saucer
gb/sˈɔsɚ/ us/sˈɔsɚ/
A2
Anglų
Reikšmės
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Daiktavardis
A2
entity
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small shallow dish for a cup
A small plate that a cup sits on.
Vartosenos šablonas:
a saucer (for [a cup])
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes call a saucer a "plate"; a saucer is usually smaller and made for a cup.
Sinonimai
small dish (More general; not specifically for a cup.)
Kolokacijos
cup and saucer
|coffee saucer
|tea saucer
|matching saucer
|set the cup on the saucer
|chip the saucer
|clean the saucer
|a saucer of milk
|a china saucer
|a porcelain saucer
Temos
food_and_drink
|daily_life
|home
Pavyzdžiai
- She set the espresso cup back on its saucer.
- A little coffee had spilled onto the saucer.
- The antique cup came with a matching saucer.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- The cup is on the saucer.
- Please bring a cup and saucer.
Daiktavardis
B1
entity
2
tray under a plant pot
A shallow tray under a plant pot to catch water.
Vartosenos šablonas:
a saucer under [a plant pot]
Dažna klaida:
Learners may confuse this with a cup saucer; context usually makes the meaning clear (plants vs. cups).
Sinonimai
drip tray (Emphasizes catching water; common in gardening and appliances.)
Kolokacijos
plant saucer
|pot saucer
|terracotta saucer
|plastic saucer
|put a saucer under the pot
|water collecting in the saucer
|empty the saucer
|a saucer for the planter
Temos
home
|gardening
Pavyzdžiai
- Put a saucer under the plant pot so it doesn’t leak onto the floor.
- After watering, she emptied the saucer to keep the roots from sitting in water.
- The terracotta saucer cracked in the cold.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- The plant pot sits on a saucer.
Daiktavardis
B1
entity
3
UFO shaped like a disc
A UFO that looks like a flat round dish.
Vartosenos šablonas:
a saucer (in the sky)
Dažna klaida:
In this meaning, saucer usually appears with flying or in a UFO context; by itself it can be unclear without context.
Sinonimai
UFO (More general; does not imply a specific disc shape.)
Kolokacijos
flying saucer
|a saucer-shaped craft
|see a saucer
|spot a saucer
|alien saucer
|a saucer in the sky
|a silver saucer
|a hovering saucer
Temos
science_fiction
|media
Pavyzdžiai
- He claimed he saw a flying saucer hovering over the field.
- The movie features a giant saucer descending over the city.
- A saucer-shaped craft appeared on the radar, then vanished.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- They saw a flying saucer in the sky.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
saucer
IPA
GB/sˈɔsɚ/
US/sˈɔsɚ/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
sau - cer (2 skiemenys)
Stress on 1st syllable (sau)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: saucer
- Plural: saucers
Posakiai
cup and saucer
1/kˈʌp ˈænd sˈɔsɚ/
fixed phrase
a matching cup with its saucer
A cup and the small plate under it.
Pavyzdžiai
- Each guest was given a cup and saucer for tea.
- The shop sells delicate cup and saucer sets.
- She bought a single cup and saucer to replace the broken one.
eyes like saucers
1/ˈaɪz lˈaɪk sˈɔsɚz/
idiom
informal
eyes very wide with surprise
Someone looks very surprised, with eyes wide open.
Pavyzdžiai
- Her eyes were like saucers when she saw the bill.
- The kids’ eyes went like saucers as the magician pulled out a rabbit.
- His eyes were like saucers after hearing the news.
saucer-eyed
1/sˈɔsɚ ˈaɪd/
fixed phrase
informal
having very wide open eyes
Looking very surprised, with big wide eyes.
Pavyzdžiai
- They stood saucer-eyed as the fireworks filled the sky.
- He stared at the screen, saucer-eyed with disbelief.