| 单词 | dining-hall |
| 释义 | dining-hall (once / 10553 pages) n A dining-hall is a large space where many people eat at the same time. If you go to college and live in a dormitory, you'll probably eat most of your meals in a dining-hall. You can use the word dining-hall when you're talking about a cafeteria or another group space for eating. You'll find dining-halls at universities, camps. and boarding schools. The word hall. a long room, comes from the Old English root heall, "spacious roofed residence," and dining is rooted in the Old French disner, "to have a meal." WORD FAMILYdining-hall USAGE EXAMPLESPrinceton, too, has chosen to keep Wilson’s name, though a dining-hall mural of him, smiling and holding a baseball, has been scrubbed out. Economist(Jun 02, 2016) Princeton, too, has chosen to keep Wilson’s name, though a dining-hall mural of him, smiling and holding a baseball, has been scrubbed out. Economist(Jun 02, 2016) The goal is that eventually half of all dining-hall food will come from New England. US News(Sep 24, 2015) n a large room at a college or university; used especially for dining Hypo|Hyper refectory a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery) dining room, dining-room a room used for dining |
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