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teahouse

/tee-hous/US // ˈtiˌhaʊs //UK // (ˈtiːˌhaʊs) //

茶馆,茶楼,茶室,茶坊

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural tea·hous·es [tee-hou-ziz]. /ˈtiˌhaʊ zɪz/.

    • : a restaurant or other establishment, especially in the Far East, where tea and refreshments are served.

Examples

  • I found that there were 23 registered geisha, no joro, 50 teahouse girls with dubious characters and 55 sellers of saké.

  • Every half hour or hour he can reach an inn or teahouse where tea can be infused for him in a few minutes.

  • At a crowded teahouse, a few miles from the city, we waited for the stragglers, while many wayfarers gathered in to see me.

  • My wife and Winsell's wife were tired; so we dropped them at the next teahouse we passed.

  • The teahouse had been closed for some hours then and our wives were sitting in the dark on the teahouse porch waiting for us.