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a diner at/in [place]
diner 的复数形式为 diners。
Every diner at the restaurant received a free dessert.
在餐厅里的每位用餐者都得到了一份免费甜点。
用餐者
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
用餐者
a person eating a meal, especially in a restaurant
Every diner at the restaurant received a free dessert.
在餐厅里的每位用餐者都得到了一份免费甜点。
Someone who dines.
A commemorative currency of Andorra, not legal tender, divided into 100 centims.
用餐的人(尤其在餐馆)
a person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant)
A car in a railroad train that serves meals.
The diner at the window table ordered a salad.
靠窗桌子旁的那位用餐者点了一份沙拉。
Several diners complained about the slow service.
几位用餐者抱怨服务太慢。
A quiet diner sat in the corner reading a book.
一位安静的用餐者坐在角落里看书。
diner 的复数形式为 diners。
Every diner at the restaurant received a free dessert.
在餐厅里的每位用餐者都得到了一份免费甜点。
用定语从句说明用餐者的具体行为时，先行词常用 diner。
The diner who complained left without paying.
那位抱怨的用餐者没付钱就走了。
所有格形式 diner's 表示该用餐者所属的事物，如订单、座位等。
The diner's order was served quickly.
那位用餐者的订单很快就上来了。
Not this
He is diner at this restaurant.
Use this
He is a diner at this restaurant.
diner是可数名词单数，用作表语时前面须加不定冠词a/an，否则句子不完整。中文里没有对应的冠词，因此学习者容易漏写。
Not this
The diners is waiting outside.
Use this
The diners are waiting outside.
主语diners是复数，谓语动词应与主语保持一致，用are而不是is。中文谓语没有单复数变化，所以学习者容易用错。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
其他用餐者
She tried not to listen to the other diners' conversation.
她尽量不去听其他用餐者的谈话。
吸引用餐者
The restaurant's affordable prices attract diners from nearby offices.
这家餐厅实惠的价格吸引了附近写字楼里的用餐者。
为用餐者服务
The staff served diners well into the night.
工作人员为用餐者服务到深夜。
常来的用餐者
Regular diners often get a free cup of coffee.
常来的用餐者经常能得到一杯免费咖啡。
用餐者的偏好
The survey tracks diner preferences for plant-based dishes.
这项调查追踪用餐者对植物性菜肴的偏好。
出自苏珊·维加的经典歌曲《Tom's Diner》，意为“我正坐在拐角处的那家小餐馆里”。这首歌以极简的节奏和清晰的人声闻名，常被用来测试音响设备。
She was the only customer in the diner at midnight.
午夜时分，她是这家小餐馆里唯一的顾客。
Use diner naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
拆开记：dine是“用餐”，-er指人，所以diner就是用餐者。
语域：neutral 常见场景：restaurant dining、hotel restaurants、catered events 作“用餐者”讲时，语气通常中立，多用于餐厅、酒店等餐饮服务场景，也常见于正式场合；口语中同样常用。
与 diner /ˈdaɪnɚ/ 韵脚完全匹配：finer, liner, miner, shiner, signer, whiner。注意形近词 dinner /ˈdɪnɚ/ 不是韵词，因为元音是短 /ɪ/。
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