| 单词 | morning coffee |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmorning coffee morning coffee n. (a) coffee taken at mid-morning or (occasionally) at breakfast; (b) a mid-morning social occasion at which coffee is served, now typically with cake, biscuits, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > coffee > [noun] > a cup of > taken in morning morning coffeea1821 a1821 J. Keats Cap & Bells xli, in R. M. Milnes Life, Lett. & Lit. Remains Keats (1848) II. 231 Thou may'st Have Nantz, with which my morning-coffee's laced. 1917 J. Conrad Shadow-line iv. 131 Presently Ransome brought me the cup of morning coffee. 1929 Yorks. Evening Post 6 July 8/1 Socially, we respond amazingly to our fellow-beings, and it is perhaps significant that, at morning coffee, no man can be parsimonious with his cigarettes. 1959 T. S. Eliot Elder Statesman ii. 43 When I asked about morning coffee She said ‘I'm not the one for elevens's.’ 1975 J. M. Gillison Hist. Lyceum Club, Melbourne x. 96 The Club extended its entertaining to morning coffee and lunch-hour talks which have proved consistently popular. 1984 C. Helman Culture, Health, & Illness iii. 30 The buffet, the ‘cookout’ and the barbeque extend friendship to a greater extent than an invitation to morning coffee. 1996 F. Allen Who Goes There? 27 Drinking my morning coffee, I observe Her bosom snug in Botany wool. 2013 B. Kingston in S. Eriksson et al. Eat Hist. iv. 76 Long gone are the days when cake was only served after the sandwiches at afternoon tea or when friends (usually women) would gather at home for morning coffee and cake. < as lemmas |
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