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词组 meal
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meal /miːl/ noun an occasion when you eat food, for example a dinner, or the food that you eat thenadjectives/nouns + meala delicious/lovely/excellent meal “It was a delicious meal,” Merrill said politely.a healthy/nutritious meal You can make a healthy meal in just a few minutes.a balanced meal (=with some of each type of food, to keep you healthy) Children need to eat balanced meals, not just sugary snacks.sb’s main meal We usually have our main meal in the evening.the evening/midday meal The evening meal is served at 7.30.a three-course/five-course etc meal (=a meal with several separate parts) The restaurant offers a three-course meal for $30.a big meal We don’t have a big meal at lunchtime, usually just sandwiches.a decent/square meal also a proper meal BrE (=with enough good food to satisfy you) I hadn’t had a decent meal in days.a heavy meal (=with a lot of rich food which makes you feel very full) A heavy meal is likely to make you feel sleepy.a light meal (=with not a lot of food) We just had a light meal of salad.a simple meal He prepared a simple meal of soup and bread.a good meal (=a meal that is large enough and tastes good) We’ll get a good meal there.a hot/cold meal With a hot meal inside me, I began to feel better.a slap-up meal BrE informal (=a really good meal) I’ll take you out for a slap-up meal in the best restaurant in town.a full meal (=including several courses) A snack is around £10 and a full meal costs around $40.a ready meal BrE (=one that you buy and heat in an oven) British supermarkets sell a huge range of ready meals.regular meals (=ones that are eaten at the same time each day) Patients are advised to eat regular meals.school meals Many of the children are receiving free school meals.verbshave a meal (=eat a meal) We usually have our evening meal fairly early. Don’t say take a meal.eat a meal When they had eaten their meal, they went out for a walk.cook/make a meal also prepare a meal formal Who cooks most of the meals in your house?serve a meal The bar serves snacks and meals.fix a meal informal especially AmE (=make a meal) I’ll go and see about fixing a meal.go (out) for a meal How about going out for a meal tonight?take sb (out) for a meal He took Anna out for a meal and then to the theatre.skip a meal (=not have a meal that you usually have) Eat regularly and don’t skip meals.meal + nounsa meal break (=a time when you stop work to have a meal) There is one meal break in the middle of the day.Mealtimes is written as one word.THESAURUS: mealtypes of meal breakfast a meal that you eat in the morning: What time do you have breakfast? brunch a meal that you eat in the late morning, instead of breakfast or lunch: We had a late brunch. lunch a meal that you eat in the middle of the day: It's time for lunch. | We had lunch in the cafeteria. tea BrE a meal that you eat in the early evening, or a small meal eaten in the afternoon: Your tea's ready! | I've already had my tea. | The hotel serves afternoon teas.In British English, whether you say dinner or tea for your evening meal is often a question of social class, or of which part of the country you are from. dinner the main meal of the day, which most people eat in the evening: Most people have dinner sitting in front of the television.In British English, dinner is sometimes used when talking about lunch. School dinners are meals that children eat at school, which are often prepared at the school. Whether you say dinner or lunch for your midday meal is often a question of social class, or of which part of the country you are from. supper a meal that you eat in the evening: What would you like for supper? | He had his supper and went to bed.British people usually say dinner or tea for their evening meal, and use supper about a small meal eaten later in the evening. American speakers say dinner or supper, depending on the part of the US. picnic a meal that you eat outdoors, consisting of food that you cooked or prepared earlier: They went for a picnic on the beach. barbecue a meal that you cook outdoors over hot coals or wood and eat outdoors: We're having a barbecue this Saturday - do you want to come? snack a small amount of food that is eaten between main meals or instead of a meal: You shouldn't eat too many snacks between meals. side dish food eaten with the main course, such as vegetables: I’ll have the salad as a side dish. course one of the parts of a meal: We had a five-course meal in an expensive restaurant.parts of a large meal hors d'oeuvre also starter BrE appetizer AmE the small first part of a meal: a tempting plate of hors d'oeuvres including olives and small pieces of roast beetroot main course also entrée especially AmE the main part of a meal. Entrée is used especially on restaurant menus: For the main course we had cheese and onion pie. | The menu includes a few hot entrées. dessert also pudding BrE or sweet BrE sweet food eaten at the end of a meal: What do you want for dessert? | They serve a wide range of desserts, including ice cream and home-made apple pie.
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