英汉词典

coffee 基本解释

• n. 咖啡；咖啡豆；咖啡色
• n. (Coffee)人名；(英)科菲

coffee 词态变化

coffee 中文词源

词源有争议。一种说法是因产自埃塞俄比亚Kaffa而得名。

coffee 英文词源

coffee

coffee: [16] The word coffee first reached us in a form which we would now recognize in the 17th century, probably via Italian caffè. It is ultimately, however, of Middle Eastern origin, and the earliest spellings recorded in English reflect this: chaoua, cauwa, kahue, cahve, etc are modelled closely on Turkish kahveh and its source, Arabic qahwah.

Where the Arabic word came from is not known for certain: probably it is based in some way on Kaffa, the name of an area in the south Abyssinian highlands from which the coffee tree is said to originate, but it has also been claimed to have signified originally some sort of wine. Café [19] comes of course from French café, whose source was Italian caffè. From the French word was derived caféine, from which English gets caffeine [19], while Spanish café produced cafetero ‘coffeeseller’, source of English cafeteria [20].
=> café, caffeine, cafeteria

coffee (n.)

c. 1600, from Italian caffe, from Turkish kahveh, from Arabic qahwah "coffee," said originally to have meant "wine," but perhaps rather from Kaffa region of Ethiopia, a home of the plant (coffee in Kaffa is called buno, which was borrowed into Arabic as bunn "raw coffee"). Much initial diversity of spelling, including chaoua.

Yemen was the first great coffee exporter and to protect its trade decreed that no living plant could leave the country. In 16c., a Muslim pilgrim brought some coffee beans from Yemen and raised them in India. Appeared in Europe (from Arabia) c. 1515-1519. Introduced to England by 1650, and by 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses. Coffee plantations established in Brazil 1727. Meaning "a light meal at which coffee is served" is from 1774. Coffee break attested from 1952, at first often in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau. Coffee pot from 1705.

Did you drink a cup of coffee on company time this morning? Chances are that you did--for the midmorning coffee break is rapidly becoming a standard fixture in American offices and factories. ["The Kiplinger Magazine," March 1952]

coffee 英文释义

1. a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans;

"he ordered a cup of coffee"

2. any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans

3. a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee

4. a medium to dark brown color

coffee 双语例句

1. Flavored coffee is sold at gourmet food stores and coffee shops.

花式咖啡可在美食店和咖啡店买到。

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2. The crowd in Robinson's Coffee-House was thinning, but only by degrees.

鲁宾逊咖啡屋里的人正在变少，但也只是渐少而已。

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3. I seem to fritter my time away at coffee mornings.

我似乎把时间全都浪费在咖啡早茶会上了。

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4. Over coffee, she lit a cigarette, her eyes daring him to comment.

喝咖啡时，她点燃了一支烟，用挑衅的眼神看着他，谅他也不敢吭声。

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5. He offered the boys some coffee. They declined politely.

他问那些小伙子要不要来点咖啡，他们婉辞了。

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coffee 实用场景例句

black/white coffee (= without/with milk)

不加奶的 / 加奶的咖啡

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Tea or coffee?

要茶还是要咖啡？

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I'll just make the coffee.

我就来煮咖啡。

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Let's talk over coffee (= while drinking coffee) .

咱们边喝咖啡边聊吧。

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Two strong black coffees, please.

请来两杯不加奶的浓咖啡。

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a blend of Brazilian and Colombian coffees

巴西和哥伦比亚的混合咖啡

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coffee ice cream

咖啡冰激凌

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decaffeinated/instant coffee

不含咖啡因的 / 速溶咖啡

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ground/real coffee

现磨现喝的咖啡；鲜咖啡

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a jar of coffee

一罐咖啡

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Would you like some coffee?...

要来点咖啡吗？

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Newman poured more black coffee and lit a cigarette.

纽曼又倒了些黑咖啡，接着点了支烟。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Brazil harvested 28m bags of coffee in 1991, the biggest crop for four years.

1991年，巴西的咖啡豆产量达2,800万袋，为4年来最高。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...superior quality coffee.

优质咖啡

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Interfaces describe a set of functionality, or a contract.

接口描述了一系列功能, 或者是约定.

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Coffee will not grow in a cold climate.

咖啡不能生长在寒冷的气候下.

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Put sugar in coffee, please.

请把糖放在咖啡里.

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I prefer tea to coffee.

我喜欢茶而不喜欢咖啡.

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Coffee is a fragrant beverage.

咖啡是一种香味浓郁的饮料.

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A quietly efficient manservant brought them coffee and brandy.

一个不起眼而能干的男仆给他们端来了咖啡和白兰地.

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There's plenty of coffee in the kichen.

厨房里咖啡还多着呢.

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With a practised hand he motioned a waiter to bring a fresh pot of coffee.

他老练地用手示意侍者送来一壶新煮的咖啡.

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Would you please grind a pound of coffee for me?

请给我磨一磅咖啡好 吗 ?

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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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Do you take sugar in your coffee?

你咖啡中要不要加糖?

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I love the delightful odour of freshly roasted coffee beans.

我喜欢新烘咖啡豆的清香气味.

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Washington advocated the coffee break, then, as a morale builder — particularly for the defense workers.

美国政府提倡给人们喝咖啡休息时间, 当时是提高士气——特别是对那些从事国防工作的人员而言.

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