a square meal 一顿饱饭

英语表达 a square meal 其实和“正方形 square”完全没有关系。在这里，square 我们可以理解为“实在的，真实的”。这个表达的实际含义是“一顿饱饭”，指吃的东西非常丰盛，能够填饱肚子。人们经常会用“three square meals”这个搭配来表示“一天三顿饱饭”。

例句

During this week's survival training, the boys haven't had a square meal.

在野外生存训练这一周期间，男孩们没吃上一顿饱饭。

Stop complaining! You have three square meals every day. What more do you want?

别抱怨了！你每天都有三顿饱饭吃，你还想要求什么？

A: How was your evening?

A: 晚上过得还好吗？

B: We went to Joe's and had a proper square meal. We had a great time.

B: 我们去 Joe's 餐厅吃了一顿丰盛的晚饭。我们度过了一段美好的时光。