单词 | half-caf half-decaf |
释义 | > as lemmashalf-caf half-decaf Made with caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee mixed in equal parts. Also occasionally more fully half-caf half-decaf. ΚΠ 1991 Entertainm. Weekly 19 Apr. 13/2 Steve Martin's jab at fussy coffee ordering in L.A. Story has given birth to a new java-speak. You hear it in upscale L.A. restaurants: customers trying to mimic Martin—and failing. ‘I'll have a half caf doublé de cap.’ 1994 N.Y. Mag. 23 May 59/2 Could I get a half-caf cappuccino, very dry, made with nonfat milk? 1999 Independent on Sunday 12 Sept. (Real Life section) 3/6 Denny, Moira & Co dish out the half caf half decaf triple semi-skimmed extra hot mochas or triple espresso companas with an ease bordering on the nonchalant. 2001 Yahoo! Internet Life Dec. 66/3 Office workers..spend $1.50 for coffee or $4 for a grande half-caff extra-hot extra-shot mochaccino. 2009 M. R. Eades & M. D. Eades Six-week Cure for Middle-aged Middle vi. 105 Going from drip to espresso..instantly cuts your caffeine load in half. From there you can move to half-caf espresso and then to decaf espresso. < as lemmas |
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