单词 | bed tea |
释义 | > as lemmasbed tea bed tea n. South Asian (originally Anglo-Indian) an early morning drink of tea, served in bed, often as a wake-up call (cf. chota hazri n.); also called early tea. ΚΠ 1956 N.Y. Times 15 Apr. ii. 28/3 The [Ceylon] Government..has claims [it] is the lowest tariff in the world—$1 a day for bed and breakfast ($1.50 extra for four Western-styled meals, including the inevitable English afternoon tea and morning ‘bed’ tea). 1991 M. Tully No Full Stops in India (1992) i. 14 Bed tea or chota hazari (small breakfast), as we used to know it..during the last days of the raj, is one of the luxuries of my life in India. 2002 Times of India (Nexis) 17 June During his last visit, he wanted bed tea at 4 am. But he was extremely apologetic before making the request. < as lemmas |
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