🔑teaBrE/tiː/NAmE/tiː/noun🔑[U, C]thedriedleaves (calledtea leaves) oftheteabush茶叶➡ see alsogreen tea🔑[U, C]ahotdrinkmadebypouringboilingwaterontotealeaves. Itmaybedrunkwithmilkorlemonand/orsugaradded茶；茶水◆acup/mug/potoftea一杯/一茶缸子/一壶茶◆lemon/icedtea柠檬茶；冰茶◆Wouldyouliketeaorcoffee? 你喝茶还是喝咖啡？◆Doyoutakesugarinyourtea? 你的茶里放糖吗？🔑[C]acupoftea一杯茶◆Twoteas, please. 请来两杯茶。[U, C]ahotdrinkmadebypouringboilingwaterontotheleavesofotherplants（用其他植物的叶子沏的）热饮料◆camomile/mint/herb, etc. tea春黄菊花茶、薄荷茶、药草茶等➡ see alsobeef tea[U, C]thenameusedbysomepeopleinBritainforthecookedmealeatenintheevening, especiallywhenitiseatenearlyintheevening晚点，便餐（英国人傍晚时吃）◆Youcanhaveyourteaassoonasyoucomehomefromschool. 你放学一回到家就可以吃晚点。➡ comparedinner, supper[U, C](BrE) alightmealeatenintheafternoonorearlyevening, usuallywithsandwichesand/orbiscuitsandcakesandwithteatodrink茶点（在下午或傍晚，通常喝茶时还有三明治、饼干和蛋糕）meals
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.来自不同英语国家的人使用 dinner、lunch、supper 和 tea 的方式各不相同。在英国，这些词的用法按某人来自的地区和社会阶层而有所区别。
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 BrE, especially in the north of the country.午餐通常叫作 lunch，但在英式英语中，尤其在英国北部，如果是一天的主餐，亦可叫作 dinner。
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.晚上的主餐，尤其是正式用餐，通常叫作 dinner。supper 亦为晚餐，但不如 dinner 正式，而且一般在家里吃，亦可指较晚的晚餐或睡前夜宵。
In BrE, tea is a light meal in the afternoon with sandwiches, cakes, etc. and a cup of tea.在英式英语中，tea 指下午的茶点，包括三明治、糕点等和一杯茶：◆a cream tea奶油茶点 It can also be a main meal eaten early in the evening, especially by children. * 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。
➡ see alsocream tea, high tea●notforalltheteainˈChina(old-fashioned) notevenforagreatreward无论报酬多高都不；无论有多大好处都不◆Iwouldn'tdoyourjob. NotforalltheteainChina! 我才不做你的那份工作。有天大的好处也不干！●notsb'scupofˈtea(informal) notwhatsblikesorisinterestedin非某人所好；不合某人心意◆Aneveningattheoperaisn'teveryone'scupoftea. 并不是所有人都喜欢晚上去听歌剧。◆He'sniceenoughbutnotreallymycupoftea. 他这人挺不错，但不是我特喜欢的那种人。
