cof‧fee S1 W2 / kɒfi $ kɒfi, kɑfi / 名词

1 [不可数名词] a hot dark brown drink that has a slightly bitter taste :

Do you want a cup of coffee?

Do you like your coffee white (= with milk ) or black (= without milk ) ?

2 [可数和不可数名词] a cup of coffee :

Who wants a coffee?

over coffee

dinner guests chatting over coffee (= while drinking coffee ) → decaffeinated

3 [不可数名词] whole coffee beans, crushed coffee beans, or a powder to which you add water to make coffee :

a jar of coffee

instant coffee (= powdered coffee )

I haven’t got any real coffee (= coffee beans ) at the moment.

4 [不可数名词] a light brown colour

→ wake up and smell the coffee at wake up ( 3 )

COLLOCATIONS

短语

a cup/mug of coffee Jake had a quick breakfast and a mug of coffee.

a pot of coffee Shall I make a pot of coffee?

动词

have a coffee She stopped in a café to have a quick coffee.

drink coffee I don’t often drink coffee.

sip coffee (= drink it slowly ) He sat in his chair, peacefully sipping his coffee.

make coffee You wash up and I’ll make the coffee.

pour the coffee (out) He poured the coffee out into mugs.

spill coffee He’d accidentally spilt coffee over the table.

形容词

black (= without milk ) He went up to the counter and ordered a black coffee.

white (= with milk ) I’d like a white coffee, please.

fresh (= made very recently using coffee beans ) the delicious smell of fresh coffee

strong/weak I needed some strong coffee to wake me up.

milky (= with a lot of milk in it ) a steaming mug of milky coffee

decaffeinated ( also decaf informal ) (= without any caffeine in it ) Have you got any decaf coffee?

coffee + NOUN

a coffee cup/mug Kate put down her coffee cup.

a coffee pot She refilled the coffee pot.

a coffee machine (= for making coffee ) Janice crossed to the coffee machine and filled two plastic cups.

a coffee break (= a break from work to have some coffee ) Shall we stop for a coffee break?

a coffee stain (= a mark left by coffee or a coffee cup ) The table was covered in coffee stains.

THESAURUS

types of coffee

espresso strong black Italian coffee : I’ll have a double espresso.

latte coffee made by adding a lot of hot milk to a small amount of strong coffee : Two lattes please.

cappuccino coffee that has hot milk with a lot of bubbles in it, usually with chocolate powder on top : I’ll have another cappuccino, please.

Americano coffee made by pouring a small amount of strong black Italian coffee on top of hot water : Can I have an Americano?

decaf informal coffee that does not contain caffeine . Decaf is short for ‘decaffeinated’ : I always drink decaf. | a decaf latte

skinny a skinny latte or capuccino has very low-fat milk in it : I asked for a skinny latte, not a full-fat one.

filter coffee coffee made using a paper filter : We usually drink filter coffee at home.

iced coffee coffee served cold with ice : a can of iced coffee