| 词汇 | dine on/off something |
| 释义 | dine on/off somethingdine on/off something phrasal verbphr v formal to eat a particular kind of food for dinner, especially expensive food 以〔尤指昂贵的食物〕当正餐 We dined on lobster and strawberries. 我们正餐吃的是龙虾和草莓。 Examples from the Corpus dine on/off • All guests taking the à lacarte menu can dine on a lake front terrace.• I dined off bread and cheese and this excellent claret.• After the debate, they dined on hamburgers and talked sports at a local joint before catching a train back to Washington.• And, it seemed, the milkweed invited only the monarch to dine on it.• They dined on lobster and barbecued kebabs, sitting Arab-style, cross-legged on the floor.• There are a lot of animals that would like to dine off nome, Masklin had said.• In Lillehammer we dined on reindeer burgers and McSalmon sandwiches.• The pounds pile on as they break for split-pea soup, munch chocolate-chip cookies, dine on shrimp and pasta. → dine on/off something at dine(1) |
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