释义 |
dine out onv. phr.To gain social advantage and success and often a free meal on account of some past accomplishment that is no longer followed by new deeds of merit. 靠(过去的成就)被人请吃饭。◆ The former revolutionary student leader, now fat and complacent, keeps dining out on stories of the revolution.那位当年革命的学生领袖现已发胖,一副自鸣得意的样子,靠着从前那些革命故事仍在继续受人宴请。 |