te (BrE) (NAmE ti) ftt/ noun (music If) the 7th note of a MAJOR
SCALE AT^# 046711 7 # tea CNr /ti:/ noun
1
[U] the dried leaves,
(called tea
leaves), of
the tea bush ^Bf — see also green tea
2 [U] a hot drink made by pouring boiling water onto tea leaves. It
may be drunk with milk or lemon and/or sugar added. ^^ 7jt: a cup/mug/pot of tea — If / — ^ fet A/ — gg ^ o lemon/iced tea 0 Would you like tea or
coffee? 0 Do you take sugar in your
tea? 3 [C] a cup of tea Two
teas, please, if 4 [U, C] a hot drink made by
pouring boiling water onto
the leaves of other plants ( ffl#ftfejfi$/67lff A$J67 ) j&tATP chamomile/mintZ
herb, etc. tea see also
beef tea 5 [U, C] the name used by some
people in
you come home from school,
. ,£u — compare dinner(I), supper 6 [U, C] (BrE) a light meal eaten in
the afternoon or early evening, usually with sandwiches
and/or biscuits and cakes and with tea to drink
Df X fP $ H ) ;— see also cream tea, high tea <=> note at meal ITiTOl not for all the tea in '
(old-fashioned) not even for a great
reward
Tcife-fT : I wouldn’t do your job.
Not
for all the tea in China!1X X fift 67 3P $)• I# 0
X AA67f?fd:lilXX! — more at cup n.
'tea bag noun a small thin paper bag
containing tea leaves, which you pour boiling water onto in order to make tea
tea
ball noun a small metal object
that you put tea leaves in and pour boiling water over to make tea # ( )
'tea break noun (BrE) a short period of time when people stop working and
drink tea, coffee, etc.
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'tea caddy (also caddy) noun (especially BrE) a small box with a lid
that you keep tea in Bf
tea-cake /'tiikeik/ noun (BrE) a small flat round
cake made of a bread-like mixture, usually containing dried fruit ( jjsiXPA, )
: toasted
teacakes
tea-cart /'tiikait; NAmE -ka:rt/ noun (NAmE) = tea trolley
'tea ceremony noun a Japanese ceremony in
which tea is served and drunk according to complicated rules
it
teach tHr /ti:tJ/
verb (taught, taught /text/)
1
to give lessons to
students in a school, college, university, etc.; to help sb learn sth by giving
information about it fl ( ifll ) ; i4g; fig: [V] She teaches at our local school. M f0 ij ftfe 67 # g if fl 0 O He taught for several years before
becoming a writer. ftfeflT
o [VN] I’ll be teaching history and sociology next term, jb 0 (NAmE) to teach school (= teach in a school)
%#gfl!J¥ o [VN, VNN] He teaches English to advanced students. ftfe
fl jSj X 0 He teaches
them English, fifeflftfeClXino
2
to show sb how to do sth
so that they will be able to do it themselves fi; ill]#: [VN to inf] Could you teach me to do that? jfc f[ X IP A ^ ? o [VN
wh-] My father
taught me how to ride a bike. i£:5£^ftz£T?c9t 0 XrXo [also VN] 3 to make sb feel or think in a different
way ftW; fl-#; {£11 # ( If Si ) : [VN to inf] She taught me to be less critical of other
people.
MflWI^XlcAffX X A o <> [VN that] My parents taught me that honesty
was always the best policy.
0
[VNN] Our
experience as refugees taught us many valuable lessons. {[] {0 0
Xi
in 67 ft o [also V that] 4 [no
passive] (informal) to persuade sb not to
do sth again by making them suffer so much that they are afraid to do it {£31 III ; M : [VN to inf] Lost all your money? That’ll teach you to
gamble. ttflMfcWUcilllo o I’ll
teach you to call (= punish you for
calling) me a liar! Xp
i&flciUf, O [VNN] The accident
taught me a lesson I’ll never forget. Tffe^X
67ftill|0
rr*T771 teach your grandmother to suck
'eggs (BrE,
informal)
to tell or show sb how to do sth that they can already do well, and probably
better than you can Xf&Affii01®; M\
(you can’t) teach an old dog new tricks (saying) (you cannot)
successfully make people change their ideas, methods of work, etc., when they
have had them for a long time £A ( X )• Rjfl; (
A& ) i&$ACI^ittl'«
^M^I ( ^WA^) , •
teach and teacher
Verbs tJjtM
a teach
fi: John teaches
French at the local school.
^ itfe#gfl'&i£o o She taught me how to change a tyre, idkfl^-7
a educate
filf: Our priority
is to educate people about the dangers of drugs. lt67JiflW
AS,
j£Mmx#pan67;«o a instruct iijg; Members of staff should be
instructed in the use of fire equipment.
a train
XX; ill|#: She’s
a trained midwife. fftfejlX:
M A H 01# 67 0J#±o o He’s training the British Olympic swimming
team. {ifeXXI # ^ 0 67 IlSlt?
&PAo
a coach
ill]#: He’s the best
football player I’ve ever coached.
o She
coaches some of the local children in maths.
(BrE) )
a tutor
• • - 67 fl'Jili; : She tutors some of the
local children in math. (NAmE) Wu-i life
Nouns ^iB]
a teacher
fiftp; school/college
teachers / A^
il!Jf
a instructor
f[M; fl^; ft#M: a swimming/ science instructor Wdt&M; f4^fl M : i trainer ill|^ IA; fl#; il#!lip; a horse trainer 3Jl|
4ffp
o Do you have a
personal trainer? fAWIA Afl
a coach
( ) fl #; &Af[0: a football
coach T^^fl#
a tutor
fAAftiJip; tutors working with
migrant children
teach able /'tiitjabl/ adj. 1 (of a subject f4 g) that can be taught. igXft'^; Rl ftgfiiJ 2 (of a person A) able to learn by being
taught ojfifrp; ; ##67
teacher o-w
/,ti:tj’a(r)/
noun a person whose job is teaching,
especially in a school fi ijrp; fi M; A !PP; 5feX: a history/science, etc.
teacher 3f4^fl!J¥ 0 primary school teachers /b#f:!l¥ o There is a growing need for
qualified teachers of Business English. 0 o
note
at TEACH
.teacher 'training noun [u] the process of
teaching or learning the skills you need to be a teacher in a school W^rioilll ► .teacher
'trainer noun-, experienced
teachers and teacher trainers 4P^ ^ 67 fl 0 40 A4 iili
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'tea
chest noun (BrE) a large light wooden
box lined with metal in which tea is transported. Tea chests are sometimes used
for transporting personal possessions, for example, when moving to another
home. ^ Uf ff
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