教堂回来后,晚上大吃一顿。
    Dinner will be at 8.
    晚餐8点开始
  2. 2. n.[c] 宴会
    The money spent could pay for a whole dinner party.
    花掉的钱足够一次宴会了。

Collins English-English Dictionary

dinner ['dɪnə]
  1. 1. n a meal taken in the evening
  2. 2. n a meal taken at midday, esp when it is the main meal of the day; lunch
  3. 3. n a formal evening meal, as of a club, society, etc
  4. 4. n a public banquet in honour of someone or something
  5. 5. n a complete meal at a fixed price in a restaurant; table d'hôte
  6. 6. n [modifier] of, relating to, or used at dinner
    dinner plate
    dinner table
    dinner hour
  7. 7. n [Etymology] C13: from Old French disner; see dine

Examples

Following dinner he went home.
饭后他回家了。
a full-dress dinner
正式宴会
the dinner hour
吃饭(指午餐或晚餐)时间
to discuss a matter over dinner
吃饭时讨论工作
to prepare dinner
做正餐

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