| 单词 | afternoon tea |
| 释义 | afternoon tea noun[CorU] mainlyUKuk/ˌɑːf.tə.nuːn ˈtiː/us/ˌæf.tɚ.nuːn ˈtiː/asmallmealeatenin the lateafternoon, usuallyincludingcakeand acupoftea （通常包括蛋糕和茶的）午后茶点Meals & parts of meals
Examplesofafternoon teaafternoon tea He himself takes noafternoonteaand his dinner is reduced to soup, milk pudding and a banana. From theCambridge English Corpus Officer prisoners of war are at liberty to haveafternoontea, provided that the limitations placed on their purchases of certain articles of food are not exceeded. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Sundayafternoonteahas been calculated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Twinings has advanced the time it is permissible to enjoy this classicalafternoonteato late morning. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Banbury cakes were traditionally enjoyed withafternoontea. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Freiburg's educated ladies appreciated the new professor for fine arts and science particularly duringafternoonteacircles. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is also more formally known or announced asafternoontea. From theCambridge English Corpus There were "elevenses" coffee, lunch served between 12 and 2, andafternoontea, and yet not a bit of soap on the whole train. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not asking for an armchair and the luxury ofafternoontea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To my knowledge there are enormous numbers of working people where the wife has no social life, except perhapsafternoontea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A picture has been painted of telephone girls reading novels and havingafternoontea, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Their talks were later adjourned forafternoontea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For example, such visitors may be friends of elderly residents who come round forafternoontea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is simply ridiculous to tell usafternoonteais at 16.40 to-day, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 True, it is a tax imposed on theafternoonteaof the rich; but it is a tax imposed on almost every meal consumed by the poor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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