We must take as many positives as we can from the cup run.
The Sun (2009)
Today they tackle how to make the perfect cup of tea.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There is time to make a cup of tea while they do it.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Weak tea with milk if desired or one cup weak coffee.
Trickett, Shirley Coming Off Tranquillizers and Sleeping Pills (1991)
The cup is something for the fans.
The Sun (2009)
You find out whether he has a large intellectual cup or a small one.
Christianity Today (2000)
We poured tea into china cups feeling very grown up.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Here is the story of one of the great cup finals of recent times.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Research shows that drinking just one cup a day could improve your health.
The Sun (2013)
Five cups a day can reduce the risk of strokes or heart disease.
The Sun (2015)
Old cups make good plant pots or moulds for making candles.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Drinking less than half a cup lowered blood pressure in those with chronic bronchitis and emphysema and let them exercise for longer.
The Sun (2015)
But Liverpool do have some cup successes to draw on.
The Sun (2006)
The women they selected weren't my cup of tea either.
The Sun (2014)
They have one cup competition less, too.
The Sun (2016)
He was picked up by an Australian warship and had a cup of tea.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It was a bit too short in the body plus the cups in the top don't fit.
The Sun (2011)
Let her rub and brush any plastic bowls and cups while you get on with your washing-up at the nearby sink.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
If the move is successful, the boats will be tiny compared with those that have contested the cup in the past.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
I tend to serve it in cups - soup bowls play havoc with the dishwasher.
The Sun (2011)
It is FA cup finals day.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The club are expected to learn today whether they will be allowed to carry on in Spain's key cup contest.
The Sun (2015)
The only time it is relevant is this week, the derby game, or if we are drawn in the cup.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Word lists with
cup
cocktail
In other languages
cup
British English: cup /kʌp/ NOUN
A cup is a small round container with a handle, which you drink from.
...cups and saucers.
American English: cup
Arabic: فِنْجَان
Brazilian Portuguese: xícara
Chinese: 杯
Croatian: šalica
Czech: šálek
Danish: kop
Dutch: kopje
European Spanish: taza
Finnish: kuppi
French: tasse
German: Tasse
Greek: φλιτζάνι
Italian: tazza
Japanese: カップ
Korean: 컵
Norwegian: kopp
Polish: filiżanka
European Portuguese: chávena
Romanian: ceașcă
Russian: чашка
Latin American Spanish: taza vasija pequeña para tomar líquidos
Swedish: kopp
Thai: ถ้วย
Turkish: tas
Ukrainian: чашка
Vietnamese: tách uống
All related terms of 'cup'
FA Cup
an annual knockout competition for a silver trophy , open to all member teams of the Football Association
cup tie
In sports, especially football , a cup tie is a match between two teams who are taking part in a competition in which the prize is a cup.
egg cup
An egg cup is a small container in which you put a boiled egg while you eat it.
elf-cup
any of various cup-shaped ascomycetous fungi of the order Pezizales, often strikingly coloured, such as the orange-peel elf-cup ( Aleuria aurantia ), which is bright orange inside and dirty white outside, and the scarlet elf-cup ( Sarcoscypha coccinea )
tin cup
a cup made out of tin , esp. one used by beggars to solicit money
acorn cup
the woody cuplike base that holds the nut from an oak tree
cup coral
any of several species of coral in which the polyp forms and houses itself in a cup-shaped depression in the skeleton
Cup Final
the final of any cup competition
cup size
a measurement of the parts of a bra that actually hold the breasts
cup-tied
(of a team) unable to play another fixture because of involvement in a cup tie
Davis Cup
an annual international lawn tennis championship for men's teams
dice cup
a container, usually cylindrical and open at the top, in which dice are shaken to give them a random position and from which they are then thrown or rolled
Dixie cup
a small disposable paper cup
fruit cup
a variety of fruits served in a cup or glass as an appetizer or dessert
grace cup
a cup , as of wine , passed around at the end of the meal for the final toast
paper cup
a disposable drinking cup made of paper
Ryder Cup
→ the Ryder Cup
sippy cup
infant's drinking cup with a tight-fitting lid and perforated spout
World Cup
an international competition held between national teams in various sports, most notably association football
claret cup
an iced drink made of claret , brandy , lemon , sugar , and sometimes sherry , Curaçao, etc
coffee cup
A coffee cup is a cup in which coffee is served . Coffee cups are usually smaller than tea cups.
