meal
/ˈmil/KK
變化形
meals
1.
一餐；一頓飯
在某個固定時間吃的一次食物，通常包括早餐、午餐或晚餐。
用法：可數名詞。通常說 have a meal 或 eat a meal。表示三餐時，常說 three meals a day。
After school, I needed a big meal.
放學後，我需要吃一頓大餐。
2.
膳食；餐點
為一個人或一群人準備、供應的一套食物。
用法：可用冠詞或數量詞修飾，例如 a hot meal、two free meals。
We get one meal and a drink with our train ticket.
我們的火車票有一份餐點和一杯飲料。
The school gives students who stay after class a hot meal.
學校給下課後留下來的學生一份熱餐。
常見錯誤
My mother cooks delicious meal for us.
My mother cooks a delicious meal for us.／My mother cooks delicious meals for us.
I have three meal a day.
I have three meals a day.
I eat meal at seven every day.
I eat dinner at seven every day.／I have a meal at seven every day.
We take a meal together.
We have a meal together.
相關字詞
學習提示
・meal 可指「吃飯這件事或那一餐」，也可指「供應的一份餐點」。
・說明每天吃幾餐時，three meals a day 是很常見的說法。
・談特定時段的餐，通常用 breakfast、lunch、dinner 比單說 meal 更自然。