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dining + [furniture/location]
dining 常与表示家具或地点的名词连用构成复合词，如 dining table, dining room。
We need a new dining table.
我们需要一张新餐桌。
正餐；宴会
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
正餐；宴会
the act of eating dinner
We need a new dining table.
我们需要一张新餐桌。
作为社交活动的晚餐
Eating dinner as a social function.
邀请某人共进晚餐
Entertaining someone to dinner.
Family dining often brings everyone together.
家庭聚餐常常让所有人聚在一起。
The dining hall was crowded during lunch.
餐厅在午餐时间很拥挤。
He prefers outdoor dining in the summer.
他夏天更喜欢户外用餐。
dining 常与表示家具或地点的名词连用构成复合词，如 dining table, dining room。
We need a new dining table.
我们需要一张新餐桌。
形容词修饰 dining 表示用餐的档次或风格，如 fine dining, casual dining。
They offer fine dining experiences.
他们提供精致的用餐体验。
dining out 是固定短语，表示在外吃饭。
Dining out is expensive in this city.
在这个城市外出就餐很贵。
Not this
I had a dining last night.
Use this
I had dinner last night.
“dining”作为名词是不可数的，指进餐活动，而“dinner”指具体的正餐，是可数名词。表示“吃晚餐”应用“have dinner”。
Not this
We go to dining at 7.
Use this
We go to dinner at 7.
“dining”不表示地点或具体餐次，表示去吃饭应用“go to dinner”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
高级餐饮
She prefers a casual atmosphere over fine dining.
她更喜欢休闲的氛围，而不是高级餐饮。
餐厅
We have a large dining room that seats twelve people.
我们有一个大餐厅，可坐十二个人。
餐桌
The dining table is made of solid oak.
这张餐桌是实心橡木制成的。
户外用餐
Al fresco dining is popular in the summer.
户外用餐在夏天很受欢迎。
用餐体验
The restaurant offers a unique dining experience.
这家餐厅提供独特的用餐体验。
餐车
We had lunch in the dining car on the train.
我们在火车上的餐车里吃了午餐。
外出就餐
We are dining out tonight to celebrate our anniversary.
我们今晚外出就餐庆祝结婚纪念日。
靠某事物博取关注
He's been dining out on the story of his trip to Antarctica for years.
多年来他一直靠讲述他的南极之旅来吸引听众。
Use dining naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想“待您去用餐”，发音类似dining，记住是吃正餐。
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All listed words rhyme with 'dining' (/ˈdaɪnɪŋ/): the stressed vowel is /aɪ/ and the ending is /nɪŋ/. Note that 'dinner' is a common lookalike but is pronounced /ˈdɪnər/ and does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.