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

• An Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea.
  一个英国人会中断一次战争去吃他的下午茶。
• A complimentary afternoon tea is served to all guests.
  赠送了所有来宾一次下午茶。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Have afternoon tea, reading books, listening to music.
  要有喝下午茶、阅读书本、听音乐的习惯。
• We have a morning and an afternoon tea break every day when we stop work for about ten minutes and have a drink.
  我们每天上午和下午各有一次喝茶休息时间，让我们停工10分钟左右，喝一点饮料。