afternoon tea

英 [ˌɑːftəˈnuːn tiː]

美 [ˌæftərˈnuːn tiː]

n.  午后茶点(包括茶和三明治、蛋糕等)

柯林斯词典

• 午后茶点（包括茶及三明治、蛋糕等）
  Afternoon teais a small meal you can have in the afternoon. It includes a cup of tea and food such as sandwiches and cakes.

英英释义

noun

• a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
  1. an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea
  Synonym:teateatime

双语例句

• How comes the afternoon tea?
  你知道下午茶的来由吗？
• Elisabeth: No, no.I think you're mixing up high tea and afternoon tea.
  伊丽莎白：不对，不对，你一定是把傍晚茶和下午茶混为一谈了。
• Early in Victorian England, the afternoon tea is not only a British an upper social decorous eating habits.
  早在英国维多利亚时代，下午茶已经不仅仅是英国的一种上层社会文雅的饮食习惯。
• Normally I do not finish working until afternoon tea, but yesterday I was all done and dusted after lunch.
  通常我要到喝下午茶以后才干完工作，可昨天我午饭后就干完了。
• Englishmen at large like to have the afternoon tea.
  英国人一般喜欢喝下午茶。
• The traditional British afternoon tea is full of romance and leisure as a treat for family members and friends.
  传统的英国下午茶，充满了浪漫和闲逸，它是对家人和朋友的一种款待。
• A complimentary afternoon tea is served to all guests.
  赠送了所有来宾一次下午茶。
• After drinking afternoon tea in Venice Restaurant, we went to buy some daily goods.
  在威尼斯餐厅喝完下午茶之后，我们去买了一些日常用用品。
• I usually have my afternoon tea between three and four o'clock.
  我通常在下午三点到四点之间喝茶。
• High tea, a term often confused with afternoon tea, usually takes the place of supper.
  人们常常会把“茶点”和“下午茶”搞混，其实茶点通常相当于晚餐。