dinner

1.[u][c]（中午或晚上吃的）正餐，主餐the main meal of the day, eaten either in the middle of the day or in the evening

2.[c]宴会a large formal social gathering at which dinner is eaten

1.正餐,(现通例指)晚餐;午[晚]宴,宴会

1.the main meal of the day, eaten in the afternoon or evening. In some parts of the U.S., an evening meal is also called supper, especially if it is the last meal of the day. In most parts of the U.S., a meal eaten in the afternoon is called lunch; a special meal that you have to celebrate a particular occasion; a formal evening meal arranged by an organization as a social event for a particular purpose