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the + -ing form
此处 banqueting 是名词（动名词），表示宴饮活动。
The banqueting lasted for hours.
宴饮持续了几个小时。
宴饮
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
宴饮
the activity of eating an elaborate meal, often with entertainment
The banqueting lasted for hours.
宴饮持续了几个小时。
举办或参加宴会的行为。
The act of holding or participating in a banquet.
The night was filled with banqueting, music, and dancing.
那一夜充满了宴饮、音乐和舞蹈。
He wrote a poem about banqueting in the royal court.
他写了一首关于在宫廷中宴饮的诗。
After weeks of banqueting, the travelers were ready for simple food.
连续数周的宴饮之后，旅行者们准备好吃简单清淡的食物了。
此处 banqueting 是名词（动名词），表示宴饮活动。
The banqueting lasted for hours.
宴饮持续了几个小时。
此处 banqueting 是动词 banquet 的现在分词，作不及物动词，常接地点状语。
The nobles were banqueting in the great hall.
贵族们正在大厅里宴饮。
此处 banqueting 是动词 banquet 的现在分词，作及物动词，表示设宴款待，后接宾语。
The city was banqueting the visiting diplomats.
这座城市正在设宴款待到访的外交官。
Not this
We went to a banqueting last night.
Use this
We went to a banquet last night.
banqueting 是表示“宴饮”这一活动或动作的动名词，通常不可数，不能像 banquet 那样作可数的“宴会、宴席”来指具体活动；这里应改用名词 banquet。
Not this
They banqueting with friends in the hall.
Use this
They were banqueting with friends in the hall.
banqueting 是现在分词，不能单独作谓语；要表达过去进行时“正在宴饮”，必须加助动词 were，构成 were banqueting。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
宴会厅
The wedding reception will be held in the banqueting hall.
婚宴将在大宴会厅举行。
宴会套间
The hotel has a banqueting suite that can seat two hundred guests.
这家酒店有一个可容纳两百位宾客的宴会套间。
宴会经理
She was promoted to banqueting manager after three years.
三年后她升任宴会经理。
宴会菜单
Please ask the chef to prepare a banqueting menu for the delegation.
请让厨师为代表团准备一份宴会菜单。
宴会设施
The venue advertises modern banqueting facilities for conferences.
该场馆宣传其提供适合会议举办的现代化宴会设施。
宴会服务团队
The banqueting team served dinner to over three hundred guests without delay.
宴会服务团队准时为三百多位宾客供应了晚餐。
他带我入筵宴所，以爱为旗在我以上。
The grand hall is used for banqueting on state occasions.
这座大厅用于国事场合的设宴款待。
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联想 banquet（盛宴）+ ing：宴会正在进行，正在设宴款待宾客——banqueting 就是“宴饮”之意。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal banquet、historical narrative、ceremonial feast banqueting 比较常见于正式或文学语境，多指盛大而讲究的宴饮（常伴有娱乐活动）；日常口语通常用 give/hold/throw a banquet 或 have a feast，较少直接用 banqueting。
banqueting /ˈbæŋkwɪtɪŋ/ 的读音关键是 /ˈbæŋkwɪt/ + /ɪŋ/。它与 banquet /ˈbæŋkwɪt/ 同根，开头相同；与 quitting /ˈkwɪtɪŋ/、acquitting /əˈkwɪtɪŋ/ 共享结尾音 /kwɪtɪŋ/，但重音不同（banqueting 重音在第一音节，后两者在 /kwɪt/）。注意拼写上的形近词 bouquet /buˈkeɪ/、croquet /kroʊˈkeɪ/、parquet /pɑːrˈkeɪ/ 的 -quet 都读 /keɪ/，不读 /kwɪt/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.