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| 1 | U a hot brown drink made by pouring boiling water onto the dried leaves of the tea bushThe leaves are called tea leaves and can be bought in small paper bags called tea bags that are put into a cup or teapot 茶 |
| Do you want some more tea? 你要不要再来点茶？ |
| cup of tea I’ d love a cup of tea. 我想喝杯茶。 |
| | 1a | C a cup of tea 一杯茶 | | Two teas, please. 请来两杯茶。 | |
| | 1b | U the dried cut leaves of the tea bush , used for making tea 茶叶 | | a packet of tea 一包茶叶 | |
| | 1c | C/U a hot drink made by pouring boiling water onto the dried leaves , fruit , or flowers of a particular plant , or a cup of this drink （用某些植物的干叶、果实或花朵泡的）茶 | | a cup of rosehip tea 一杯玫瑰果茶 | | herbal tea 草药茶 | |
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| 2 | U BRITISH a meal eaten in the evening 晚饭 |
| What would you like for your tea? 你晚饭想吃什么？ |
| | 2a | a small meal consisting of sandwiches etc that is eaten in the afternoon with tea 下午茶；午后茶点 | | They were having afternoon tea in the garden. 他们正在花园里喝下午茶。 | |
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| - | not be sb’ s cup of tea
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| to not be the type of person or thing that you like or enjoy |
| 不是某人喜欢的那种 |
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| That sort of violent film is not everyone’ s cup of tea. 那种暴力影片并不是人人都喜欢。 |
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| - | not for all the tea in China informal old-fashioned
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| used for saying that nothing could persuade you to do something |
| 绝对不；无论如何不 |
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| - | tea and sympathy BRITISH
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| support and kindness that you provide for someone who is upset or in trouble |
| 支持与同情 |
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| I just need a bit of tea and sympathy right now. 我现在只需要一点支持和同情。 |
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