plural cups
plural cups
Learner's definition of CUP
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1
a : a small round container that often has a handle and that is used for drinking liquids (such as tea and coffee)杯子;茶杯 -
a coffee cup咖啡杯
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a paper/plastic cup纸/塑料杯
— see picture at place setting; see also teacup b : the liquid that is contained in a cup一杯(的量) 2
US : a unit of measurement that is used when you are cooking杯(烹饪的计量单位) ◊ A cup is used to measure both dry and liquid ingredients. It is equal to half a pint or 237 milliliters.杯用来计量固体或液体,一杯等于半品脱或237毫升。
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two cups of flour两杯面粉
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four cups of milk四杯牛奶
— see also measuring cup 3
: a large gold or silver cup that is given as a prize for winning a competition or game奖杯;优胜杯 —
used in the names of some sports competitions in which a cup is the prize用于以奖杯作奖品的体育比赛名称 5
chiefly US : a food that is served in a cup or small bowl杯盛食物 6
US : a hard piece of plastic that men and boys wear to protect and support their sexual organs while playing a sport(体育运动时保护男子生殖器的)护裆,下身护具 — called also (British) box
7
: either one of the parts of a bra that cover the breasts —
used especially to describe the size of a bra(胸罩的)罩杯(尤指罩杯的尺寸) 8
US, golf : the metal or plastic case that is placed in the hole on a putting green
also : the hole itself洞壁;球洞
in the cup of your hand
◊ If you hold something in the cup of your hand, you hold it in your palm with your hand curved like a cup.捧在手心里
not your cup of tea
◊ If something is not your cup of tea, you do not like it very much or you are not very good at it.非某人所好;非某人所擅长
2 cup /ˈkʌp/ verb
cups; cupped; cupping
cups; cupped; cupping
Learner's definition of CUP
[+ object]
1
: to curve (your hand) into the shape of a cup将(手)窝成杯状 2
: to put your hand in a curved shape around (something)把(手)窝起成杯状放在…旁