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

• Decent table manners are of great importance, and be sure to say please and thank you often.
  良好的餐桌礼仪非常重要，请和谢谢一定要常挂嘴边。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• If a foreign friend was visiting, could you explain Chinese table manners?
  倘若有个外国朋友前来拜访，你能给他们说一说中国的餐桌礼仪吗？
• You'd better watch your table manners. Don't embarrass yourself and me.
  你最好能注意一下自己的餐桌礼仪，不要让你自己和我尴尬。
• 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。
• 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。