| 单词 | elevenses |
| 释义 | elevenses[ ih-lev-uhn-ziz ] / ɪˈlɛv ən zɪz / noun (usually used with a plural verb)British.a midmorning break for refreshments: They paused for tea and muffins at elevenses. the refreshments taken; a midmorning snack: Elevenses were not ready to be served. Origin of elevensesFirst recorded in 1840–65; originally dialect; doubly pluralized form of eleven, perhaps as ellipsis of eleven hours (eleven o'clock) Words nearby elevenseselevator music, elevator pitch, elevator shoe, eleven, eleven-plus, elevenses, eleventh, Eleventh Amendment, eleventh chord, eleventh cranial nerve, eleventh hour Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for elevenseselevenses / (ɪˈlɛvənzɪz) / pl n(sometimes functioning as singular) British informal a light snack, usually with tea or coffee, taken mid-morning Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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