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dine on/upon sth
表示正餐吃某食物，on/upon后接食物。
They dined on fresh seafood.
他们享用了新鲜海鲜作为正餐。
吃；吃正餐或晚饭。
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吃；吃正餐或晚饭。；设宴招待；提供正餐；喂食。；用正餐；进餐；宴请
To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
They dined on fresh seafood.
他们享用了新鲜海鲜作为正餐。
吃；吃正餐或晚饭。
To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
设宴招待；提供正餐；喂食。
To give a dinner to; to furnish with the chief meal; to feed.
dine
Base
原形
dines
3rd person
第三人称单数
dining
-ing
现在分词
dined
Past
过去式
dined
Past participle
过去分词
They dine at a fancy restaurant every Friday.
他们每周五在一家高级餐厅用正餐。
We dined on grilled salmon last night.
我们昨晚享用了烤三文鱼。
She has dined with the Queen.
她曾与女王共进晚餐。
规则变化动词
We usually dine at seven in the evening.
我们通常晚上七点用餐。
The CEO dined the new clients at a fancy restaurant.
首席执行官在一家高档餐厅宴请新客户。
They are dining on the terrace tonight.
他们今晚在露台上用餐。
表示正餐吃某食物，on/upon后接食物。
They dined on fresh seafood.
他们享用了新鲜海鲜作为正餐。
指去餐馆等地方吃饭，与dine in相对。
We often dine out on weekends.
我们周末经常外出就餐。
指在家吃饭，与dine out相对。
Tonight we prefer to dine in.
今晚我们更愿意在家吃饭。
强调与某人一起用餐。
He dined with his colleagues last night.
他昨晚与同事们共进晚餐。
Not this
I dined pizza last night.
Use this
I dined on pizza last night.
dine 是不及物动词，后面不能直接接食物，需加介词 on 表示'以...为正餐'。
Not this
We will dine dinner at 7.
Use this
We will have dinner at 7.
dine 本身已表示'进餐'，不能与 dinner 连用；应使用 have dinner 或直接用 dine。
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外出就餐
We often dine out on weekends.
我们周末经常外出就餐。
在家用餐
Tonight we decided to dine in instead of going to a restaurant.
今晚我们决定在家用餐，不去餐馆。
与...共进晚餐
She dined with her colleagues last night.
她昨晚与同事共进晚餐。
以...为正餐
We dined on fresh seafood by the beach.
我们在海边以新鲜海鲜为正餐。
用酒宴款待
The company wined and dined its important clients.
公司用酒宴款待重要客户。
独自用餐
He prefers to dine alone while reading a book.
他喜欢一边看书一边独自用餐。
在外用餐
We decided to dine out at a fancy restaurant.
我们决定在一家高级餐厅外出用餐。
在家用餐
I prefer to dine in rather than go to a crowded restaurant.
我更喜欢在家用餐，而不是去拥挤的餐厅。
以…为食
They dined on fresh seafood and local vegetables.
他们以新鲜的海鲜和当地蔬菜为食。
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dine发音像“待恩”，想象你等待恩人一起用餐，对应“宴请”和“进餐”。
register: formal; typical settings: 正式晚餐、宴请客人；多用于书面或正式场合，口语中较少使用。
dine是正式用词，不及物时常用'at'或'on'引出地点或食物；及物时表示宴请某人。
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