meal
noun
miːl
noun
1
an
occasion
when
you
eat
food,
for
example
breakfast
or
dinner,
or
the
food
that
you
eat
on
that
occasion
餐，饭
C
2
have a meal
Do
not
say
不要说 ‘take a meal’. Say 而要说 have a meal.
3
grain
that
has
been
crushed
into
a
powder,
for
making
flour
or
animal
food
〔谷类的〕粗磨粉
U
4
make a meal (out) of sth
to
spend
too
much
time
or
effort
doing
something
[英，非正式] 花费过多的时间 （精力 ）做某事，对某事小题大做
BrE informal
He
made
a
real
meal
out
of
parking
the
car.
他为了把车子停放好花了不少时间。
5
meals
at
different
times
of
day
一天里不同时间的饭食
BrE
breakfast
6
a
meal
outsid
e
在外面吃的饭食
informal AmE
picnic
7
when
you
quickly
eat
a
little
food
快速吃少量的饭食
snack
8
a
very
big
meal
for
a
lot
of
people
很多人享用的大餐
banquet
9
parts
of
a
meal
一顿饭的各部分
BrE AmE especially AmE BrE
starter
main
course/entree
dessert