tea

tea
noun
1 drink
ADJECTIVE
▪ fresh
▪

There's some fresh (= just made) tea in the pot. (BrE)

▪ stewed (= very strong) (BrE), strong
▪ weak
▪ cold, hot, lukewarm, scalding
▪ milky (esp. BrE)
▪ white (usually after tea) (BrE)
▪

I'll have tea—white, no sugar, please.

▪ black (esp. BrE)
▪ sugary (esp. BrE), sweet
▪ morning
▪ decaffeinated
▪ China (BrE), Chinese, Indian, etc.
▪ Earl Grey, green, etc.
▪ fruit, herbal
▪ camomile, jasmine, lemon, mint, etc.
▪ ice (AmE), iced
… OF TEA
▪ cup, flask (BrE), mug, pot, Thermos™
VERB + TEA
▪ drink
▪

I don't drink tea.

▪ have
▪ take
▪

How do you take your tea?

▪ sip
▪

She sipped her hot tea slowly.

▪ take a mouthful of, take a sip of
▪ brew, get (sb), make (sb), mash (BrE)
▪

I'll make you some tea.

▪

All rooms have tea-making facilities. (BrE)

▪ bring sb, ply sb with (humorous, esp. BrE), serve (sb), take sb
▪

I'll bring you a cup of tea in a few minutes.

▪

He plied me with mint tea and Belgian chocolates.

▪ pour (sb), pour (sb) out (esp. BrE)
▪

Pour me a cup of tea please.

▪ stir
▪ sweeten
TEA + VERB
▪ brew
▪

You haven't let the tea brew long enough.

▪ cool
▪

Allow the tea to cool before you drink it.

TEA + NOUN
▪ kettle (usually teakettle) (esp. AmE), pot (usually teapot), urn (esp. BrE)
▪ cosy/cozy
▪ service, set
▪

a bone china tea service

▪ cup (usually teacup)
▪ cart (usually teacart) (AmE), tray, trolley (BrE), wagon (AmE)
▪

A lady comes round the office with a tea trolley in the afternoon.

▪

Work stopped when the teacart came in.

▪ bar (esp. BrE), garden, house, room (esp. BrE), shop (esp. BrE)
▪

The hospital tea bar is run by volunteers.

▪

an authentic Japanese tea house

▪ boy (offensive when used of an older man), lady (both BrE)
▪ drinker, drinking
▪ break (esp. BrE)
▪ party
▪ ceremony
PREPOSITION
▪ in your tea
▪

Do you take sugar in your tea?

PHRASES
▪ tea and coffee, tea or coffee
▪

Would you like tea or coffee?

▪ tea and biscuits (BrE)
▪ tea and sympathy (esp. BrE)
▪

He tried to alleviate their disappointment by inviting them in for tea and sympathy.

▪ tea for two (esp. BrE)
▪

‘Tea for two,’ said Mary, ‘and a slice of your delicious chocolate cake.’

2 leaves for making tea
ADJECTIVE
▪ loose (= tea that is not in bags)
… OF TEA
▪ box (AmE), packet (BrE)
VERB + TEA
▪ grow
TEA + VERB
▪ grow
TEA + NOUN
▪ leaf
▪ bag
▪ caddy (esp. BrE)
▪ strainer
▪ estate (BrE), plantation
▪ chest (BrE)
▪

He stores his books in a tea chest.

3 (esp. BrE) light meal
ADJECTIVE
▪ afternoon, cream, high
▪

I decided to treat myself to a cream tea in the tea room next door.

▪ birthday, funeral
TEA + NOUN
▪ time (usually teatime)
▪ things
▪

I cleared away the tea things.


Collocations dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу
Synonyms:
(especially of the dried leaves of the tea-plant), / ,


Look at other dictionaries:

  • Tea — (t[=e]), n. [Chin. tsh[=a], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F. th[ e].] 1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ({Thea Chinensis} or {Camellia Chinensis}). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tea — [ ti ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a hot brown drink made by pouring boiling water onto the dried leaves of the tea bush. The leaves are called tea leaves and can be bought in small paper bags called tea bags that are put into a cup or teapot: Do you… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tea — W2S1 [ti:] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(drink/leaves)¦ 2 mint/camomile etc tea 3¦(meal)¦ 4 tea and sympathy ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 1700; : Chinese; Origin: te] 1.) ¦(DRINK/LEAVES)¦ a) [U and C] a …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Téa — Leoni (* 25. Februar 1966 in New York als Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni) ist eine US amerikanische Schauspielerin. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Filme 3 Fernsehfilme und Serien 4 Weblinks …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • tea — (tē) n. 1. a) An evergreen shrub or small tree (Camellia sinensis) native to Asia, having fragrant, nodding, cup shaped white flowers and glossy leaves. b) The young, dried leaves of this plant, prepared by various processes and used to make a… …   Word Histories

  • TEA — puede referirse a: El algoritmo de cifrado: Tiny Encryption Algorithm. La primera empresa española de edición y elaboración de test psicológicos: TEA ediciones. Una empresa italiana adquirida por Comau, filial de Fiat Group: TEA S.p.A. La… …   Wikipedia Español

  • tea — [tē] n. [Amoy Chin t e (Mandarin ch a)] 1. a white flowered, evergreen plant (Camellia sinensis) of the tea family, grown in China, India, Japan, etc. 2. its dried and prepared leaves, used to make a beverage 3. the beverage made by soaking such… …   English World dictionary

  • TEA FM — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda TEA FM. Emisora de Zaragoza (Aragón España) que emite en el 98.9 de FM. Su programación se basa en microespacios de diferente contenido, fundamentalmente experimental y alternativo junto a una programación musical no …   Wikipedia Español

  • Téa — is a female given name.Téa can refer to: *Téa Gardner, the alternative name for Yu Gi Oh! character Anzu Mazaki *Téa Leoni, an actress *Téa Henry, Thierry Henry s daughter …   Wikipedia

  • tea — interj. (fam.) Cuvânt care exprimă uimire, surprindere, supărare, necaz. – et. nec. Trimis de LauraGellner, 25.06.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  tea/teaaa interj. Trimis de siveco, 10.03.2009. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  ice tea (angl.) [pron. aĩstí] …   Dicționar Român

  • tea — (n.) 1650s, earlier chaa (1590s, from Port. cha), from Malay teh and directly from Chinese (Amoy dialect) t e, in Mandarin ch a. First known in Paris 1635, the practice of drinking tea was first introduced to England 1644. The distribution of the …   Etymology dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”