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

• 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。
• His table manners surely give the lie to his claim that he went to a good school.
  他的席间举止揭穿了他声你上过一所好学校的谎言。
• 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。
• This goes without saying. But it's not limited to table manners.
  这一点不言而喻，但这并不只是指餐桌礼仪。
• People think that's bad table manners!
  人们会认为那是很不礼貌的。
• 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。
• Jeff: I was really surprised by the Chief Executive's table manners.
  杰夫：首席执行的饭桌礼仪真让我大吃一惊。
• You should pull up the children about their table manners.
  你应该纠正孩子们不良的就餐仪态。
• Remember your table manners: companies want employees with social as well as job skills.
  记住你的餐桌礼仪：公司希望除了工作技能之外还需要有社交技能的员工。
• I recently had a business lunch with a man who displayed objectionable table manners.
  最近，我与一个客户共进工作午餐，他的餐桌礼仪实在让人不敢恭维。