dinner party

英 [ˈdɪnə pɑːti]

美 [ˈdɪnər pɑːrti]

n.  (在家里举行的)宴会; 家宴

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牛津词典

noun

• （在家里举行的）宴会；家宴
  a social event at which a small group of people eat dinner at sb's house

柯林斯词典

• 家宴;晚宴
  Adinner partyis a social event where a small group of people are invited to have dinner and spend the evening at someone's house.

英英释义

noun

• a party of people assembled to have dinner together
  1. guests should never be late to a dinner party
  Synonym:dinner

双语例句

• At a recent dinner party I was asked what I did and I said I was an investment banker.
  在最近的一次晚宴上，我被问到自己的职业，我回答说，我是一个投资银行家。
• Do we have enough wine in for the dinner party?
  我们贮备的酒够宴会用的吗？
• I declined her invitation to the dinner party because I had a prior appointment.
  我谢绝了她的晚宴邀请，因为我已经有了约会。
• I would not have invited her to that dinner party.
  我就不会邀请她去参加那次宴会了。
• I made the acquaintance of Mr. King at a dinner party.
  我在宴会上与金先生相识了。
• Last week, I went to a dinner party that gave me a bout of indigestion.
  上周我去参加了一个晚宴，结果害得我消化不良。
• The poor priest was plied with drink at a dinner party.
  宴会上不断有人给可怜的牧师灌酒。
• John and Mary are giving a dinner party.
  约翰和玛丽将举行一个晚宴。
• Helen got up her hair before going to the dinner party.
  海伦在去赴宴前把头发梳理好。
• By the end of term, girls will have learnt the niceties of dinner party conversation
  到学期结束，女生们将完成对晚宴谈话礼仪细节的学习。