cup-holder
a device for holding a cup upright , esp in a motor vehicle
custard cup
a heat-resistant porcelain or glass cup in which an individual custard is baked
grease cup
a container that stores grease and feeds it through a small hole into a bearing
loving cup
a large vessel, usually two-handled, out of which people drink in turn at a banquet
painted cup
→ Indian paintbrush
Stanley Cup
(in North America) the trophy presented annually to the champions of the National Hockey League
stirrup cup
a cup containing an alcoholic drink offered to a horseman ready to ride away
suction cup
a cup-shaped device made of flexible material that is used to draw out a substance or adhere to a non-porous surface by means of suction
America's Cup
an international yachting trophy , first won by the schooner America in 1851 and held as a challenge trophy by the New York Yacht Club until 1983
badminton cup
a long refreshing drink of claret with soda water and sugar
Bledisloe Cup
a trophy competed for, usually annually, by New Zealand and Australia since 1932
bouillon cup
a small, bowl-shaped vessel, with two handles , in which bouillon is served
Calcutta Cup
a trophy competed for annually by England and Scotland since 1879
communion cup
a chalice from which a communicant drinks
cup of tea
a favorite or well-suited thing, activity, etc.
measuring cup
a standard cup , usually one holding either 8 oz or 16 oz, with marks to show fractional amounts and with a lip for pouring , used to measure ingredients in cooking , esp. liquid ingredients
Melbourne Cup
an annual horse race run in Melbourne , since 1861
moustache cup
a cup with a partial cover to protect a drinker's moustache
half-cup bra
a bra that covers three-quarters of the breasts rather than all of the breasts
huntsman's-cup
any of various pitcher plants of the genus Sarracenia , whose leaves are modified to form tubular pitchers
the Cup Final
the annual final of the FA Cup soccer competition, played at Wembley , or the Scottish Cup, played at Hampden Park
the Ryder Cup
the trophy awarded in a professional golfing competition between teams representing Europe and the US
teacup
A teacup is a cup that you use for drinking tea.
one's cup of tea
one's chosen or preferred thing, task , company, etc
death cap
a poisonous woodland saprotrophic basidiomycetous fungus , Amanita phalloides, differing from the edible mushroom ( Agaricus ) only in its white gills (pinkish-brown in Agaricus ) and the presence of a volva
something is not your cup of tea
said to mean that you are not very interested in something
sb's cup of tea not your cup of tea
If you say that someone or something is not your cup of tea , you mean that they are not the kind of person or thing that you like.
there is many a slip twixt cup and lip
said to mean that a plan may easily go wrong before it is completed, and you can never be sure of what will happen
Chinese translation of 'cup'
cup
(kʌp)
n(c)
(for drinking) 杯子 (bēizi) (个(個), gè)
(= trophy) 奖(獎)杯(盃) (jiǎngbēi) (个(個), gè)
(= quantity) 杯 (bēi)
[of bra]罩杯 (zhàobēi) (个(個), gè)
vt
to cup sth in one's hands用手屈拢(攏)着(著)某物 (yòng shǒu qūlǒngzhe mǒuwù)
a cup of tea一杯茶 (yī bēi chá)
to cup one's hands捧起手 (pěngqǐ shǒu)
All related terms of 'cup'
cup final
优(優)胜(勝)杯(盃)决(決)赛(賽) yōushèngbēi juésài
World Cup
▶ the World Cup 世界杯(盃)足球赛(賽) Shìjièbēi Zúqiúsài
the World Cup
世界杯(盃)足球赛(賽) Shìjièbēi Zúqiúsài
a cup of tea
一杯茶 yī bēi chá
to cup one's hands
捧起手 pěngqǐ shǒu
where does this cup go?
把这(這)个(個)茶杯放在哪儿(兒)? bǎ zhège chábēi fàng zài nǎr?
to cup sth in one's hands
用手屈拢(攏)着(著)某物 yòng shǒu qūlǒngzhe mǒuwù
a cup of tea/vase of flowers
一杯茶/一瓶花 yī bēi chá/yī píng huā
to drink sth out of a cup
用杯子喝某物 yòng bēizi hē mǒuwù
will you have a cup of tea?
你要来(來)杯茶吗(嗎)? nǐ yào lái bēi chá ma?
she poured some tea into the cup
她把一些茶倒进(進)了杯子里(裡) tā bǎ yīxiē chá dàojìnle bēizi li