dinnertime
dinnertime — 名詞
1. the time in the evening when people normally eat their main meal of the day
晚餐時間
傍晚時吃正餐的時間
the time in the evening when people normally eat their main meal of the day
The Okonkwo family always gathers for dinnertime around a large wooden table.
Okonkwo 一家人總是在晚餐時間圍著一張大木桌吃飯。
collocation: for dinnertime (purpose)
Kian had to finish his maths homework before dinnertime or his mother would be disappointed.
Kian 得在晚餐時間前寫完數學作業，否則媽媽會失望。
collocation: before dinnertime
The nursing home serves dinnertime at half past five so residents eat before dark.
這間安養院在五點半供應晚餐，這樣住戶可以在天黑前用餐。
Ilan texted his roommate to remind her that dinnertime had been moved to six o'clock.
Ilan 傳訊息提醒室友，晚餐時間已經改到六點了。
- dinner hour
less common; suggests a more formal or fixed schedule
- suppertime
used mainly for an evening meal that is lighter or more casual than dinner
- evening meal time
more descriptive and less idiomatic than 'dinnertime'
文法句型
at / before / after / by + dinnertime
用法筆記
Dinnertime is an uncountable noun, so it does not take 'a' or 'an'. It commonly appears after the prepositions 'at', 'before', 'after', or 'by'.