Word · Frequency #16833
lattes
拿铁咖啡；拿铁
lattes is the plural of latte.
a strong espresso coffee topped with frothed steamed milk
- 1.
A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.
- 2.
A pillar capped by a hemispherical stone capital with the flat side facing up, used as building supports by the ancient Chamorro people and now used as a sign of Chamorro identity.
- 3.
A similar drink, where the espresso is replaced with some other flavoring ingredient such as chai, maté or matcha (green tea).
拿铁咖啡; (意大利语)牛奶
In use
I usually order a hot latte with a little sugar in the morning.
The café down the street makes the best iced latte in town.
She drinks two lattes a day, one after breakfast and one after lunch.
have a latte
latte 是可数名词，一杯拿铁可以说 a latte；“喝”常用 have，口语中比 drink 更自然。
I had a latte at the café.
我在咖啡馆喝了一杯拿铁。
order a latte
如需指定口味或类型，可在 latte 前加修饰语，如 an iced latte（冰拿铁）、a pumpkin spice latte。
She ordered a large latte.
她点了一大杯拿铁。
make a latte
常见搭配还有 latte art（拿铁拉花），指在咖啡表面制作的图案。
He makes a latte with oat milk.
Connections
Collocations
- iced latte
- 冰拿铁
- She ordered an iced latte because it was hot outside.因为外面很热，她点了一杯冰拿铁。
- hot latte
- 热拿铁
- I prefer a hot latte in the winter.冬天我更喜欢喝热拿铁。
- caramel latte
- 焦糖拿铁
- The caramel latte is too sweet for me.焦糖拿铁对我来说太甜了。
- pumpkin spice latte
- 南瓜香料拿铁
- Starbucks sells pumpkin spice lattes every fall.星巴克每年秋天都卖南瓜香料拿铁。
- latte art
- 拿铁拉花
- The barista made beautiful latte art on top.咖啡师在上面做出了漂亮的拿铁拉花。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 latte 记成“拉提”：咖啡师拉花提杯，端来一杯拿铁。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：咖啡店点单、日常饮品、菜单 “latte”在英语中通常指拿铁咖啡（浓缩咖啡加奶泡），多用于咖啡店点单或日常饮品场景；较为正式或书面时偶尔也会说caffè latte。注意在意大利语中它还有“牛奶”的意思，但英语日常使用中一般不这样用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有列出的词与 /ˈlɑːteɪ/ 真正押韵。latter、matter、lateral 拼写相近但读 /æ/；late 读 /leɪt/；café、pâté 的结尾都有 /eɪ/，但重音在最后一个音节，与 latte 的重音位置不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.