| 释义 |
tea/ti:/ n. & v.●n. 1a (in full 全称 tea plant) an evergreen shrub or small tree, Camellia sinensis, of India, China, etc. 茶；茶树(产于印度、中国等地的常绿灌木) b its dried leaves 茶叶 2 a drink made by infusing tea leaves in boiling water (用开水冲泡茶叶而成的)茶；一杯茶 3 a similar drink made from the leaves of other plants or from another substance (用其他植物叶子做成的)茶，茶剂 camomile tea 黄春菊花茶; beef tea 牛肉茶，牛肉汁 4a esp. Brit. a light afternoon meal consisting of tea, bread, cakes, etc. [尤英]下午茶(一种下午小吃，有茶、面包、点心等) b Brit. a cooked evening meal [英]傍晚茶 c esp. US an afternoon reception at which tea is served [尤美] (一种在下午举行的)茶会 ●v. (teaed or tea'd /ti:d/) 1 intr. take tea 喝茶；进茶点 2 tr. give tea to (a person) 以茶招待(某人) □ tea and sympathy colloq. hospitable behaviour towards a troubled person [口]对不幸者的热情接待和安慰 [17th-c. tay, tey, probably via Dutch tee from Chinese (Amoy dialect) te, = Mandarin dialect cha: cf. CHAR3] |