table manners

英 [ˈteɪbl mænəz]

美 [ˈteɪbl mænərz]

n.  餐桌规矩; 进餐礼节

牛津词典

noun

• 餐桌规矩；进餐礼节
  the behaviour that is considered correct while you are having a meal at a table with other people

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 餐桌礼仪;用餐规矩
  You can usetable mannersto refer to the way you behave when you are eating a meal at a table.
  1. He attacked the food as quickly as decent table manners allowed.
     他在不失礼的情况下尽可能快地进餐。

双语例句

• Joan: I'd rather have good table manners than all the riches in the world!
  琼：我宁愿要有好的饭桌礼仪，而不要世界上的所有财富！
• Dad's very strict with us about table manners.
  爸爸对我们的餐桌礼仪要求很严格。
• Americans are considered to be informal, yet they have many table manners.
  美国人被认为是不拘礼节的民族，然而他们却有许多餐桌规矩。
• I'm really a bit nervous now, I know nothing of your table manners.
  我现在真有些不安。我对你们席间礼节一点也不懂。
• Knowing these good table manners will help you make a good impression.
  了解这些餐桌上好的规矩，就可以助你给人留下好印象。
• I've been learning the table manners for hours but still can't really it.
  我学习这些餐桌礼仪都用了好几个小时了，可还是没能真正学会。
• He attacked the food as quickly as decent table manners allowed.
  他在不失礼的情况下尽可能快地进餐。
• Besides, table manners are only important at formal dinner parties.
  而且，餐桌礼仪只有在正规的宴会，人们才注重。
• If you met a young person with awful table manners, what would you think?
  如果你碰到过一个年轻人用餐礼仪十分糟糕，你会怎么看？
• Around the world, people have different ideas about what "good" table manners are.
  在世界各地，人们对于好的餐桌礼仪有不同的看法。