teatime

英 [ˈtiːtaɪm]

美 [ˈtiːtaɪm]

n.  (下午或傍晚的)用茶点的时间

BNC.19618 / COCA.31585

牛津词典

noun

• （下午或傍晚的）用茶点的时间
  the time during the afternoon or early evening when people have the meal called tea

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR (下午或傍晚的)茶点时间，喝茶时间
  Teatimeis the period of the day when people have their tea. It can be eaten in the late afternoon or in the early part of the evening.
  1. We left at teatime.
     我们是在下午晚些时候动身的。

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:teaafternoon tea

双语例句

• Sometimes the big girls bullied us little ones and made us hand over our teatime bread or evening biscuit.
  有时大孩子欺负小孩子，逼我们把下午茶、面包或晚上的饼干交给她们。
• At teatime they compared notes, and all agreed that it had been a delightful, though unusually long day.
  用茶点的时候，她们彼此交换了意见，一致认为，这一天尽管异乎寻常的长，却挺快活。
• At teatime, 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。
• They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at teatime.
  他们在“茶时”还吃一些糕点，饼干和小三明治。
• At teatime there was much excited chatter.
  在吃茶点时，许多人兴奋地喋喋不休地在说话。
• Another tea-drinking country is England, the late afternoon is called "teatime".
  另外一个喝茶的国家是英国。傍晚时分被称为“茶时”。
• After the introduction, everyone had a chance to chat during the teatime.
  在简单的介绍之后，学生们也在茶会时间彼此聊天交谈。
• That was a lot to take in at teatime.
  一杯茶时间就发生了那么多事儿。
• It must be getting near teatime.
  一定快接近下午茶时间了。
• We left at teatime.
  我们是在下午晚些时候动身的。