英汉词典

tea 基本解释

• n. 茶叶；茶树；茶点
• vt. 给…沏茶
• vi. 喝茶；进茶点
• n. (Tea)人名；(柬)迪

tea 词态变化

tea 中文词源

来自马来语 teh,据说是来自厦门闽南语 t'e,原先拼做 chaa,最终来自汉语茶。

tea 英文词源

tea

tea: [17] English acquired tea via Dutch thee and Malay teh from te, the word for ‘tea’ in the Amoy dialect of Chinese, from southeast China (the Mandarin Chinese version of the word is chá, from which English got cha [17]). It was originally pronounced /tay/ as well as /tee/, but it was the latter which eventually won out.
=> cha

tea (n.)

1650s, tay, also in early spellings thea, tey, tee and at first pronounced so as to rhyme with obey; the modern pronunciation predominates from mid-18c. But earlier in English as chaa (1590s), also cha, tcha, chia, cia. The two forms of the word reflect two paths of transmission: chaa is from Portuguese cha, attested in Portuguese from 1550s, via Macao, from Mandarin (Chinese) ch'a (cf chai). The later form, which became Modern English tea, is via Dutch, from Malay teh and directly from Chinese (Amoy dialect) t'e, which corresponds to Mandarin ch'a.

The distribution of the different forms of the word in Europe reflects the spread of use of the beverage. The modern English form, along with French thé, Spanish te, German Tee, etc., derive via Dutch thee from the Amoy form, reflecting the role of the Dutch as the chief importers of the leaves (through the Dutch East India Company, from 1610). Meanwhile, Russian chai, Persian cha, Greek tsai, Arabic shay, and Turkish çay all came overland from the Mandarin form.

First known in Paris 1635, the practice of drinking tea was first introduced to England 1644. Meaning "afternoon meal at which tea is served" is from 1738. Slang meaning "marijuana" (which sometimes was brewed in hot water) is attested from 1935, felt as obsolete by late 1960s. Tea ball is from 1895.

tea 词组搭配

tea 英文释义

1. a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water;

"iced tea is a cooling drink"

2. a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes;

"an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea"

3. dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea;

"the store shelves held many different kinds of tea"

"they threw the tea into Boston harbor"

4. a reception or party at which tea is served;

"we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers"

5. a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves;

"tea has fragrant white flowers"

tea 双语例句

1. I'll make the tea and you pop off for a while.

我来备茶，你去歇一会儿吧。

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2. America imports about 190 million pounds of tea a year.

美国每年进口大约1.9亿磅茶叶。

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3. At tea-time, Victoria sang duets with her Consort, Prince Albert.

喝下午茶的时候，维多利亚与其夫君艾伯特亲王表演了二重唱。

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4. While he was gone she had tea with the Colonel.

他不在时她跟上校一起喝了茶。

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5. I don't rant and rave or throw tea cups.

我不会大喊大叫或摔茶杯。

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tea 实用场景例句

a cup/mug/pot of tea

一杯 / 一茶缸子 / 一壶茶

牛津词典

lemon/iced tea

柠檬茶；冰茶

牛津词典

Would you like tea or coffee?

你喝茶还是喝咖啡？

牛津词典

Do you take sugar in your tea?

你的茶水里放糖吗？

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Two teas, please.

请来两杯茶。

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chamomile/mint/herb, etc. tea

春黄菊花茶、薄荷茶、药草茶等

牛津词典

You can have your tea as soon as you come home from school.

你放学一回到家就可以吃晚点。

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I wouldn't do your job. Not for all the tea in China!

我才不做你的那份工作。有天大的好处也不干！

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...a cup of tea...

一杯茶

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Would you like some tea?...

要喝茶吗？

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...a packet of tea...

一包茶叶

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America imports about 190 million pounds of tea a year...

美国每年进口大约 1.9 亿磅茶叶。

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I'm doing the sandwiches for tea...

我在做下午茶吃的三明治。

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I took her to tea at the Ritz.

我带她去里茨饭店吃下午茶了。

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At five o'clock he comes back for his tea.

他 5 点钟回来吃晚餐。

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Politics was not his cup of tea...

他对政治不感兴趣。

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I know I'm not everyone's cup of tea.

我知道自己不是人见人爱。

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I prefer tea to coffee.

我喜欢茶而不喜欢咖啡.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

The man is, as it were, a modern Holmes.

这名男子可以说是现代的福尔摩斯.

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We discuss the business over tea and cakes.

我们边吃茶点边商洽业务吧.

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I should like to have a good tea.

我想吃一顿好茶点.

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A waitress came in, carrying tea on a tray.

一名女侍者走进来, 手端放着茶的托盘.

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As there's no tea, we'll have to content ourselves with coffee.

既然没有茶, 我们只好喝杯咖啡算了.

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I finished the dregs of my tea.

我把茶的残渣也喝光了.

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Let your tea cool a little before you drink it.

让茶凉点儿再喝.

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Carelessly, I knocked my teacup over and the tea went all over the tablecloth.

我不小心把茶杯打翻了,洒得桌布上一塌糊涂.

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Let the tea stand a while to draw flavour.

把沏好的茶再闷一会儿.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Can you make the tea, John?

约翰,你能沏茶 吗 ?

《用法词典》

Let the tea brew and cool a little before you drink it.

让茶泡一会,凉一下再喝.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

There is a tea whisk on the table.

桌子上有个搅茶器.

《简明英汉词典》