dine

• vi. 进餐，用餐
• vt. 宴请
• n. (Dine)人名；(意、葡)迪内；(英)戴恩；(法)迪纳

来自拉丁语*disjejunare, dis-, 不，非，使相反，jejunare,斋戒，词源同jejune. 即结束斋戒，开始进餐，早餐。

dine

dine: see dinner

dine (v.)

late 13c., from Old French disner (Modern French dîner) "to dine, eat, have a meal," originally "take the first meal of the day," from stem of Gallo-Roman *desjunare "to break one's fast," from Vulgar Latin *disjejunare, from dis- "undo" (see dis-) + Late Latin jejunare "to fast," from Latin iejunus "fasting, hungry" (see jejune).

1. They used to enjoy going out to dine.

他们以前很喜欢出去吃饭。

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2. I wish I could afford to dine off fresh meat every day.

我要是能天天吃到新鲜的肉就好了.

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3. Let's dine out tonight. I'm too tired to cook.

我太累了,不想做饭, 今晚咱们到外面吃吧.

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4. Does the Queen really dine off the gold plates?

女王真的用金盘子进餐 吗 ?

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5. How long can she dine out on her former success?

她靠往日的成功而享名的日子能有多久 呢 ?

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