dessert
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_067_edes·sert /dɪˈzɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ ●●● S2 noun [countable, uncountable] DFFsweet food served after the main part of a meal 〔饭后的〕甜点，甜食，甜品for dessert What are we having for dessert? 我们吃什么甜点？
Examples from the Corpus
dessert• "Would you like a dessert, Madam?" "Yes please, I'll have the cheesecake."• One reporter might work on an appetizer, another on a main course, and a third on a dessert.• Tip: Have the chef make up a dessert sampler platter.• I prefer serving cold started and desserts because then all the food can be put outside at once buffet style.• I had fruit salad for dessert.• For dessert, there are nearly a dozen choices.• But they will select dishes absolutely swimming in butter or choose cheese instead of dessert.• Even when refined sugar is combined with refined flour to make cakes or desserts, the chewing required tends to be minimal.• A ravishing dessert tray is proffered after every meal, and selections range from fruit-inspired sweets to insulin-overdrive chocolate concoctions.• Set aside four orange segments, for decorating the dessert before serving.for dessert• What's for dessert , Mom?Origin dessert (1500-1600) French desservir “to clear the table”, from servir “to serve”des·sert nounChineseSyllable
food part main after sweet of Corpus meal the a served
dessert
des‧sert /dɪˈzɜːt $ -ɜːrt/
noun [uncountable and countable]
for dessert
What are we having for dessert?
■ parts of a large meal
▪hors d'oeuvre (also starter British English, appetizer American English) the small first part of a meal: a tempting plate of hors d'oeuvres including olives and small pieces of roast beetroot
▪main course (also entrée especially American English) the main part of a meal. entrée is used especially on restaurant menus: For the main course we had cheese and onion pie. | The menu includes a few hot entrées.
▪dessert (also pudding British English or sweet British English) sweet food eaten at the end of a meal: What do you want for dessert? | They serve a wide range of desserts, including ice cream and home-made apple pie.
des‧sert /dɪˈzɜːt $ -ɜːrt/
noun [uncountable and countable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: desservir 'to clear the table', from servir 'to serve'
sweet food served after the main part of a mealLanguage: French
Origin: desservir 'to clear the table', from servir 'to serve'
for dessert
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Eating out 去餐馆吃饭
eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant在一家餐馆吃（午／晚）饭／进餐／碰面 go (out)/take sb (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal去／带某人去（外面）吃午饭／吃晚饭／用餐 have a meal with sb与某人一起吃饭 make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)（以山田的名字）预订座位 reserve/ ( especially
BrE book a table for six预订一张坐六人的桌子 ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window要一张两人桌／靠窗的桌子
In the restaurant 在餐馆
wait to be seated等待就座 show sb to their table把某人引到桌旁 sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter坐在角落／窗边／吧台边／柜台边 hand sb/give sb the menu/wine list把菜单／酒水单递给某人 open/read/study/peruse the menu打开／看／仔细看菜单 the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children's menu/an extensive wine list这餐馆有一个三道菜的套餐／儿童菜单／丰富的酒水单 taste/sample/try the wine品尝葡萄酒 the waiter takes your order服务生帮你点餐 order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house( speciality/BrE ( specialtyespecially
NAmE 点当日例汤／一道特色菜／餐馆特色菜 serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee端上／吃完第一道菜／开胃菜／主菜／甜点；端上／喝完咖啡 complain about the food/the service/your meal抱怨食物／服务／饭菜不好 enjoy your meal享用饭菜
Paying 结账
pay/ask for ( the bill/especially
BrE ( the checkNAmE 付账；要求结账 pay for/treat sb to dinner/lunch/the meal付晚饭／午饭／饭钱；请某人吃晚饭／午饭／饭 service is (not) included 不含服务费 give sb/leave (sb) a tip给某人小费