tea

常用用法

tea的基本意思是“茶葉,茶樹(shù)”; 也可指“茶水”,指用開(kāi)水倒在曬〔炒〕干的茶葉上泡制而成的飲料; 還可作“茶點(diǎn)”解,指包括茶在內(nèi)的一種小吃,這種小吃通常有三明治和餅干,有時(shí)稱為午后茶點(diǎn)。
a tea指“一種茶,一客〔次〕茶點(diǎn)”,teas指“多種茶,多客〔次〕茶點(diǎn)”,tea統(tǒng)指“茶”。

這組詞均為餐名,一般不加冠詞。其區(qū)別是：
dinner指正餐,多在晚上吃,也可指宴會(huì); breakfast指早餐; lunch指午餐; meal指任何一餐; supper指晚餐; tea在英國(guó),指下午茶。例如:
He asked me to dinner tonight.他邀請(qǐng)我今天晚上吃飯。
The dinner we had was excellent.我們吃的晚餐很豐盛。
I hope you will honour us with your presence at the dinner.我希望您能光臨此次晚宴。
I have breakfast at seven.我在7點(diǎn)吃早餐。
We have lunch at noon.我們?cè)谥形绯晕顼垺?/li>
He had a light meal at home.他在家吃了頓便餐。
I have supper at six.我6點(diǎn)吃晚飯。
They are having tea in the garden.他們正在園子里喝下午茶。