meal/miːl/

n

1. C 膳食，一餐；进餐时间

• Soup generally opens a meal. 进餐一般先喝汤。

• three meals a day 一日三餐

2. C 一餐吃的食物

• a meal of Italian food 意大利餐

3. U (谷物等的)粗碾粉

词组make a meal of

1. 吃一餐

2. 使…看来异常费力；对…做得过分

• She really made a meal of it - I can do it myself. 她真是小题大做，我可以自己做的。