make a meal (out) of sth BrE informalto spend too much time or effort doing something花费过多的时间（精力）做某事，对某事小题大做:•He made a real meal out of parking the car.他为了把车子停放好花了不少时间。 FOCUS MEAL meals at different times of day一天里不同时间的饭食:breakfast早餐， brunch早午餐， lunch午餐， tea BrE茶点， dinner正餐，主餐， supper晚餐 a meal outside 在外面吃的饭食:picnic野餐， barbecue also barbie informal烧烤， cookout AmE野餐 when you quickly eat a little food快速吃少量的饭食:snack快餐， a bite to eat 简单的一餐 a very big meal for a lot of people很多人享用的大餐:banquet晚宴， feast盛宴 parts of a meal一顿饭的各部分:starter BrE开胃菜， appetizer AmE(the first course) 开胃菜 main course / entreeespecially AmE 主菜， side dish (eaten with the main course) 配菜▪ dessert also pudding，sweet BrE(sweet food eaten at the end of the meal)甜点 |