dinner的用法與搭配
1. 表示“正餐”,可指中餐,也可指晚餐。若中餐為 dinner, 則晚餐稱為 tea 或 supper;若晚餐為 dinner, 則中餐稱為 lunch。
2. 一般為不可數名詞,不與冠詞連用。如:
Will you join us for dinner? 你來和我們一起吃飯好嗎?
He ate too much dinner. 他飯吃得太多。
I haven’t had [eaten] dinner yet. 我還沒有吃飯。
若具體指某一餐飯或受形容詞的修飾,則也可用冠詞。如:
The dinner was badly cooked. 這頓飯做得不好。
I never eat a big dinner. 我的飯量向來不大。
若特指,可受定冠詞的修飾。如:
The dinner smells good. 這飯菜聞起來真香。
有時可用作可數名詞,表示“一份飯菜”。如:
They ordered two hot dinners. 他們點了兩份熱飯菜。
3. 一日3餐為:breakfast(早餐),lunch(中餐),supper(晚餐)。其用法與上面 dinner 的用法大致相同。現(xiàn)分述如下:
(1) 表示一般意義的“早餐”“中餐”“晚餐”時,其前不用冠詞。如:
Breakfast is served until 9 a.m. 早餐一直供應到上午9點。
Can you manage lunch on Tuesday? 你星期二能來吃午飯嗎?
當與at, after, before, for, over, since, without等介詞搭配時,原則上不用冠詞。如:
Please make your beds before breakfast. 請在早飯前把床鋪好。
I like to have cornflakes for breakfast. 早餐我喜歡吃玉米片。
She scanned the newspaper over breakfast. 她吃著早飯把報紙大略看了一遍。
We’ve come fifty miles since lunch. 我們午飯后走了50英里了。
I had to go without breakfast this morning as I was in a hurry. 我今早很匆忙,只好不吃早飯了。
(2) 若是特指某一頓早、中、晚餐,則可在其前加定冠詞或甚至其他限定詞。如:
Thank you for the breakfast. 謝謝你的這頓早餐。
After that breakfast, I never saw her again. 吃了那頓早餐后,我就再沒有看到過她。
(3) 若具體指某一頓飯或受形容詞的修飾,則也可用冠詞。如:
He takes a packed lunch to work. 他帶包好的午飯上班。
So we had a very late supper. 所以我們晚飯吃得很晚。
After a quick breakfast, he hurried to the station. 匆匆忙忙吃完早餐,他就趕到車站去了。
(4) 若要表示具體的量,可用some, much, little等修飾。如:
She didn’t eat much breakfast. 她沒有吃多少早餐。
She always eats very little supper. 她晚飯總是吃得很少。
Take her some breakfast on a tray. 用托盤給她送些早餐。
有時也可不直接用 much, little 等修飾,而換用其他表達。如:
She never eats much for breakfast. 她早點從不多吃。
(5) 有時可用復數形式,強調不同種類或供多人使用。如:
We serve hot and cold lunches. 我處供應冷熱午餐。
Does this pub provide lunches? 這家酒館供應午餐嗎?
Free school lunches are given to children who qualify. 免費的學校午餐可以提供給有資格的學生。