Coffee
['kɒfɪ] or ['kɔfi]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; 'he ordered a cup of coffee'.
(noun.) any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans.
阿尔玛編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The "beans" or "berries" (pyrenes) obtained from the drupes of a small evergreen tree of the genus Coffea, growing in Abyssinia, Arabia, Persia, and other warm regions of Asia and Africa, and also in tropical America.
(n.) The coffee tree.
(n.) The beverage made from the roasted and ground berry.
整理:理查德
解釋/意思:
n. a drink made from the seeds of the coffee-tree a native of Arabia: the powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds.—ns. Coff′ee-bean the seed of the coffee-plant; Coff′ee-berr′y the fruit of the coffee-tree; Coff′ee-bug the Lecanium coffe destructive to the coffee-plant; Coff′ee-cup a cup for coffee; Coff′ee-house a house where coffee and other refreshments are sold; Coff′ee-mill a small mill or machine for grinding coffee-beans; Coff′ee-pot a pot or vessel in which coffee is prepared and served; Coff′ee-room a room in a hotel where coffee and other refreshments are served.
錄入:门罗
娱乐性解釋/意思：
To dream of drinking coffee, denotes the disapproval of friends toward your marriage intentions. If married, disagreements and frequent quarrels are implied. To dream of dealing in coffee, portends business failures. If selling, sure loss. Buying it, you may with ease retain your credit. For a young woman to see or handle coffee she will be made a by-word if she is not discreet in her actions. To dream of roasting coffee, for a young woman it denotes escape from evil by luckily marrying a stranger. To see ground coffee, foretells successful struggles with adversity. Parched coffee, warns you of the evil attentions of strangers. Green coffee, denotes you have bold enemies who will show you no quarter, but will fight for your overthrow.
整理:凯瑟琳
例句/造句/用法:
- At last coffee is brought in, and the gentlemen are summoned. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- The four sat down, to breakfast, on the coffee, and some hot rolls and ham which the Dodger had brought home in the crown of his hat. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Thank you for the coffee beans. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- After getting our lunch and upon reaching the sidewalk, Borst opened his mouth, and said: 'That's a great place; a plate of cakes, a cup of coffee, and a Russian bath, for ten cents. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- I paid for my coffee and grappa and I watched the people going by in the light from the window. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- The largest per capita increase since 1870 has been in malt liquors, and the next in coffee. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- The bread and coffee were highly appreciated. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- They all sat down, and Gudrun carefully poured out the coffee. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- He was smoking a cigarette and he held a bowl of coffee in one hand and blew smoke onto its surface as he raised it to his lips. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- You'd better chew some coffee. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- Caliphronas, touching neither coffee nor tea, drank water only, and confined his eating to bread, honey, and eggs. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- The coffee was so exquisite that he asked for a second cup: such a contrast to the watery stuff at the club! 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- The nondescript replied in encouraging terms, and brought him to a coffee-shop in the street within a stone's throw. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- I dressed, went downstairs, had some coffee in the kitchen and went out to the garage. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- Then came the tea and coffee; and then, the ball. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
編輯:特伦斯