单词 | tea break |
释义 | > as lemmastea break tea break n. an interval, usually between periods of work, when tea is drunk. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > temporary cessation of activity or operation > [noun] > a temporary cessation of activity or operation > between two events, actions, operations, etc. intervalc1386 intervallum1574 wheta1628 interstice1639 period1865 grace period1880 tea break1948 1948 Brit. Jrnl. Psychol. 38 113 Many reasons were given for the almost universal appreciation of the tea break. 1958 A. Sillitoe Saturday Night & Sunday Morning ii. 35 The light flashed: tea-break over. 1981 Economist 18 Nov. 17/2 Strikes during the contract period (like the present tea-break strike at BL) would bring heavy damages on the unions. < as lemmas |
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