tea
茶,茶叶,茶水,茶饮
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- : the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- : the shrub itself, extensively cultivated in China, Japan, India, etc., and having fragrant white flowers.Compare tea family.
- : the beverage so prepared, served hot or iced.
- : any kind of leaves, flowers, etc., so used, or any plant yielding them.
- : any of various infusions prepared from the leaves, flowers, etc., of other plants, and used as beverages or medicines.
- : beef bouillon.
- : British. any meal, whether a light snack or one consisting of several courses, eaten in the late afternoon or in the evening; any meal other than dinner, eaten after the middle of the afternoon.
- : an afternoon reception at which tea is served.
- : Slang. marijuana.
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Terroir labels are also becoming more common for products like coffee, tea and craft beer, says Miguel Gómez, an economist at Cornell University who studies food marketing and distribution.
I happen to like watching Doctor Who, but if that’s not your cup of tea, that’s fine with me.
For all its economic and diplomatic might, though, China has its vulnerabilities — even with tea.
More recently, though, China has decided to upscale its tea outreach.
His team claimed he had ingested poison, probably through some tea he had drunk.
The smell of grilled meat mixes with the exotic wafts of cinnamon tea served with a mush of sweet brown dessert.
A year before he had similarly arrived with news of the Boston Tea Party.
Senseless bureaucracy is part of what spawned the Tea Party.
“I happened upon yak butter tea, a traditional high-energy food eaten by Tibetans,” Asprey says.
Adults prepare food and drink dark sweet tea on the doorsteps of their homes as they watch their children playing.
Being quieted by the Captain with a draught of cold tea, and made to sit down, the examination of the book proceeded.
Afterwards we saw you once or twice at tea at the Ritz, and you took off your hat, so you must have remembered then.
Janet might have said before leaving: "Tea had better not wait too long--Hilda has to be down at Clayhanger's at half-past six."
The tea was all laid on tables in the garden, and the sausages were cooking over a fire made on the grounds.
A trim maid then brought in the tea equipage, and Georgie did the honours with her usual unaffected grace.