dine out phrasal verbphr v formal a) formalDFEAT to eat dinner in a restaurant or in someone else’s house 外出用餐〔指在餐厅或别人家吃饭〕 → eat out They would dine out together once a month. 他们每月一次一起外出用餐。
b) dine out on somethingTELL British EnglishBrE informal to keep using a story about something that has happened to you, in order to entertain people at meals 总是把〔自己的〕某件事作为饭桌上的笑谈
dine out on something• You can spend it, you can dine out on it.• For years I dined out on these stories.
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