dining out

基本解釋

As Seattle Weekly points out, there's some uncertainty over what "dining out" means.
然而, 正如西雅圖周刊所言：“外出就餐” 這種說法有些語焉不詳。
The figures equate to every Chinese spending 915 yuan on dining out this year, compared with 790 yuan last year.
也就是說，今年每個中國人在餐飲方面的平均消費預(yù)計為915元，高于去年的790元。
www.chinadaily.com.cn
According to the study, you can kiss your belongings goodbye if you lose your wallet in a cafe or on a train as none of the wallets "dropped" on public transport or while dining out were returned.
研究表明，在公共交通工具上或外出就餐時“丟失的”錢包從未被歸還，與此境遇相同的場景還有咖啡廳和火車，如果你在這些地方遺失錢包的話，那么趕緊和你的物品吻別吧。

Our 60 plus person staff has been hanging out in a couple of dining halls on campus, namely the Cabot and Quincy House.
因為我們之中至少有60個人神游太虛,在想Cabot，和，Quincy，食堂，有哪些菜了吧。
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But how much, exactly, should you spend on dining out versus contributing to savings?
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Customers have been shrinking their budgets and cutting back on dining out in the weak economy.
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He admits to missing the perks of his old life, like travel and dining out.
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