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dining car

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Trains & railways, Food
ˈdining car noun [countable]  TTTDFa carriage on a train where meals are served 〔火车上的〕餐车 SYN restaurant car
Examples from the Corpus
dining carZak's long scene began with impressive fireworks as soon as everyone in the dining car had been served with a drink.He worked on the railroad in the dining car for 41 years.I was watching the scene from the kitchen end of the dining car, standing just behind Emil, Cathy and Oliver.In the warm yellow light of the dining car windows I caught a glimpse of a woman raising a wine glass.I tucked the binoculars into the holdall again and without any sensible plans wandered back towards the dining car.The dining car had oak woodwork, potted palms and sumptuous meals.
ˈdining car nounChineseSyllable
train carriage on where a meals Corpus a




dining car
ˈdining car noun [countable]
a carriage on a train where meals are served
   SYN  restaurant car


dining carBrE /ˈdaɪnɪŋ kɑː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdaɪnɪŋ kɑːr/ 🔊 (BrE also ˈrestaurant car) nouna coach/car on a train in which meals are served (火车的)餐车