动 （吃饭） eat；名 （饭食） food，meal；量 （饮食的顿数） regular meal ；

[例句] 侍者把他们点的餐端了过来，格雷厄姆签了单。 The waiter returned with their order and Graham signed the bill.

[例句] 热情的女招待会一再推荐，最后点的餐多到吃不下! Jovial ladies chivvy you into ordering more than you can eat!

tableware，dinnerware，dinner service [set]，cover，dishware ；

[例句] 我从餐具柜里取出一瓶自己收藏的最好的麦芽威士忌。 I got a bottle of my best malt out of the sideboard.

[例句] 他把所有长期没洗的餐具都拿到厨房。 He moved all the caked and crusted dishes into the kitchen.

supper，dinner，[电影]Le souper；

[例句] 玛丽·安问他晚餐怎么样，他回答说：“糟透了。” Mary Ann asked him how dinner had been. "The pits," he replied.

[例句] 这将是我们参加过的最盛大的感恩节晚餐。 It's going to be the most magnificent Thanksgiving dinner we ever had.

board，dining-table，table ；

[例句] 我认为在把食物端上餐桌前应该先调味。 I believe in seasoning food before putting it on the table.

[例句] 你不必为这张餐桌花一大笔钱。 You won't have to lay out a fortune for this dining table.

dining room，restaurant，dining-hall，refectory；

[例句] 在客人们鱼贯进入餐厅之前，她核实了一遍座位安排。 She checked the seating arrangements before the guests filed into the dining-room.

[例句] 我一有机会便去马克西姆餐厅吃饭。 Whenever I get the chance I go to Maxim's for dinner.

Holy Communion，Eucharist，Lord's Supper，bread and wine，eulogia ；

[例句] 大部分村民只在复活节的时候领受圣餐。 Most villagers took communion only at Easter.

[例句] 牧师从圣餐台上拿起一座烛台. The vicar took a candlestick from the altar.

snack，fast [snack] food，quick [fast] meal，short order ；

[例句] 多数时候我们只吃点心和快餐。 Most of the time we just ate snacks and fast food.

[例句] “不能吃快餐，”她坚决地说。 "No fast food", she said emphatically.

picnic，[电影]The Picnic；

[例句] 放学后我带孩子们去公园野餐。 I took the kids for a picnic in the park after school.

[例句] 他们正在收拾野餐后剩下的东西。 They were tidying up the remains of their picnic.

(table) napkin，dinner cloth ；

[例句] 服务员笔直站立着，餐巾折叠着放在他们的手臂上。 The waiters stood to attention with napkins folded over their arms.

[例句] 迈克尔迅速用餐巾将其揩干。 Michael mopped up quickly with his napkin.

restaurant，eating house，[美] eatery，[电影]Restaurant；

[例句] 他们在一家小餐馆歇脚，吃了顿干酪火锅。 They stopped at a little cafe and had a fondue.

[例句] 他坚持让我们在亚特兰大市外不远的一家小餐馆歇歇脚。 He insisted we stop at a small restaurant just outside of Atlanta.

mess-room，dining room，cenacle ；

[例句] 然后,餐室的门关上了, 她知道他走了. Then the dining - room door closed, and she knew he had gone.

[例句] 她回到餐室,坐在摇椅里摇了起来. Back in the dining - room she sat in her chair and rocked.

lunch，[法] déjeuner，[印] tiffin，[苏格兰] twelve hours，nooning ；

[例句] 我们往往每周共进一次午餐。 We tend to meet up for lunch once a week.

[例句] 格雷丝把刀叉摆放在午餐桌上。 Grace laid out the knives and forks at the lunch-table.

restaurant car，dining car，diner，buffet car ；

[例句] 他来到餐车车厢吃早饭。 He made his way into the dining car for breakfast.

[例句] 餐车里的食品虽然量足够多，但花样太少。 Food in the dining car was adequate, if uninspired.

extra meal，snack；

[例句] 地铁员工和抢修队正在加餐吃煎鸡蛋. Metro staff and emergency crews were fuelling up on fried eggs.

[例句] 说是喝茶其实是下午四点钟左右一顿简单的加餐. Tea isn't just a light meal at around 4 p.m.

a meal，feed，meal ；

[例句] 除了一餐叉色拉，他什么都没吃。 He hadn't eaten a thing except for one forkful of salad.

[例句] 这一餐使整个场合有了近乎节日般的喜庆氛围。 The meal gave the occasion an almost festive air.

luncheonette，refection ；

[例句] 奶酪也在我最喜欢的便餐之中。 Cheese also features in my favourite cheapo meal.

[例句] 傍晚的便餐我要吃点虾。 I'm going to have shrimps for my tea.

dinner，[美西南部] almuerzo ；

[例句] 包括咖啡、服务费及增值税在内，一顿五道菜正餐的价格为30英镑。 A five-course meal including coffee, service and VAT is £30.

[例句] 住宿免费——你只需付早餐和正餐的钱。 Accommodation is free — all you pay for is breakfast and dinner.

dinner ；

[例句] 一组刀叉用来吃开胃菜,另一组刀叉则是吃主餐用的. A set for appetizers and another for the main course.

[例句] 唯有浸礼和主餐是神命定的圣礼. The only divinely ordained sacraments are baptism and the Lord's Supper.

buffet，buffet dinner ；

[例句] 午餐可以吃自助餐，也可以选套餐。 At lunchtime, there's a choice between the buffet or the set menu.

[例句] 在学校的自助餐厅里你会发现有很多饮食可供选择。 You will find a wide variety of choices available in school cafeterias.

cupboard，sideboard，buffet ；

[例句] 我从餐具柜里取出一瓶自己收藏的最好的麦芽威士忌。 I got a bottle of my best malt out of the sideboard.

[例句] 他走到餐具柜边,给自己倒了一杯威士忌酒. He went to the sideboard and poured himself a whisky.