| 单词 | meal |
| 释义 | meal (once / 117 pages) 1n 2n When you eat a meal, you sit down and dine on food. Breakfast is usually the first meal of the day, but if you oversleep your first meal might be lunch instead. You can use the word meal to talk about the occasion (like dinner or brunch), or about the food itself. For example, you might say that chili and cornbread is your favorite meal during the colder months, or that a fast food hamburger eaten in the car is a poor excuse for a meal. Yet another meaning of meal is "edible ground grain or beans," like cornmeal or soybean meal. WORD FAMILYmeal: meals, mealy+/mealy: mealier, mealiest, mealyer USAGE EXAMPLESAirlines are not obliged to compensate travelers with lodging or meals for delays because of extreme weather. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The center relies on other agencies and volunteers for various programs, including meals through the Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Writing down your meals, snacks and daily stressors helps clarify your true habits, and set healthy, reachable goals. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times Hyper occasion the time of a particular event 2n the food served and eaten at one time 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper repast mess a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel square meala substantial and nourishing meal potluckwhatever happens to be available especially when offered to an unexpected guest or when brought by guests and shared by all refectiona light meal or repast breakfastthe first meal of the day (usually in the morning) brunchcombination breakfast and lunch; usually served in late morning dejeuner, lunch, luncheon, tiffina midday meal afternoon tea, tea, teatimea light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes dinnerthe main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday suppera light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime buffeta meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves picnicany informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion bite, collation, snacka light informal meal nosh-upa large satisfying meal ploughman's luncha meal consisting of a sandwich of bread and cheese and a salad banquet, feast, spreada meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed Passover supper, Seder(Judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of Passover refreshmentsnacks and drinks served as a light meal continental breakfast, petit dejeunera breakfast that usually includes a roll and coffee or tea business lunchlunch (usually at a restaurant) where business is discussed and the cost is charged as a business expense high teasubstantial early evening meal including tea cookoutan informal meal cooked and eaten outdoors nosh(Yiddish) a snack or light meal coffee break, tea breaka snack taken during a break in the work day smorgasbordan assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal power breakfasta meeting of influential people to conduct business while eating breakfast aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals a source of materials to nourish the body n coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse Hypo|Hyper kibble coarsely ground grain in the form of pellets (as for pet food) Indian meal, cornmealcoarsely ground corn farinafine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often used as a cooked cereal or in puddings matzah meal, matzo meal, matzoh mealmeal made from ground matzos oatmeal, rolled oatsmeal made from rolled or ground oats pea flourmeal made from dried peas pinolemeal made of finely ground corn mixed with sugar and spices food product, foodstuff a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food |
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