cup

[kʌp]
n
a small open container, usually having one handle, used for drinking from
the contents of such a container
that cup was too sweet
Also called: teacup Also called: cupful a unit of capacity used in cooking equal to approximately half a pint, 8 fluid ounces, or about one quarter of a litre
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
either of two cup-shaped parts of a brassiere, designed to support the breasts
a cup-shaped trophy awarded as a prize
a sporting contest in which a cup is awarded to the winner.(as modifier)
a mixed drink with one ingredient as a base, usually served from a bowl
claret cup
the hole or metal container in the hole on a green
the chalice or the consecrated wine used in the Eucharist
one's lot in life
vb
to form (something, such as the hands) into the shape of a cup
to put into or as if into a cup
to draw blood to the surface of the body of (a person) by using a cupping glass
- 习惯用语
- in one's cups drunk
- one's cup of tea one's chosen or preferred thing, task, company, etc