men·u /ˈmenjuː/ S3 noun [countable] 1 DFa list of all the kinds of food that are available for a meal, especially in a restaurant 〔尤指餐馆的〕菜单 Could we have the menu, please? 请把菜单给我们，好吗？on the menu Is there any fish on the menu? 菜单上有鱼吗？ a three-course set menu (=dishes which you do not choose for yourself) 三道菜的套餐2 TDa list of things on a computer screen which you can ask the computer to do 〔计算机屏幕上出现的〕菜单，功能选择单，选项单 Select PRINT from the main menu. 在主菜单上选择“打印”。pull-down/drop-down menu (=a list of choices which appears when you click on a place on the screen) 下拉式菜单menu-driven (=operated by using a menu) 菜单驱动的n COLLOCATIONSverbsread/study the menuSandy read the menu, but didn’t see anything he wanted to eat.look at/see the menu (=read the menu)He looked at the menu and decided to have the salad.plan a menu (=decide what foods will be served)Erika began planning a menu for the dinner party.choose/order something from the menuHe ordered a chicken dish from the menu.offer a menuThe restaurant is offering a three-course menu for New Year’s Eve.have a good/long/unusual etc menuThe new restaurant on Fifth Street has an excellent menu.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + menu extensive (=with many different dishes on it)The menu is extensive and adventurous.a dinner/lunch/breakfast menuThere is an extensive dinner menu, and seafood is a speciality.a set/fixed menu (=when the cook decides which dishes will be served to you, rather than you choosing for yourself)Dinner is three courses from a set menu.an à la carte menu (=a menu listing many separate dishes which you choose from)In the evening there is a full à la carte menu.a children’s menuI asked the waiter if there was a children’s menu.

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menu• Pull down menus offer easy access to the multitude of facilities and options can be selected by mouse or keyboard.• The Printer Options menu, shown in Figure 6. 2, appears. 6.• Basically, the Start menu and My Computer icon represent another step toward making computerese disappear.• I was relieved to find that my favorites on the menu had not changed in execution one bit.• It has also simplified the menu.• When the mouse cursor enters this menu bar the main menu is displayed which controls the 19 primary functions of MegaCAD.set menu• Breakfast is continental, whilst dinner is three courses from a set menu.• Dinner is a set menu of three courses.• Breakfast is a hearty buffet supplemented with ham and cheeses and dinner is a three course set menu.• Breakfast is buffet style and dinner is a three course set menu.• Buffet-style breakfast and lunch; set menu for dinner; mineral water flows from taps.• Buffet-style breakfast and lunch; set menu for dinner; self service taverna.• La Carte While the restaurant offers a comprehensive la carte menu, nearly everyone chooses one of the set menus.pull-down/drop-down menu• It contains a pull-down menu of directories whose contents are displayed within the open window when the the directory is highlighted.• The sudden appearance of a drop-down menu.• But for those who want more familiar mouse control and drop-down menus they're there too.• Similarly, the three icons at the bottom of the toolbox can be accessed via the Text and Graphics pull-down menus.• But HotBot lets you narrow your search using simple pull-down menus and on-screen buttons.• Across the top are the usual pull-down menu headings. with some of the more popular features represented as icons.From Longman Business Dictionarymenumen‧u /ˈmenjuː/ noun [countable]COMPUTING a list of choices that appears on a computer screen, allowing you to choose certain operations or run particular processes, using a MOUSEGo to the menu at the top of your screen and select ‘File’. → drop-down menu → help menuOrigin menu (1800-1900) French menu “small, full of details”, from Latin minutus; → MINUTE2

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men‧u S3 /ˈmenjuː/

noun [countable]

Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: menu 'small, full of details', from Latin minutus; ⇨ minute²

1. a list of all the kinds of food that are available for a meal, especially in a restaurant:

Could we have the menu, please?
on the menu

Is there any fish on the menu?

a three course set menu (=dishes which you do not choose for yourself)
2. a list of things on a computer screen which you can ask the computer to do:

Select PRINT from the main menu.
    pull-down/drop-down menu (=a list of choices which appears when you CLICK ON a place on the screen)
    menu-driven (=operated by using a menu)

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ read/study the menu Sandy read the menu, but didn’t see anything he wanted to eat.
   ▪ look at/see the menu (=read the menu) He looked at the menu and decided to have the salad.
   ▪ plan a menu (=decide what foods will be served) Erika began planning a menu for the dinner party.
   ▪ choose/order something from the menu He ordered a chicken dish from the menu.
   ▪ offer a menu The restaurant is offering a three-course menu for New Year’s Eve.
   ▪ have a good/long/unusual etc menu The new restaurant on Fifth Street has an excellent menu.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + menu
   ▪ extensive (=with many different dishes on it) The menu is extensive and adventurous.
   ▪ a dinner/lunch/breakfast menu There is an extensive dinner menu, and seafood is a speciality.
   ▪ a set/fixed menu (=when the cook decides which dishes will be served to you, rather than you choosing for yourself) Dinner is three courses from a set menu.
   ▪ an à la carte menu (=a menu listing many separate dishes which you choose from) In the evening there is a full à la carte menu.
   ▪ a children’s menu I asked the waiter if there was a children’s menu.

🔑 menu

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/ˈmenjuː/

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NAmE

/ˈmenjuː/

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noun

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a list of the food that is available at a restaurant or to be served at a meal 菜单

◆to ask

for/look

at the

要菜单；看菜单

◆What's

on the menu

(= for dinner)

tonight? 今晚有什么菜？

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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 (BrE) speciality/(especially NAmE) specialty 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 (especially BrE) the bill/(NAmE) the check 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

<titled tranID="26" status="2">Restaurants<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>餐馆</chn></titled>

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 (BrE) speciality/(especially NAmE) specialty 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 (especially BrE) the bill/(NAmE) the check 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

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(

computing 计算机

)

a list of possible choices that are shown on a computer screen （功能选择）菜单；选单

◆a pull-down menu下拉式菜单

➡ see also

drop-down menu

copy, data, delete, file, folder, icon, menu, open, password, print