Word · Frequency #19618
teatime
下午茶；茶点
a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
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n a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes
下午茶时间
下午茶时间
In use
We usually have scones and tea at teatime.
The children were hungry long before teatime.
She invited us over for teatime next Sunday.
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.
这是英格兰的一种下午茶点心。
it's teatime
It's teatime 表示“到吃下午茶的时间了”，用于提醒。
It's teatime — put the kettle on.
到下午茶时间了——烧壶水吧。
Common mistakes
I ate teatime with my friends.I had teatime with my friends.
英语中表示吃一餐（如 breakfast、lunch、tea、teatime）时用 have，不用 eat；eat 后接具体食物。中文的“吃下午茶”应译为 have teatime。
We can talk in teatime.We can talk at teatime.
表示“在某顿饭/某个用餐时间”时用介词 at，如 at lunchtime、at teatime；in 用于较长时段（如 in the morning）或一段时间之后。
Connections
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。
Pop culture & quotes
- It's always teatime.
- 永远是茶点时间。A famous line by the Mad Hatter in Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', said at the never-ending tea party.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 tea（茶）和 time（时间）拼在一起，就是喝下午茶的时光。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.