1 N-MASS 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. 茶;茶水
A cup of tea can be referred to as a
tea .
一杯茶 2 N-MASS [usually n NOUN] (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. (用某些植物的叶子或花泡的)茶
3 N-MASS 茶叶 The chopped dried leaves of the plant that tea is made from is referred to as tea . 茶叶
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...a packet of tea.
一包茶叶
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America imports about 190 million pounds of tea a year.
美国每年进口大约 1.9 亿磅茶叶。
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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。
4 N-VAR 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 下午茶;午后茶点 [British]
5See also:afternoon tea high tea
6 N-VAR (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. (傍晚时吃的)晚点,晚餐 [British]
7 PHRASE 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. 不感兴趣的人;不合胃口的事物
Quotations
Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors Alice Walker The Color Purple
Look here, Steward, if this is coffee, I want tea; but if this is tea, then I wish for coffee Punch
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