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词汇 afternoon-tea
释义 afternoon tea
noun[ C or U ]
mainly UKuk /ˌɑːf.tə.nuːn ˈtiː/ us /ˌæf.tɚ.nuːn ˈtiː/
a meal eaten in the afternoon, usually including cake, sometimes several different cakes, and often sandwiches, with tea to drink: (通常包括蛋糕和茶的)午后茶点
The hotel offers a famous afternoon tea including tiny sandwiches, homemade scones with clotted cream and jam, and a wonderful selection of pastries.
I invited a group of friends over to my house for afternoon tea.
We serve tasty snacks all day as well as breakfasts, lunches, and afternoon teas.
Afternoon tea is served in the museum cafe between 2pm and 4pm.
We stopped at a bakery for afternoon tea.
He had afternoon tea at his club.
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Examples from literature

Some years ago in England, “afternoon tea” was popular. 

Examples of afternoon tea


afternoon tea
He himself takes no afternoontea and his dinner is reduced to soup, milk pudding and a banana.
Officer prisoners of war are at liberty to have afternoontea, provided that the limitations placed on their purchases of certain articles of food are not exceeded.
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Sunday afternoontea has been calculated.
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Twinings has advanced the time it is permissible to enjoy this classical afternoontea to late morning.
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Banbury cakes were traditionally enjoyed with afternoontea.
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Freiburg's educated ladies appreciated the new professor for fine arts and science particularly during afternoontea circles.
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It is also more formally known or announced as afternoontea.
There were "elevenses" coffee, lunch served between 12 and 2, and afternoontea, and yet not a bit of soap on the whole train.
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I am not asking for an armchair and the luxury of afternoontea.
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A picture has been painted of telephone girls reading novels and having afternoontea, and so on.
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Their talks were later adjourned for afternoontea.
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For example, such visitors may be friends of elderly residents who come round for afternoontea.
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It is simply ridiculous to tell us afternoontea is at 16.40 to-day, and so on.
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True, it is a tax imposed on the afternoontea of the rich; but it is a tax imposed on almost every meal consumed by the poor.
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To give them afternoontea?
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