meal泛指一日三餐的任一餐,也可指一餐所吃的东西。meal属可数名词。
dinner 常用来表示一天中的正餐(main meal) ，它既可是午餐，也可是晚餐。英语国家一天最为丰盛的一餐常为晚餐，因此dinner常指晚餐。另外，dinner 一词较正规，邀请朋友赴晚宴常用dinner 一词。dinner属不可数名词。
meal 英[mi:l] 美[mil]
n. 餐，饭; 进餐（时间）; 〈英〉一次挤奶量; 谷物粗粉（用作饲料或加工面粉）;
vi. 进餐;
dinner 英[ˈdɪnə(r)] 美[ˈdɪnɚ]
n. 晚餐; 宴会; 正餐，主餐;
短语
a delicious meal 一顿美餐
a frugal meal 节省的一餐
a gorgeous meal 好吃的饭菜
a healthy meal 健康餐
a hearty meal 丰盛的上餐
a fancy dinner 丰盛的晚餐
at dinner-time 在吃饭时间
attend the dinner 参加宴会
award dinner 颁奖宴会
例句
1、They decided to cancel the dinner party.
他们决定不举行宴会了。
2、Please don't partner me up with Mr. Jones for the dinner.
在宴会上请别让我与琼斯先生排在一起入席。
3、The crews of the Card and its consorts had eaten Christmas dinner in Casablanca before sailing.
在起航前“卡德”号和僚舰上的官兵已在卡萨布兰卡吃了圣诞晚餐。
4、And no matter what happens during dinner, you have to stay calm.
不管晚餐期间出现任何状况，你都必须保持镇定。
5、Is that your dinner?
这就是你的晚餐？
6、Have your last meal.
吃最后的一餐。
7、And often his breakfast was his only meal.
他的早餐经常是一天中唯一的一餐。
8、It will be one more reminder that you have a healthy meal planned before you have a chance to open the drawer for a take-out menu.
这样在你打开抽屉去取外卖单之前，你还能得到另外一个提醒，原来你已经有了一份计划好的健康膳食了！
9、Think before you decide to skip your next meal.
在你决定不吃下一顿饭之前想清楚。
10、But then we consume genes from a vast variety of sources in every meal.
但我们在每一餐中都会摄入各种不同来源的基因。
