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- meal [miːl]
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n
any of the regular occasions, such as breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc, when food is served and eaten
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2.
n
(in combination)
- mealtime
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3.
n
the food served and eaten
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4.
n
[Etymology]
Old English m
æ l measure, set time, meal; related to Old High German ma l mealtime
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1.
n
any of the regular occasions, such as breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc, when food is served and eaten
- meal [miːl]
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n
the edible part of a grain or pulse (excluding wheat) ground to a coarse powder, used chiefly as animal food
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n
[Scot]
oatmeal
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3.
n
[chiefly US]
maize flour
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4.
n
[Etymology]
Old English melu; compare Dutch meel, Old High German melo, Old Norse mjöl
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1.
n
the edible part of a grain or pulse (excluding wheat) ground to a coarse powder, used chiefly as animal food
Examples
- a frugal meal
- 粗茶淡饭 → frugal
- a good meal
- 饱餐 → good
- a hearty meal
- 丰盛的一餐 → hearty
- a heavy meal
- 一顿难消化的饭 → heavy
- a light meal
- 少量的饭菜 → light
- a solid meal
- 够分量的一餐 → solid
- a square meal
- 丰盛的饭菜 → square
- a well-balanced meal
- 调配得很好的一顿饭 → well-balanced
- a wretched meal
- 质量低劣的一顿饭 → wretched
- I've never had such a horrible meal.
- 我从来没吃过这么难以下咽的饭菜。 → such
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