dine

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dine /daɪn/ verb [intransitiveI] formal

1 DFEATto eat dinner 进餐

He was dining with friends at the Ritz.

他和朋友在里茨饭店一起进餐。

2 dine on/off something phrasal verbphr v formal to eat a particular kind of food for dinner, especially expensive food 以〔尤指昂贵的食物〕当正餐

We dined on lobster and strawberries.

我们正餐吃的是龙虾和草莓。

Examples from the Corpus

dine on/off • All guests taking the Ã lacarte menu can dine on a lake front terrace.• I dined off bread and cheese and this excellent claret.• After the debate, they dined on hamburgers and talked sports at a local joint before catching a train back to Washington.• And, it seemed, the milkweed invited only the monarch to dine on it.• They dined on lobster and barbecued kebabs, sitting Arab-style, cross-legged on the floor.• There are a lot of animals that would like to dine off nome, Masklin had said.• In Lillehammer we dined on reindeer burgers and McSalmon sandwiches.• The pounds pile on as they break for split-pea soup, munch chocolate-chip cookies, dine on shrimp and pasta.

3 dine out phrasal verbphr v formal

a) formalDFEAT to eat dinner in a restaurant or in someone else’s house 外出用餐〔指在餐厅或别人家吃饭〕 → eat out

They would dine out together once a month.

他们每月一次一起外出用餐。

b) dine out on somethingTELL British EnglishBrE informal to keep using a story about something that has happened to you, in order to entertain people at meals 总是把〔自己的〕某件事作为饭桌上的笑谈

Examples from the Corpus

dine out on something• You can spend it, you can dine out on it.• For years I dined out on these stories.

→ wine and dine somebody at wine2

Examples from the Corpus

dine• Dining alone this evening?• You insisted I must wear this to dine, and I am certainly not going to change again now.• We dined at the Ritz.• The representatives of shire and suburb had arrived on the Monday evening, and had drunk and dined exceedingly well.• Adjacent to the hotel, guests may dine in the lively garden restaurant overlooking the river.• Guests dined on sea bass and saffron potato mousseline.• It's a place where the famous can dine out and not be bothered.• I have received an invitation to dine with the Mayor.

Origin dine

(1200-1300) Old French diner, from Vulgar Latin disjejunare “to eat after not eating for a time”

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