saucer
gb/sˈɔsɚ/ us/sˈɔsɚ/
A2
Inglês
Acepções
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Substantivo
A2
entity
1
small shallow dish for a cup
A small plate that a cup sits on.
Padrão de uso:
a saucer (for [a cup])
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes call a saucer a "plate"; a saucer is usually smaller and made for a cup.
Sinônimos
small dish (More general; not specifically for a cup.)
Colocações
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
Temas
food_and_drink
|daily_life
|home
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The cup is on the saucer.
- Please bring a cup and saucer.
Substantivo
B1
entity
2
tray under a plant pot
A shallow tray under a plant pot to catch water.
Padrão de uso:
a saucer under [a plant pot]
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse this with a cup saucer; context usually makes the meaning clear (plants vs. cups).
Sinônimos
drip tray (Emphasizes catching water; common in gardening and appliances.)
Colocações
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
Temas
home
|gardening
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The plant pot sits on a saucer.
Substantivo
B1
entity
3
UFO shaped like a disc
A UFO that looks like a flat round dish.
Padrão de uso:
a saucer (in the sky)
Erro comum:
In this meaning, saucer usually appears with flying or in a UFO context; by itself it can be unclear without context.
Sinônimos
UFO (More general; does not imply a specific disc shape.)
Colocações
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
Temas
science_fiction
|media
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos para estudantes
- They saw a flying saucer in the sky.
Gramática
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saucer
AFI
GB/sˈɔsɚ/
US/sˈɔsɚ/
Sílabas e tonicidade
sau - cer (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (sau)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: saucer
- Plural: saucers
Expressões
cup and saucer
1/kˈʌp ˈænd sˈɔsɚ/
fixed phrase
a matching cup with its saucer
A cup and the small plate under it.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- 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.
Exemplos
- They stood saucer-eyed as the fireworks filled the sky.
- He stared at the screen, saucer-eyed with disbelief.