have a meal
have a meal 是表示用餐的通用说法。
I usually have a meal at noon.
我通常中午吃一顿饭。
一餐;一顿饭;进餐
meals — plural of meal
粗磨粉;谷粉;(谷物)粗粉;粗粉;骨粉;木粉;部分;碎片;餐食(在特定时间准备的较大份食物);各种谷物的可食用的磨碎部分,用作食物或饲料的基础;可以是面粉或比面粉更粗糙的混合物(用法因情况而异)。
The food served and eaten at one time, or an occasion when food is eaten.
餐食(在特定时间准备的较大份食物)
Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity.
各种谷物的可食用的磨碎部分,用作食物或饲料的基础;可以是面粉或比面粉更粗糙的混合物(用法因情况而异)。
The ground-up edible part of various grains, used as a basis of food or feed; either flour or a coarser blend than flour (usage varies).
一部分;碎片;一份。
A part; a fragment; a portion.
一餐中供应和食用的食物
the food served and eaten at one time
作为一餐供应的食物
Food served or eaten as a repast.
从其他来源(如骨头或木材)制备的类似颗粒状材料。
Any of various similarly granular materials prepared from other sources, such as bones or wood.
按习俗或习惯在固定时间进食的场合之一
any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times
其他各种颗粒状或粉末状材料,由人工研磨或天然形成,因与谷物粉相似而得其比喻性名称。
Any of various other granular or powdery materials, either ground by humans or occurring in nature, named figuratively after a resemblance to grain meal.
粗磨的食品,尤指各种谷类或豆类的种子
coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse
I usually eat a light meal for lunch.
我通常午餐吃得比较清淡。
用法提示:meal 作名词,表示“一餐”
She cooked a delicious three-course meal for us.
她为我们做了一顿美味的三道菜餐。
用法提示:meal 作名词,表示“膳食”
We had a quick meal at the airport before our flight.
我们在登机前在机场迅速吃了一餐。
用法提示:meal 作名词,表示“一餐”
have a meal 是表示用餐的通用说法。
I usually have a meal at noon.
我通常中午吃一顿饭。
She cooks a meal for the family every evening.
她每天晚上为家人做一顿饭。
Don't skip a meal; it's bad for your health.
不要跳过一餐,这对健康不好。
常指一天中的主餐,时间可能是中午或晚上,但不能用于早餐或小吃场合。
专指中午的餐,不能用于其他时间。
专指早晨的餐,不能替代其他时间的一餐。
强调丰盛和庆祝性质,不适用于日常简单的一餐。
非常正式,多见于文学或正式场合,口语中极少使用。
grammar · medium
易错句子I like Chinese meal.
正确表达I like Chinese food.
Meal 指具体的一餐(如早餐、午餐、晚餐),而 food 泛指食物。中文中“饭”可兼指两者,但英语中 meal 不用于表示抽象的食物概念。
grammar · medium
易错句子I had a lot of meal yesterday.
正确表达I had a lot of meals yesterday.
Meal 是可数名词,表示“一餐”。中文“很多饭”中的“饭”可指代餐次,但英语中不可数用法错误,需使用复数形式 meals 或具体量词。
指不进食的时段,与'餐'相对
吃饭
I usually have a meal at noon.
我通常在中午吃饭。
做饭
She cooked a delicious meal for us.
她为我们做了一顿美味的饭。
便餐
We had a light meal before the meeting.
我们在会议前吃了一顿便餐。
一日三餐
It's important to eat three meals a day.
一日三餐很重要。
用餐时间
Meal time is strictly observed in this family.
这个家庭严格遵守用餐时间。
享用一顿饭
They enjoyed a meal together at the new restaurant.
他们一起在新餐厅享用了一顿饭。
早餐是一日中的第一餐,与'meal'同属用餐相关词汇。
午餐是中午时分的正餐,与'meal'共享用餐场景。
晚餐通常是主餐,与'meal'在时间安排上密切相关。
餐厅是用餐的常见场所,与'meal'有很强的搭配关系。
食物是餐食的基本组成部分,与'meal'概念紧密相连。
小题大做;过度处理
He made a meal of the simple task, taking twice as long as necessary.
他把简单的任务搞得过于复杂,花了比必要多两倍的时间。
一顿丰盛的饭;营养均衡的一餐
After days of camping, we were all craving a square meal.
露营几天后,我们都渴望吃一顿丰盛的饭。
饭票;谋生手段
For many actors, a regular TV role is their meal ticket.
对许多演员来说,定期的电视角色就是他们的谋生手段。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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