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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

tea [tiː]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] (drink) 茶
  2. 2. noun (dried leaves) 茶叶
  3. 3. noun [BRIT] (evening meal) 晚饭
    (afternoon) tea
    [BRIT] (下午)茶
  4. 4. noun 用法参见 meal

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

tea [tiː]
  1. 1. noun [Chemistry] [Abbreviation] Triethanolamine,三乙醇胺
  2. 2. n.[c/u] 茶,茶水
    Tea is without doubt the world's most popular drink.
    毫无疑问,茶是这个世界上最受欢迎的饮料
    Iced tea is a cooling drink.
    冰茶是一种冷饮
  3. 3. noun [Person Name]
  4. 4. n.[c/u] [British English] 下午茶,茶点
    We return back to the hotel for tea at 4pm.
    下午四点,我们回到酒店喝下午茶。
    An Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea.
    一个英国人会中断一次战争去吃他的下午茶。
  5. 5. n.[u] [Botany] 茶树
    Tea is grown in many parts of the world.
    茶树世界上的许多地方生长
    Tea has fragrant white flowers.
    茶树芳香的白花
  6. 6. n.[u] 茶会
    We met at the dean's tea for newcomers.
    我们校长欢迎茶会相遇
  7. 7. n.[u] 茶叶
    The store shelves held many different kinds of tea.
    商店货架上摆了很多不同种类茶叶
    They threw the tea into Boston harbor.
    他们茶叶倾倒波士顿港口内。
  8. 8. n.[u] [Slang] 大麻
  9. 9. n.[u] [Slang] 烈性酒;酒精饮料
  10. 10. n.[u] [Slang] 尿

Collins English-English Dictionary

tea [tiː]
  1. 1. n [chiefly Brit] afternoon tea a light meal eaten in mid-afternoon, usually consisting of tea and cakes, biscuits, or sandwiches
  2. 2. n high tea afternoon tea that also includes a light cooked dish
  3. 3. n an evergreen shrub or small tree, Camellia sinensis, of tropical and subtropical Asia, having toothed leathery leaves and white fragrant flowers: family Theaceae
  4. 4. n the dried shredded leaves of this shrub, used to make a beverage by infusion in boiling water
  5. 5. n such a beverage, served hot or iced
  6. 6. n (as modifier)
    tea caddy
    tea urn
  7. 7. n any of various plants that are similar to Camellia sinensis or are used to make a tealike beverage
  8. 8. n any such beverage
  9. 9. n (as modifier)
    a tea party
  10. 10. n [Brit, Austral, and NZ] the main evening meal
  11. 11. n [US and Canadian] [dated slang] marijuana
  12. 12. n [Etymology] C17: from Chinese (Amoy) t'e, from Ancient Chinese d`a

Examples

She put the tea-cozy over the tea-pot.
她把茶壶套盖在茶壶上。
I hate having my tea stirred for me, I'd rather stir my own tea.
我不喜欢别人帮我搅拌茶水,我更喜欢自己搅拌。
Have another cup of tea.
再喝一杯茶。
The can contains tea.
罐里装着茶叶。
Golf isn't his cup of tea.
高尔夫球非其所好。
Have some tea.
喝点茶。
Herself will have her tea now.
她自己将喝茶。
Himself will have his tea now.
他这就去喝茶。
take more tea
再喝一点茶
would you rather have tea?
你喜欢喝茶吗?

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