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单词 decaf
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Definition of decaf in English:

decaf

(also decaff)
adjective ˈdiːkafˈdikæf
informal
  • Decaffeinated.

    a decaff cappuccino
    a cup of decaf tea
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I start every day with strong decaf coffee, French country bread and a fried egg.
    • "I have a decaf tall non-fat latte up on the bar!"
    • Try a decaf soy-milk cappuccino instead.
    • I wouldn't go in there, though, to the truck stop and ask for a skinny decaf soy latte.
    • Lastly she watered the office plants and fetched her coworker a fresh cup of decaf coffee.
    • I don't really drink tea and only decaff coffee now so I can't really say I have any feelings about this.
    • Can I get you a decaf weak soy latte with that?
    • The dispute has much at stake, with decaf coffee sales accounting for roughly 10 per cent of the multi-billion dollar coffee industry.
    • Try bottled water with a splash of lime or lemon, flavored sparkling water or decaf herbal tea.
    • And when you can, opt for decaf coffee and soda over regular.
    • Some of us even want a skinny mocha decaff latte with a twist.
    • When you order a decaf latte with skim milk, it is often called "why bother?" latte.
    • Decaf coffee in this particular study just happened to show a mild elevation in fatty acids.
    • I meant 'tall decaf latte.'
    • My son's favorite is a decaf chai, not too hot, with mostly soy milk.
    • I finished with a decaff cappuccino.
    • If you find you're getting jittery or having trouble sleeping at night, cut back or switch to decaf versions.
    • Today, there are two main processes for creating decaf coffee.
    • They all drank a triple espresso, a decaf triple espresso and were given intravenous caffeine and a placebo.
    • You drink it for the caffeine, and after a while you become accustomed to the taste, and with enough exposure will appreciate its nuances - with the result that people will drink decaff coffee.
noun ˈdiːkafˈdikæf
mass nouninformal
  • Decaffeinated coffee.

    we haven't any decaf, I'm afraid
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I drink about eight cups of coffee in the morning, but I drink decaf.
    • Cut the caffeine: Settle for a "half-caf" or decaf.
    • Eddie orders the largest ribeye steak they have to offer and a cup of decaf.
    • Meanwhile, only 8 percent of regular coffee drinkers drink decaf.
    • Researchers don't yet know whether decaf is the culprit.
    • Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks.
    • What to do: It's too early to conclude that decaf raises the risk of rheumatoid arthritis.
    • I love love love coffee, but even decaf kept me up after our rants.
    • People sigh, or at least wish they hadn't ordered decaf that morning.
    • He pauses and takes a sip of decaf, thinking of the best way to describe the film.
    • A quick espresso can banish the sleepies; but fight the urge to offer decaf and then slip your guest a regular shot.
    • We prefer decaff if that's an option.
    • I've tried decaff, but it's a concept I find rather difficult to reconcile myself to.
    • Either that, or your wife has secretly switched you over to decaf.
    • I was convinced that someone was slipping me regular coffee instead of the decaff.
    • Methinks he needs to switch to decaf.
    • Monday, 6 p.m.: Same cup of decaf with the same splash of cream in hand, I board the train for the same vinyl seat.
    • I sometimes allow myself decaff.
    • It is decaff, of course - we are, after all, in a very health-conscious restaurant.
    • The attempt to develop GM decaf is just one way in which scientists are seeking to apply genetic engineering to meet consumer demand.

Origin

1950s: abbreviation.

 
 

Definition of decaf in US English:

decaf

(also decaff)
adjectiveˈdikæfˈdēkaf
informal
  • Decaffeinated.

    a decaf cappuccino
    decaf iced tea
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Decaf coffee in this particular study just happened to show a mild elevation in fatty acids.
    • Try bottled water with a splash of lime or lemon, flavored sparkling water or decaf herbal tea.
    • When you order a decaf latte with skim milk, it is often called "why bother?" latte.
    • And when you can, opt for decaf coffee and soda over regular.
    • Try a decaf soy-milk cappuccino instead.
    • If you find you're getting jittery or having trouble sleeping at night, cut back or switch to decaf versions.
    • I wouldn't go in there, though, to the truck stop and ask for a skinny decaf soy latte.
    • I start every day with strong decaf coffee, French country bread and a fried egg.
    • "I have a decaf tall non-fat latte up on the bar!"
    • I don't really drink tea and only decaff coffee now so I can't really say I have any feelings about this.
    • The dispute has much at stake, with decaf coffee sales accounting for roughly 10 per cent of the multi-billion dollar coffee industry.
    • Some of us even want a skinny mocha decaff latte with a twist.
    • Lastly she watered the office plants and fetched her coworker a fresh cup of decaf coffee.
    • You drink it for the caffeine, and after a while you become accustomed to the taste, and with enough exposure will appreciate its nuances - with the result that people will drink decaff coffee.
    • I meant 'tall decaf latte.'
    • Today, there are two main processes for creating decaf coffee.
    • My son's favorite is a decaf chai, not too hot, with mostly soy milk.
    • They all drank a triple espresso, a decaf triple espresso and were given intravenous caffeine and a placebo.
    • I finished with a decaff cappuccino.
    • Can I get you a decaf weak soy latte with that?
nounˈdikæfˈdēkaf
informal
  • Decaffeinated coffee.

    I've switched to decaf in the evenings
    Example sentencesExamples
    • What to do: It's too early to conclude that decaf raises the risk of rheumatoid arthritis.
    • I've tried decaff, but it's a concept I find rather difficult to reconcile myself to.
    • Eddie orders the largest ribeye steak they have to offer and a cup of decaf.
    • Monday, 6 p.m.: Same cup of decaf with the same splash of cream in hand, I board the train for the same vinyl seat.
    • People sigh, or at least wish they hadn't ordered decaf that morning.
    • Either that, or your wife has secretly switched you over to decaf.
    • The attempt to develop GM decaf is just one way in which scientists are seeking to apply genetic engineering to meet consumer demand.
    • It is decaff, of course - we are, after all, in a very health-conscious restaurant.
    • Cut the caffeine: Settle for a "half-caf" or decaf.
    • Researchers don't yet know whether decaf is the culprit.
    • A quick espresso can banish the sleepies; but fight the urge to offer decaf and then slip your guest a regular shot.
    • Meanwhile, only 8 percent of regular coffee drinkers drink decaf.
    • I was convinced that someone was slipping me regular coffee instead of the decaff.
    • Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks.
    • We prefer decaff if that's an option.
    • I drink about eight cups of coffee in the morning, but I drink decaf.
    • He pauses and takes a sip of decaf, thinking of the best way to describe the film.
    • I love love love coffee, but even decaf kept me up after our rants.
    • Methinks he needs to switch to decaf.
    • I sometimes allow myself decaff.

Origin

1950s: abbreviation.

 
 
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