meal
gb/mˈil/ us/mˈil/
A1
Αγγλικά
~ 1500
étkezés, dara, liszt, őrlemény
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
A1
1
étkezés
B1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
to have [a/an] [meal]
We usually have our main meal in the evening.
Általában este van a főétkezésünk.
That was the best meal I've had all week.
Egész héten ez volt a legjobb étkezésem.
She cooked a delicious meal for her guests.
Skipping meals can make you feel tired.
They enjoyed a meal together at the new restaurant.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I have three meals every day.
Naponta háromszor étkezem.
Lunch is my favorite meal.
Az ebéd a kedvenc étkezésem.
We eat our evening meal at six o’clock.
She made a big meal for her family.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'meal' with 'food'. 'Meal' is the event or occasion of eating, not the items themselves.
Σημασία
an occasion when food is eaten
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
eat a meal
|have a meal
|prepare a meal
|share a meal
|main meal
Συνώνυμα
repast (More formal and less common; used mainly in written or literary contexts.)
|
dining (Refers more generally to the act of eating, often in a social or formal setting.)
Αντώνυμα
fast (To deliberately not eat for a period of time, often for health or religious reasons.)
Θέματα
daily life
|food
|health
|daily_life
|food_drink
Ορισμός
A time when you eat food, like breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
An occasion during the day when a person or group eats food, such as breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
B1
2
The recipe calls for two cups of corn meal.
A recept szerint két csésze kukoricadarára van szükség.
Oat meal is often used in baking cookies.
A zablisztet gyakran használják kekszek sütéséhez.
Soy meal is an important ingredient in animal feed.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
Corn meal is yellow.
A kukoricadara sárga.
We need meal to make bread.
Kenyérsütéshez lisztre van szükségünk.
Oat meal can be used in cakes.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse 'meal' with 'flour'. Meal can be coarser and not always wheat-based.
Σημασία
powder from ground grain or seeds
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
corn meal
|oat meal
|soy meal
Συνώνυμα
flour (Usually refers to finely ground grain, especially wheat; 'meal' can be coarser.)
Θέματα
food
|cooking
|food_drink
|daily_life
Ορισμός
Powder made from grains or seeds that people use to cook food.
Coarse or fine powder made by grinding grain, seeds, or other edible substances, used in cooking or baking.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
meal
IPA
GB/mˈil/
US/mˈil/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
meal (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (meal)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: meal
- Plural: meal, meals
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
make a meal of [something]
1/mˈeɪk ə mˈil əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
idiom
informal
overcomplicate a simple task
To spend too much time or effort on something simple.
Παραδείγματα
- He really made a meal of fixing that chair.
- Don't make a meal of it—just get it done.
meal ticket
1/mˈil tˈɪkɪt/
fixed phrase
voucher for a specific meal
A piece of paper or card you give to get a meal.
Παραδείγματα
- Students must show their meal ticket at the cafeteria entrance.
- I bought a meal ticket before joining the lunch line.
square meal
1/skwˈɛɹ mˈil/
fixed phrase
a filling and balanced meal
A big and healthy meal that makes you full.
Παραδείγματα
- After hiking all day, we were ready for a square meal.
- It's been ages since I had a real square meal.