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Wine and dine 设酒宴招待

Learning English: Today’s Phrase – wine and dine: Images/Getty

今日短语

表达“wine and dine” 的字面含义是“酒和用餐”,实际含义是“设丰盛的美酒佳肴招待(客人)”,通常指去餐厅,准备酒宴。在交流中,我们多用“wine and dine somebody 以美酒佳肴招待某位客人”这个说法。

例句

We were wined and dined by our host at the best restaurant in town last night.
主人家昨晚在城里最高档的餐厅里设宴招待我们。

The company wined and dined us, apologising for the inconvenience caused.
那家公司设酒宴款待我们,以为他们造成的不便道歉。

I am an old-fashioned romantic – I like to wine and dine my wife regularly.
我是一个老派的浪漫主义者,我喜欢定期请我的妻子去餐厅吃饭,享受美味佳肴。

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