Word · Frequency #7900
dining
/dain/
verb
吃；吃正餐或晚饭。
dining is the present participle of dine.
- 1.
To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
吃；吃正餐或晚饭。
- 2.
To give a dinner to; to furnish with the chief meal; to feed.
设宴招待；提供正餐；喂食。
设宴招待；提供正餐；喂食。；用正餐；进餐；宴请
In use
We usually dine at seven in the evening.
The CEO dined the new clients at a fancy restaurant.
They are dining on the terrace tonight.
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。
dine out
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。
dine in
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。
Connections
Collocations
- dine out
- 外出就餐
- We often dine out on weekends.我们周末经常外出就餐。
- dine in
- 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。
- dine with
- 与...共进晚餐
- She dined with her colleagues last night.她昨晚与同事共进晚餐。
- dine on
- 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。
- wine and dine
- 用酒宴款待
- The company wined and dined its important clients.公司用酒宴款待重要客户。
- dine alone
- 独自用餐
Learner notes
Memory Tip
dine发音像“待恩”，想象你等待恩人一起用餐，对应“宴请”和“进餐”。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with dine (/daɪn/). Note that dine is not pronounced like 'din' or 'dinner'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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