A feast
feast 指的是“特殊舉辦的宴會”,一般邀請很多嘉賓,比如 a wedding feast(婚宴),festival feast(節(jié)日宴會);而 midnight feast 還可以指“偷偷吃的宵夜”
During the National Day, I was invited to many wedding feasts.
國慶期間,我參加了許多婚宴。
A banquet
正式場合舉行人數(shù)較多、規(guī)模較大的宴席;一般有人致詞,例如:state banquet(國宴),victory banquet(慶功宴)等;當然如果婚禮規(guī)模很大很隆重,像王室婚禮,我們也可以用 wedding banquet 形容婚宴
The state banquet was prepared by one of the top chefs in the world.
這場國宴的菜品由世界最頂級廚師之一準備。
A spread
spread 涂抹;蔓延”做名詞時有“一席盛宴”的含義,形象地描述了飯菜在餐桌上擺開來的場面
You don’t have to lay on a lavish spread every time I drop by your house.
你不用在我每次去你家的時候都做那么一大桌豐盛的飯菜。
A slap-up meal
英式口語說法;slap-up”用來形容飯菜“高檔而豐盛的”,比如,我們可以說“go for a slap-up meal 吃一頓大餐”
We had a slap-up meal together with families at the night of Mid-Autumn Festival.
中秋節(jié)當晚,我們家里人一起吃大餐。
A major blowout
blowout指的是“歡樂、喜慶的宴會”
Once in a while we had a major blowout.
我們偶爾會吃頓大餐。
A heaving plate
heaving”的意思是“擠滿的、擺滿的”。如果飯菜擺滿了“盤子 plate”,就可以說這是“a heaving plate 一大盤菜”
What a heaving plate of food! Can you finish all this?
這么一大盤菜!你吃得完嗎?
A contented mind is perpetual feast.
知足常樂