dine
verb /daɪn/
  /daɪn/
 [intransitive] (formal)动词形式
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they dine |  /daɪn/  /daɪn/ | 
| he / she / it dines |  /daɪnz/  /daɪnz/ | 
| past simple dined |  /daɪnd/  /daɪnd/ | 
| past participle dined |  /daɪnd/  /daɪnd/ | 
| -ing form dining |  /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/  /ˈdaɪnɪŋ/ | 
- to eat dinner进餐;用饭 - We dined with my parents at a restaurant in town.我们同我父母在镇里一家餐馆吃饭。 
 Collocations RestaurantsRestaurants餐馆 去餐馆吃饭 - eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant在一家餐馆吃(午/晚)饭/进餐/碰面 
- go (out)/take somebody (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal去/带某人去(外面)吃午饭/吃晚饭/用餐 
- have a meal with somebody与某人一起吃饭 
- make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)(以山田的名字)预订座位 
- reserve/ (especially British English) book a table for six预订一张坐六人的桌子 
- ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window要一张两人桌/靠窗的桌子 
 在餐馆 - wait to be seated等待就座 
- show somebody to their table把某人引到桌旁 
- sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter坐在角落/窗边/吧台边/柜台边 
- hand somebody/give somebody the menu/wine list把菜单/酒水单递给某人 
- open/read/study/peruse the menu打开/看/仔细看菜单 
- the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children’s menu/an extensive wine list这餐馆有一个三道菜的套餐/儿童菜单/丰富的酒水单 
- taste/sample/try the wine品尝葡萄酒 
- the waiter takes your order服务生帮你点餐 
- order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (British English) speciality/(especially North American English) specialty点当日例汤/一道特色菜/餐馆特色菜 
- serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee端上/吃完第一道菜/开胃菜/主菜/甜点;端上/喝完咖啡 
- complain about the food/the service/your meal抱怨食物/服务/饭菜不好 
- enjoy your meal享用饭菜 
 结账 - pay/ask for (especially British English) the bill/(North American English) the check付账;要求结账 
- pay for/treat somebody to dinner/lunch/the meal付晚饭/午饭/饭钱;请某人吃晚饭/午饭/饭 
- service is (not) included不含服务费 
- give somebody/leave (somebody) a tip给某人小费 
 Topics Cooking and eatingc2- We dined in style in the hotel restaurant.我们在宾馆餐厅讲究地吃了一顿饭。 
- the joys of dining al fresco野餐的乐趣 
 Collocations Dictionaryadverb- al fresco
- in style
- out
- …
 - on
 词源Middle English: from Old French disner, probably from desjëuner ‘to break fast’, from des- (expressing reversal) + jëun ‘fasting’ (from Latin jejunus).
- We dined with my parents at a restaurant in town.
Idioms 
wine and dine (somebody) 
- to go to restaurants, etc. and enjoy good food and drink; to entertain somebody by buying them good food and drink(去餐馆等)大吃大喝;用酒宴款待 - The town offers many opportunities for wining and dining.这个城镇提供了许多吃喝的机会。 
- The firm spent thousands wining and dining potential clients.这家公司成千上万地花费在大摆酒宴款待潜在的客户上。 
- His boss took him out to be wined and dined.老板带他去饭馆大吃大喝。 
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- The town offers many opportunities for wining and dining.