coffee break

英 [ˈkɒfi breɪk]

美 [ˈkɔːfi breɪk]

n.  工间喝咖啡休息时间

牛津词典

noun

• 工间喝咖啡休息时间
  a short period of rest when you stop working and drink coffee
  1. to have a coffee break
     工间喝咖啡休息

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (通常指上午或下午)工间喝咖啡休息时间
  Acoffee breakis a short period of time, usually in the morning or afternoon, when you stop working and have a cup of coffee.
  1. It looks like she'll be too busy to stop for a coffee break.
     看来她太忙了，连停下来喝杯咖啡的时间都没有。

英英释义

noun

• a snack taken during a break in the work day
  1. a ten-minute coffee break
  2. the British have tea breaks
  Synonym:tea break

双语例句

• 286 I would like to suggest that we take a coffee break.
  我建议我们休息一下喝杯咖啡。
• The coffee break is over; it's about time you set to work.
  喝咖啡休息时间已过，你该正式开始工作了。
• We have time off for a coffee break every morning.
  每天上午我们都有喝咖啡的休息时间。
• People like to hang out with you for a coffee break but don't really consider you a friend.
  人们喜欢和你出去约会，但却不把你当成真正的朋友。
• Go on and take your coffee break. I'll cover for you until you return.
  你去喝咖啡吧，你回来前我会代替你。
• He popped out for a quick coffee break.
  他暂离一会去喝咖啡了。
• She rang Moira during a coffee break.
  她利用工间喝咖啡的休息时间给莫伊拉打了个电话。
• Take a coffee break for a few minutes.
  让我们休息几分钟，喝点咖啡。
• So there you have it& an excuse to take a coffee break or cancel your plans tonight, and finally make some time for you.
  那么你就有了理由，喝杯咖啡或是撤销今晚计划的理由，最终你拥有了属于你自己的时间。
• Our Saturday morning ministry meant sacrificing my Saturday morning cartoons, but our10 o'clock coffee break was a blessing.
  虽然周六早上的祷告意味着要牺牲我的卡通，但是10点钟的咖啡时间还是不错的。