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dinner party

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Leisure, Food
ˈdinner ˌparty noun [countable]  DLDFa social event when people are invited to someone’s house for an evening meal 家宴,家中宴会
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dinner partyAnd for heaven's sake don't bring the subject up at a dinner party!He is wholly charming, a person you would want next to you at a dinner party.Not tonight, Harriet's dinner party, Meredith thought.
ˈdinner ˌparty nounChineseSyllable
invited event a Corpus people social are when


dinner party
ˈdinner ˌparty noun [countable]
a social event when people are invited to someone’s house for an evening meal


dinner partyBrE /ˈdɪnə pɑːti/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɪnər pɑːrti/ 🔊 nouna social event at which a small group of people eat dinner at sb's house (在家里举行的)宴会;家宴