high tea

noun
🔊/ˌhaɪ ˈtiː/
🔊/ˌhaɪ ˈtiː/
[countable, uncountable] (British English)
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  1. a meal consisting of cooked food, bread and butter and cakes, usually with tea to drink, eaten in the late afternoon or early evening instead of dinner傍晚茶(傍晚前后吃的膳食,通常有茶,代替晚上正餐) compare afternoon tea, cream teaTopics Cooking and eatingc2