单词 | cup |
释义 | Word Frequency cup(kʌp) noun 1. a small open container, usually having one handle, used for drinking from 2. the contents of such a container that cup was too sweet 3. Also called: teacup, cupful a unit of capacity used in cooking equal to approximately half a pint, 8 fluid ounces, or about one quarter of a litre 4. something resembling a cup in shape or function, such as the flower base of some plants of the rose family or a cuplike bodily organ 5. either of two cup-shaped parts of a brassiere, designed to support the breasts 6. a cup-shaped trophy awarded as a prize 7. British a. a sporting contest in which a cup is awarded to the winner b. (as modifier) a cup competition 8. a mixed drink with one ingredient as a base, usually served from a bowl claret cup 9. golf the hole or metal container in the hole on a green 10. the chalice or the consecrated wine used in the Eucharist 11. one's lot in life 12. in one's cups 13. one's cup of tea verbWord forms: cups, cupping or cupped (transitive) 14. to form (something, such as the hands) into the shape of a cup 15. to put into or as if into a cup 16. archaic to draw blood to the surface of the body of (a person) by using a cupping glass Derived forms cuplike (ˈcupˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English cuppe, from Late Latin cuppa cup, alteration of Latin cūpa cask |
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