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| birthday dinner nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (meal to celebrate birthday) | 庆生宴，生日餐，生日宴
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| | All the family turned up for our mother's birthday dinner. |
| Christmas dinner nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (festive meal) | 圣诞晚餐
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| dinner bell nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (signal: dinnertime) | 就餐铃（声）
jiù cān líng （ shēng ） |
| | | 开饭锣（声）
kāi fàn luó （ shēng ） |
| | The maid rang the dinner bell to summon the guests to the dining room. |
| dinner fork nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (fork used for main course) | 餐叉
cān chā |
| | Her parents are such snobs that they think it's a breach of etiquette to use a salad fork when you should use a dinner fork. |
| dinner jacket nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (man's evening jacket) | 男子小礼服
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| | Henry was wearing a dinner jacket and tie. |
| dinner knife nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (knife used for main course) | 餐刀
cān dāo |
| | Americans put their dinner knife on the plate after they cut their food; Europeans continue to hold it in their hand. |
dinner lady (UK),
lunch lady (US) nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (woman who serves school food) (学校) | 食堂女服务员
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| dinner party nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (social gathering over an evening meal) | 宴会
yàn huì |
| | Hyacinth believes that her candlelight dinner parties are the talk of the town. |
| dinner-party n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | (relating to social dining event) | 晚宴聚会的
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| | | 晚宴聚会中的
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| | She is an expert at polite dinner-party conversation. |
| dinner plate nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (large plate for main course) | 西餐用大盘
xī cān yòng dà pán |
| | | 盛主菜的大盘
chéng zhǔ cài de dà pán |
| | Salad is served on a salad plate and the main course on a dinner plate. |
| dinner service nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (set of crockery and cutlery) | 成套的餐具
chéng tào de cān jù |
| | The wedding gifts included a dinner service for twelve. |
| dinner table nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (table where meals are eaten) | 餐桌
cān zhuō |
| | My mother always told me not to scratch myself at the dinner table. |
| eat dinner v | (have evening meal) | 吃晚饭
chī wǎn fàn |
| | We usually eat dinner around 7 pm. |
fund-raising dinner,
fundraising dinner nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (charity banquet) | 慈善宴会
cí shàn yàn huì |
| | | 筹款宴会
chóu kuǎn yàn huì |
| | I need to sell as many tickets as possible for the charity's fundraising dinner. |
| have dinner v | (eat evening meal) | 吃晚饭
chī wǎn fàn |
| | | 吃晚餐
chī wǎn cān |
| | I think the whole family should have dinner together at least once a week. |
pot luck supper,
potluck dinner,
potluck party nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (meal: guests bring food) | 自带食物的聚会
zì dài shí wù de jù huì |
| | | 会餐
huì cān |
| | Joe brought grilled hotdogs to the potluck party, and I brought dessert. |
| roast dinner nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (meal of roasted meat and vegetables) (烤肉和烤蔬菜) | 烧烤大餐
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spoil [sth],
spoil your dinner⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (appetite: ruin by eating [sth] else) | 影响胃口，破坏食欲
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| | Don't let the children eat candy this afternoon; they'll spoil their dinner. |