肴馔 meaning in Chinese
sumptuous courses at a meal
Examples
- No need to dwell on the sumptuousness of that feast
更不用再说那肴馔之盛 - Hospitality consists in a little fire , a little food and an immense quiet
款客之道不外是一点炉火,一些肴馔和无边的宁静 - All the banquetthe meat dishes and the lenten fare alikewas sumptuous , but still he could not be perfectly at ease till the end of dinner
他所备办的肴馔,素菜和荤菜全都味美,十分可取,但在酒会结束之前,他依旧不能十分平静。 - The guests try from these glances to divine whom or what they are waiting for ; some important relation late in arriving , or some dish which is not ready
客人们就凭这种眼神来竭力猜度,主人们还在等候谁,或者等候什么,是等候迟迟未到的高贵亲戚呢,还是等候尚未煮熟的肴馔。 - The german tutor was trying to learn by heart a list of all the kinds of dishes , desserts , and wines , in order to write a detailed description of them to the folks at home in germany , and was greatly mortified that the butler with the bottle in the napkin had passed him over
一名德国男家庭教师极力记住种种肴馔,甜点心以及葡萄酒,以便在寄往德国的家信中把这全部情形详尽地描述一下。当那管家拿着裹有餐巾的酒瓶给大家斟酒时,竟把他漏掉了,他简直气忿极了。