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the dried leaves (called tea leaves) of the tea bush 茶叶 a packet of tea 一包茶 I spooned the tea into the pot. 我用勺子把茶舀进壶里。 a blend of different teas (= types of tea) 不同茶的混合物
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- loose
- box
- packet
- grow
- grow
- leaf
- bag
- caddy
- …
- [uncountable, countable]
a hot drink made by pouring boiling water onto tea leaves. It may be drunk with milk or lemon and/or sugar added. 茶；茶水 a cup of tea 一杯茶 A pot of tea for two, please. 请来一壶两人喝的茶。 iced tea 冰茶 Would you like tea or coffee? 你喝茶还是喝咖啡？ I don't drink tea. 我不喝茶。 Do you take sugar in your tea? 你的茶里放糖吗？
Extra ExamplesTopics Drinksa1She sipped her hot tea slowly. 她慢慢地小口抿着热茶。 Allow the tea to cool before you drink it. 让茶凉了你再喝。 I'll bring you a cup of tea in a few minutes. 一会儿我给你上杯茶。 I'll have tea—white, no sugar, please. 我来杯茶 － 加奶，不加糖。 I'll make you some tea. 我给你泡茶。 John rushed around dispensing tea and cakes to everyone. 约翰四处忙着给大家端茶拿蛋糕。 There's some fresh tea in the pot. 壶里有新沏的茶。 You haven't let the tea brew long enough. 你的茶泡得不够久。 All rooms have tea-making facilities. 所有房间都有泡茶工具。 The hospital tea bar is run by volunteers. 医院的茶吧是由志愿者经营的。 an authentic Japanese tea house 一家正宗的日式茶馆
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- stewed
- strong
- …
- cup
- flask
- mug
- …
- drink
- have
- take
- …
- brew
- cool
- kettle
- pot
- urn
- …
- in your tea
- tea and coffee
- tea or coffee
- tea and biscuits
- …
- [countable]
a cup of tea 一杯茶 - [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/herbal tea 甘菊/薄荷/凉茶
CultureMany British people have a cup of tea in the morning, and several more during the day. Some people stop work for a few minutes to have a tea break. Most people in the UK offer a cup of tea to anybody visiting their home or office. Tea also suggests comfort, and sitting down with a ‘nice cup of tea’ is a common response to problems and worries.Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- stewed
- strong
- …
- cup
- flask
- mug
- …
- drink
- have
- take
- …
- brew
- cool
- kettle
- pot
- urn
- …
- in your tea
- tea and coffee
- tea or coffee
- tea and biscuits
- …
- [uncountable, countable] (British English)
the name used by some people in the UK 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） Culture mealsmealsAmericans and British people generally eat three meals a day though the names vary according to people's lifestyles and where they live.The first meal of the day is breakfast. The traditional full English breakfast served in many British hotels may include fruit juice, cereal (= a food made from processed grains and eaten with milk), bacon and eggs, often with sausages and tomatoes, toast (= slices of bread cooked until they turn brown) and marmalade (= jam made with oranges and similar fruit), and tea or coffee. Few people have time to prepare a cooked breakfast at home and most have only cereal and/or toast with tea or coffee. Others buy coffee and a pastry on their way to work.The traditional American breakfast includes eggs, some kind of meat and toast. Eggs may be fried, ‘over easy’, ‘over hard’ or ‘sunny side up’, or boiled, poached, scrambled or in an omelette (= beaten together and fried). The meat may be bacon or sausage. People who do not have time for a large meal have toast or cereal and coffee. It is common for Americans to eat breakfast in a restaurant. On Saturday and Sunday many people eat brunch late in the morning. This consists of both breakfast and lunch dishes, including pancakes and waffles (= types of cooked batter) that are eaten with butter and maple syrup (= a sweet, sticky sauce produced from a type of maple tree).Lunch, which is eaten any time after midday, is the main meal of the day for some British people, though people out at work may have only sandwiches. Some people also refer to the midday meal as dinner. Most workers are allowed about an hour off work for it, called the lunch hour. Many schools offer a cooked lunch (school lunch or school dinner), though some students take a packed lunch of sandwiches, fruit, etc. Sunday