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

• They also drink afternoon tea in their sitting room or in their gardens.
  他们在起居室，或者自己的花园里，也喜欢喝下午茶。
• But afternoon tea as a distinct ceremony, complete with pastries, was a Victorian invention.
  但是下午茶作为一种独特的礼节还是维多利亚时代的发明，没有糕点就不算下午茶。
• Then I brought me daughter to drink the afternoon tea in Venice Restaurant.
  于是，我就带着女儿去威尼斯餐厅喝下午茶。
• Englishmen at large like to have the afternoon tea.
  英国人一般喜欢喝下午茶。
• How comes the afternoon tea?
  你知道下午茶的来由吗？
• We usually have afternoon tea at about3pm.
  我们通常下午三点喝下午茶。
• The monk returned and asked who ate his afternoon tea.
  老和尚回来之后便询问是谁把他的点心给吃掉了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Tiny, dainty sandwiches, scones and pastries were served with afternoon tea.
  美味的小块三明治、烤饼和酥皮糕点通常都是享用下午茶时的小吃。