| [/kʌp; kʌp/] n 用法:
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 纸杯 *
She drank a whole cup of milk. 她喝了满满一杯牛奶. *
Use two cups of flour for the cake, ie as a measure in cooking. 用两杯面粉做蛋糕（用作烹饪的量器）. *
(fig rhet 比喻, 修辞) My cup (of joy) is full/overflowing, ie I am extremely happy. 我快乐极了. =>illus 见插图. 用法:
2 [C] (a) vessel, usu of gold or silver, awarded as a prize in a competition 奖杯:
teams competing for the World Cup, eg in football 争夺世界杯的球队（如足球赛中） *
He's won several cups for shooting. 他曾多次荣获射击比赛的奖杯.
(b) such a competition 优胜杯赛; 锦标赛:
We got knocked out of the Cup in the first round. 我们在锦标赛的第一轮比赛中就被淘汰了. 用法:
3 [C] = chalice. 用法:
4 [C] thing shaped like a deep narrow bowl 杯形物:
an `egg-cup 蛋杯 *
the cup in which an acorn grows 长橡果的壳斗 *
the cups of a bra 胸罩的罩杯 *
She wears a `D cup, ie size of bra. 她戴罩杯尺寸为D的胸罩. 用法:
5 [U] drink made from wine, cider, etc with other flavourings added （由葡萄酒、 苹果酒等加其他调料制成的）混合饮料:
`claret-cup 红葡萄酒混合饮料 *
`cider-cup 苹果酒混合饮料. 用法:
6 (idm 习语) (not) sb's cup of `tea (infml) (not) what sb likes, is interested in, etc （非）某人所喜爱、 所关注等的:
Skiing isn't really my cup of tea. 滑雪不算是我的嗜好. in one's `cups (dated fml 旧, 文) drunk 喝醉的. there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip => slip1.` cup 2
[/kʌp; kʌp/] v (-pp-) 用法:
1 [Tn] form (esp one's hands) into the shape of a cup 做成杯状（尤指用手窝成）:
She cupped her hands round her mouth and shouted. 她窝起两只手掌围著嘴喊. 用法:
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (in/with sth) hold sth as if in cup 把某物放入杯状物中:
cup one's chin in one's hands 窝起两只手掌托住下巴. |