| 单词 | oolong tea |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoolong tea A variety of dark-coloured China tea. Also oolong tea.Made by fermenting the partially dried leaves to about half the degree usual for black teas. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > tea manufacture > [noun] > types of dry tea > other types bing1702 bohea1702 brush-tea1813 Ceylon tea1814 padre1836 oolong1845 Formosa tea1889 1845 Times 15 Dec. 7/5 Great reduction in the price of good teas:—Oolong tea, 4s. 1847 N.Y. Mercantile Reg. 156 Our stock consists, in part, of..fine Oolong. 1869 Overland Monthly Dec. 542/1 The assimilating of different kinds—a little Congou, a little Oolong, a little Orange Pekoe—until a palatable mixture is produced. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 7 May 8/1 The competition for Oolongs, some Souchongs, and flowery Pekoes is still very keen. 1903 Science 1 May 704/2 Oolong teas represent a class in which the action of the oxidases on the tannin has been begun, but has been stopped before full fermentation has taken place. 1972 Publishers Weekly 4 Sept. 49/2 Durrell's version is a sophisticated literary delight, for obvious reasons not everybody's cup of oolong. 1999 Marie Claire Health & Beauty Sept. 61/1 I went to an all-girls school and diets were very popular—people would have only tofu salad and oolong tea for lunch. < as lemmas |
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