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

• 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。
• They were having afternoon tea in the garden.
  他们正在花园里喝下午茶。
• 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。
• 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。
• I think afternoon tea must be a wonderful part of British people's daily life.
  我认为，下午茶一定是英国人每天中十分美好的一部分。
• 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。
• We usually have afternoon tea at about3pm.
  我们通常下午三点喝下午茶。
• After drinking afternoon tea in Venice Restaurant, we went to buy some daily goods.
  在威尼斯餐厅喝完下午茶之后，我们去买了一些日常用用品。
• How comes the afternoon tea?
  你知道下午茶的来由吗？
• In fact, afternoon tea is more than just a drink – sometimes it's a complete meal.
  事实上，下午茶对于英国人来说，远远不止是一种饮品，有时候那便是一顿完整的餐饭。