Word · Frequency #19618
teatime
下午茶;茶点
核心释义
a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
- 1.
下午茶时间
n a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
下午茶时间
用法In use
We usually have scones and tea at teatime.
用法提示:teatime 为名词,指下午茶时间,在句中作介词 at 的宾语。
The children were hungry long before teatime.
用法提示:teatime 为名词,指下午茶时间,在句中作介词 before 的宾语。
She invited us over for teatime next Sunday.
用法提示:teatime 为名词,指下午茶(茶点),在句中作介词 for 的宾语。
at teatime
at teatime 是固定搭配,teatime 前不加冠词,表示“在下午茶时间”。
The family usually gathers at teatime.
这家人通常在下午茶时间聚在一起。
teatime + noun
teatime 可作定语修饰名词,如 teatime snack(茶点)。
It is a teatime snack in England.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- at teatime
- 在下午茶时间
- We usually have our sandwiches and cakes at teatime.我们通常在下午茶时间吃三明治和蛋糕。
- teatime treat
- 下午茶点心
- These homemade scones are a perfect teatime treat.这些自制司康饼是完美的下午茶点心。
- teatime ritual
- 下午茶习惯
- Their teatime ritual always includes a pot of freshly brewed tea.他们的下午茶习惯总是包括一壶现泡的茶。
- traditional teatime
- 传统下午茶
- The hotel still serves a traditional teatime with cucumber sandwiches.这家酒店仍然供应包含黄瓜三明治的传统下午茶。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 tea(茶)和 time(时间)拼在一起,就是喝下午茶的时光。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常交谈、家庭聚会、英式英语场景 teatime 是常见的中性词,通常指下午吃茶点的时间或这一餐本身。多用于日常口语,正式场合可改为 afternoon tea 或 tea break。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No listed word fully rhymes with teatime /ˈtiːtaɪm/: each word contains the -time spelling pronounced /taɪm/ (sometimes /taɪmz/), but teatime's stressed rhyme unit is /iːtaɪm/, so they are useful lookalikes, not rhymes.
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