meal
/mi:l; mil/ n
1 occasion when food is eaten 餐; 饭食
be present at all family meals 每顿饭都在家里吃
breakfast, the first meal of the day 早饭, 一天的第一顿饭.
2 food eaten on such an occasion 一餐所吃的食物
a meal of fish and chips 鱼和炸土豆条的一顿饭
eat a big meal, ie a lot of food for one meal 饱餐一顿.
3 (idm 习语) make a `meal of sth (infml 口) give sth more attention, effort, etc than it deserves or needs 对某事做得太过分
She always makes such a meal of it I could do it in half the time! 她总是过於认真--要让我做, 一半时间就够了! a square meal => square1.
meal / mi:l; mil/ n [U]
(often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) coarsely ground grain 粗碾的谷物: `oatmeal.