lunch is special and is, for many families, the biggest meal of the week, consisting traditionally of roast meat and vegetables and a sweet course. In the US lunch is usually a quick meal, eaten around midday. Many workers have a half-hour break for lunch, and buy a sandwich from near their place of work. Business people may sometimes eat a larger lunch and use the time to discuss business.The main meal of the day for most people is the evening meal, called supper, tea or dinner. It is usually a cooked meal with meat or fish or a salad, followed by a sweet course. In Britain younger children may have tea when they get home from school. Tea, meaning a main meal for adults, is the word used in some parts of Britain, especially when the evening meal is eaten early. Dinner sounds more formal than supper, and guests generally receive invitations to ‘dinner’ rather than to ‘supper’. In the US the evening meal is called dinner and is usually eaten around 6 or 6.30 p.m. In many families, both in Britain and in the US, family members eat at different times and rarely sit down at the table together.Many people also eat snacks between meals. Most have tea or coffee in the middle of the morning, often called a coffee break. In Britain in the past this was sometimes also called elevenses. In the afternoon many British people have a tea break. Some hotels and cafes serve afternoon tea which consists of tea or coffee and a choice of sandwiches and cakes. When on holiday people sometimes have a cream tea of scones, jam and cream. In addition many people eat chocolate bars, biscuits (NAmE cookies) or crisps (NAmE chips). Some British people have a snack, sometimes called supper, consisting of a milk drink and a biscuit before they go to bed. In the US children often have milk and cookies after school.Topics Cooking and eatinga1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- afternoon
- cream
- high
- …
- time
- things
- [uncountable, countable] (British English)
a light meal eaten in the afternoon or early evening, usually with sandwiches and/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、饼干和蛋糕） Would you like to come to tea on Sunday? 星期天你过来吃茶点好吗？ I cleared away the tea things. 我收拾了茶具。
More About mealsmealssee also afternoon tea, cream tea, high tea, Rich Tea™- People use the words dinner, lunch, supper and tea in different ways depending on which English-speaking country they come from. In Britain it may also depend on which part of the country or which social class a person comes from.
- A meal eaten in the middle of the day is usually called lunch. If it is the main meal of the day it may also be called dinner in British English, especially in the north of the country and in schools:
I make sure my kids have a hot school dinner, not just a packed lunch. 我确保我的孩子们有一顿热腾腾的学校晚餐，而不仅仅是一顿打包的午餐。
- A main meal eaten in the evening is usually called dinner, especially if it is a formal meal. Supper is also an evening meal, but more informal than dinner and usually eaten at home. It can also be a late meal or something to eat and drink before going to bed.
- In British English, tea is a light meal in the afternoon with sandwiches, cakes, etc. and a cup of tea:
a cream tea. 奶油茶点
tea 亦可指傍晚主餐，尤指孩子傍晚食用的： What time do the kids have their tea? 孩子们什么时候用傍晚主餐？
- As a general rule, if dinner is the word someone uses for the meal in the middle of the day, they probably call the meal in the evening tea or supper. If they call the meal in the middle of the day lunch, they probably call the meal in the evening dinner.
一般说来，若午餐叫 dinner，晚餐则大多叫 tea 或 supper。如果午餐叫 lunch，晚餐则大多叫 dinner。 - Brunch, a combination of breakfast and lunch, is becoming more common, especially as a meal where your guests serve themselves.
brunch 是早餐和午餐合二为一的早午餐，如今日趋普遍，尤为自助餐形式。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- afternoon
- cream
- high
- …
- time
- things
Word Originmid 17th cent.: probably via Malay from Chinese (Min dialect) te; related to Mandarin chá. Compare with char (noun - sense 2).
Idioms
not somebody’s cup of tea
not for all the tea in China