dinner
noun
ˈdɪnə noun
1 the main meal of the day, eaten in the middle of the day or the evening 〔中午或晚上吃的〕正餐，主餐 C,U | BrE BrE )
to dinner
Perhaps we should invite them to dinner .
也许我们应该邀请他们来吃饭。
for dinner
We’re having fish for dinner tonight.
今天晚餐我们吃鱼。
What time do you usually have dinner ?
你通常什么时候吃饭？
We eat dinner at about seven.
我们大概七点吃晚饭。
a three course dinner
三道菜的正餐
school dinners
dinner money
Sunday/Christmas/Thanksgiving dinner
dinner guests
正餐的宾客
2 a formal occasion when an evening meal is eaten, often to celebrate something 〔常指为庆祝某事而举行的〕晚宴 C
the Club’s annual dinner
俱乐部每年一次的晚宴
3
dinner supper tea
In Britain, the main meal of the day is and it is usually eaten in the evening. Some people call this meal , but to others supper is a very small meal that is eaten just before they go to bed. Some people call this main evening meal , but to others tea is a small meal that is eaten in the afternoon. 在英国，一天中的主餐叫 dinner，通常在晚上吃。有些人把这顿饭称为 supper，但也有些人认为 supper 是睡前吃的量很小的一餐。有些人把晚上的这顿主餐叫作 tea，但对其他人来说，tea 是下午吃的茶点。
4
dinner lunch
Some people use to refer to the meal they eat in the middle of the day, but if you want to be clear that you are referring to this meal, use . 有些人用 dinner 来指中午饭，但如果想要明确无误地表示中午饭，那就用 lunch。