meal

汉语翻译：
n. 一餐, 膳食, 粗粉
vi. 进餐
【医】 膳食, 餐, 粗粉
【经】 玉蜀黍粉词意辨析：
dinner, meal这两个名词都有“餐”之意。
dinner: 正餐。指一日中的主餐，可中午吃，也可晚间吃。
meal: 泛指一日三餐的任一餐，也可指一餐所吃的东西。英语解释：
名词 meal:

the food served and eaten at one time同义词：repast

any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times

coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse

例句：

I slaved away all day over a hot stove to produce this meal, and now they've hardly eaten any of it.我一整天围着火热的炉子辛辛苦苦地做出这顿饭，可是他们现在几乎一点儿也没有吃。

I had a frugal meal of bread and cheese last night.我昨晚吃了只有面包和奶酪的便餐。

Enjoy your meal.请慢慢享用吧。

The meal cost us 30.这顿饭花了我们30英镑。

First prize in the competition will be a meal at the restaurant of your choice.获头奖者可自选饭店用一餐。

My mother usually cooks a hot meal in the evening.我妈妈通常在晚上煮一顿热饭。

My father and I only meet at meals.我父亲和我只在进餐时间相聚。

详细解释：
meal
n.（名词）
The edible whole or coarsely ground grains of a cereal grass.
粗磨粉：谷类植物完全或粗磨的可食用颗粒
A granular substance produced by grinding.
颗粒物：经过碾磨制成的粒状物质
来源：
Middle English mele
中古英语 mele
from Old English melu * see mel…-
源自 古英语 melu *参见 mel…- meal
meal 2
n.（名词）
The food served and eaten in one sitting.
膳食；一餐：一餐的食物
A customary time or occasion of eating food.
进餐，进餐时间：习惯上的时间或进餐时机
来源：
Middle English mele
中古英语 mele
from Old English môl * see mô- 2
源自 古英语 môl *参见 mô- 2