dine
1.dine作have dinner解(参见dinner)。但往往含有“所have的dinner是丰盛的或正式的”的意思,近代英国作家Arnold Bennett写道:Edwin had never dined, he had merely had dinner.
2.比较下面三句:
- I shall dine with him tomorrow.
- I am dining with him tomorrow. (比第一句通俗)
- I dine with him tomorrow. (有“经常每星期几或每月某天我跟他一同进餐,明天又将轮到”的意思)