The word 'tea' refers to the drink made from tea leaves, the leaves themselves, or a meal eaten in the afternoon. It can also be used figuratively to mean something not to one's liking.
[N-MASS 物质名词]茶;茶水Tea is a drink made by adding hot water to tea leaves or tea bags. Many people add milk to the drink and some add sugar.
...a cup of tea...
一杯茶
Would you like some tea?...
要喝茶吗?
Four or five men were drinking tea from flasks.
四五个男人在喝保温瓶里的茶水。
A cup of tea can be referred to as a tea .一杯茶
Would anybody like a tea or coffee?
有没有人要来杯茶或者咖啡?
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[N-MASS 物质名词](用某些植物的叶子或花泡的)茶 Drinks such as mint tea or chamomile tea are made by pouring hot water on the dried leaves of the particular plant or flower.
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[N-MASS 物质名词]茶叶 The chopped dried leaves of the plant that tea is made from is referred to as tea .
...a packet of tea...
一包茶叶
America imports about 190 million pounds of tea a year...
美国每年进口大约 1.9 亿磅茶叶。
Earl Grey, Darjeeling and Jasmine are best-selling traditional teas.
伯爵茶、大吉岭茶和茉莉花茶是最畅销的几种传统茶叶。
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[N-VAR 可变名词]See also:
afternoon tea
;
high tea
;下午茶;午后茶点Tea is a meal some people eat in the late afternoon. It consists of food such as sandwiches and cakes, with tea to drink. →see usage note at:
meal
[BRIT 英]
I'm doing the sandwiches for tea...
我在做下午茶吃的三明治。
I took her to tea at the Ritz.
我带她去里茨饭店吃下午茶了。
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[N-VAR 可变名词](傍晚时吃的)晚点,晚餐 Some people refer to the main meal that they eat in the early part of the evening as tea.
[BRIT 英]
At five o'clock he comes back for his tea.
他 5 点钟回来吃晚餐。
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[PHRASE 短语]不感兴趣的人;不合胃口的事物 If you say that someone or something is not your cup of tea, you mean that they are not the kind of person or thing that you like.
2★[uncountable ]a hot drink made by pouring boiling water onto tea leaves. It may be drunk with milk or lemon and/or sugar added. (沏好的)茶◆a cup/mug/pot of tea一杯╱一茶缸子╱一壶茶◆lemon/iced tea柠檬茶;冰茶◆Would you like tea or coffee?你喝茶还是喝咖啡?◆Do you take sugar in your tea?你的茶里放糖吗?3★[countable ]a cup of tea一杯茶◆Two teas, please.请来两杯茶。4[uncountable , countable ]a hot drink made by pouring boiling water onto the leaves of other plants (用其他植物的叶子沏的)热饮料◆camomile/mint/herb, etc. tea苹果菊花茶、薄荷茶、药草茶等☞see also
beef tea
5[uncountable , countable ]the name used by some people in Britain for the cooked meal eaten in the evening, especially when it is eaten early in the evening 晚点,便餐(英国人傍晚时吃)◆You can have your tea as soon as you come home from school.你放学一回到家就可以吃晚点。☞compare
dinner
,
supper
6[uncountable , countable ]( BrE) a light meal eaten in the afternoon or early evening, usually with sandwichesand/or biscuits and cakes and with tea to drink 茶点(在下午或傍晚,通常喝茶时还有三明治、饼乾和蛋糕)☞note at
meal
☞see also
cream tea
,
high tea
IDIOMnot for all the tea in ˈChina( old-fashioned) not even for a great reward 无论报酬多高都不;无论有多大好处都不◆I wouldn't do your job. Not for all the tea in China!我才不做你的那份工作。有天大的好处也不干!☞more at
cup
n.teateasteaedtea'dteaingtea/tiː; NAmEtiː/
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teatea /tiː/ ●●●S1W2 noun
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1tea (1)drink/leavesa)[countable, uncountable] a hot brown drink made by pouring boiling water onto the dried leaves from a particular Asian bush, or a cup of this drink: Would you like a cup of tea or coffee? Do you take milk and sugar in your tea? I’d like two teas and a piece of chocolate cake, please.b)[uncountable] dried, finely cut leaves that are used to make teac)[uncountable] bushes whose leaves are used to make tea: tea plantations2mint/camomile etc tea a hot drink made by pouring boiling water onto leaves or flowers, sometimes used as a medicine3meal [countable, uncountable] British Englisha)a small meal of cake or biscuits eaten in the afternoon with a cup of tea: We serve lunch and afternoon tea. We stopped for a cream tea on the way home (=tea and cream cakes).b)used in some parts of Britain to mean a large meal that is eaten early in the evening: We had baked beans on toast for tea. →
high tea
4tea and sympathy British English kindness and attention that you give someone when they are upset → not be your cup of tea
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COLLOCATIONSphrasesa cup/mug of tea· Would you like a cup of tea?a pot of tea· Shall I make a pot of tea?adjectiveshot· The tea was too hot to drink.sweet· I poured Helen a mug of sweet tea and waited for her to answer.strong· You've made the tea too strong.weak· You have your tea weak, don't you Chris?black (=without milk)· I ordered black tea and toast.white (=with milk)· Two white teas and a coffee, please.milky (=with a lot of milk)· I don't like my tea so milky.verbsdrink tea· Susan sank into her chair and drank her tea.pour tea· She poured the tea and handed a cup to Cara.
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茶(85%),茶叶(8%),茶树(5%),茶点(2%)
n.茶叶;茶树;茶点
vt.给…沏茶
vi.喝茶;进茶点
n.(Tea)人名;(柬)迪
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