cup
n
1 [C] small bowl-shaped container, usu with a handle, for drinking tea, coffee, etc from; its contents; the amount it will hold 杯子; 杯中之物; 一杯之量: a `teacup
a ,cup and `saucer 一套杯碟
a,cup of `coffee 一杯咖啡
a paper cup 紙杯 * She drank a whole cup of milk. 她喝了滿滿一杯牛奶.
Use two cups of flour for the cake, ie as a measure in cooking. 用兩杯面粉做蛋糕(用作烹飪的量器).
(fig rhet 比喻, 修辭) My cup (of joy) is full/overflowing, ie I am extremely happy. 我快樂極了. =>illus 見插圖.
2 [C]
(a) vessel, usu of gold or silver, awarded as a prize in a competition 獎杯
teams competing for the World Cup, eg in football 爭奪世界杯的球隊(如足球賽中)
He's won several cups for shooting. 他曾多次榮獲射擊比賽的獎杯.
(b) such a competition 優勝杯賽; 錦標賽
We got knocked out of the Cup in the first round. 我們在錦標賽的第一輪比賽中就被淘汰了.
3 [C] = chalice.
4 [C] thing shaped like a deep narrow bowl 杯形物: an `egg-cup 蛋杯
the cup in which an acorn grows 長橡果的殼斗
the cups of a bra 胸罩的罩杯
She wears a `D cup, ie size of bra. 她戴罩杯尺寸為D的胸罩.
5 [U] drink made from wine, cider, etc with other flavourings added (由葡萄酒、 蘋果酒等加其他調料制成的)混合飲料
`claret-cup 紅葡萄酒混合飲料
`cider-cup 蘋果酒混合飲料.
6 (idm 習語) (not) sb's cup of `tea (infml 口) (not) what sb likes, is interested in, etc (非)某人所喜愛、 所關注等的
Skiing isn't really my cup of tea. 滑雪不算是我的嗜好. in one's `cups (dated fml 舊, 文) drunk 喝醉的. there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip => slip1.`; cup v (-pp-)
1 [Tn] form (esp one's hands) into the shape of a cup 做成杯狀(尤指用手窩成)
She cupped her hands round her mouth and shouted. 她窩起兩只手掌圍著嘴喊.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (in/with sth) hold sth as if in cup 把某物放入杯狀物中
cup one's chin in one's hands 窩起兩只手掌托住下巴.
?? 考研助記
u為杯子狀
?? 擴展釋義
*[k?p]n. 杯子, 茶杯, 優勝杯vt. 使成杯狀, 為...拔火罐【醫】 杯相關詞組: between cup and lip kiss the cup be too fond of the cup drink a bitter cup be a cup too low