cup
gb/kˈʌp/ us/kˈʌp/
A1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 900
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
A1
entity
1
Small container for drinking
A small container with a handle that you use to drink hot drinks like tea or coffee.
వాడుక నమూనా:
a cup of [liquid]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cup' with 'glass', which is usually used for cold drinks and made of clear material.
పర్యాయపదాలు
mug (Usually larger and thicker than a cup, often without a saucer.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
bottle (A closed container, usually with a narrow neck, for holding liquids.)
పదకలయికలు
cup of tea
|coffee cup
|paper cup
|teacup
విషయాలు
daily life
|food
|home
|daily_life
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- She poured herself a cup of coffee.
- He placed the cup on the saucer.
- I accidentally dropped my cup and it broke.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I drink a cup of tea every morning.
- This cup is very hot.
- Please wash your cup after you use it.
నామవాచకం
A2
quantity
2
Unit of volume measurement
A way to measure food or drink in cooking, equal to about 240 milliliters in the US.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[number] cups of [ingredient]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cup' as a container with 'cup' as a measurement unit in recipes.
పర్యాయపదాలు
measure (A general word for an amount, not specific to the 'cup' unit.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
liter (A larger metric unit for measuring liquids.)
పదకలయికలు
one cup of sugar
|two cups of flour
|half a cup
విషయాలు
cooking
|measurement
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
ఉదాహరణలు
- Add two cups of flour to the bowl.
- The recipe calls for one cup of milk.
- She measured half a cup of rice.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Put one cup of milk in the bowl.
- I need two cups of water for this soup.
- The cake needs half a cup of sugar.
నామవాచకం
B1
event
3
Sports trophy or competition
A sports game or series where the winning team gets a trophy called a cup.
వాడుక నమూనా:
win [the] cup
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may misunderstand 'cup' here as the physical object only, not realizing it refers to the entire competition.
పర్యాయపదాలు
tournament (A general term for a sports competition, not necessarily with a cup as a prize.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
friendly match (A non-competitive sports game without trophies.)
పదకలయికలు
World Cup
|win the cup
|cup final
విషయాలు
sports
|competition
|arts_entertainment
ఉదాహరణలు
- They won the World Cup last year.
- The team is training hard for the cup final.
- This is their third cup victory in a row.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Our country won the World Cup.
- We will play in the cup final.
- They hope to win the cup this year.
క్రియ
B2
action
4
Form hands into curved shape to hold
To make your hand into a curved shape to hold something gently.
వాడుక నమూనా:
cup [something] in [hand(s)]
పర్యాయపదాలు
cradle (Implies holding something gently and protectively, often with both hands.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
flatten (To make something flat instead of curved for holding.)
పదకలయికలు
cup her face
|cupped his hands around
|cupped in his palms
విషయాలు
body
|movement
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- She cupped her hands to catch the rain.
- He cupped her face in his hands.
- I cupped the tiny bird gently.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- He cupped water in his hands.
- She cupped the flower carefully.
- I cupped my hands to drink.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
cup
IPA
GB/kˈʌp/
US/kˈʌp/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
cup (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (cup)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: cup
- Plural: cup, cups
Verb
- Base: cup
- 3rd Person Singular: cups
- Present Participle: cupping
- Past: cupped
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
cups
noun
cupping
verb
cupped
verb
Core family
cupful
noun
Related words
teacup
noun
cupcake
noun
ముఖ్యాంశాలు
- Irregular present participle: cupping Verb
- Irregular past: cupped Verb
పదప్రయోగాలు
a storm in a teacup
1/ə stˈɔɹm ˈɪn ə tˈikˌʌp/
idiom
Exaggeration of unimportant problem
A lot of anger or worry about something that is not important.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Their argument was just a storm in a teacup; they made up quickly.
- The media turned the small error into a storm in a teacup.
cup of tea
1/kˈʌp əv tˈi/
fixed phrase
Something one likes or enjoys
Something you like or are good at.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Reading is definitely her cup of tea.
- Cooking is his cup of tea.
World Cup
1/wˈɚld kˈʌp/
fixed phrase
International sports competition with trophy
A big sports competition between countries where the winner gets a trophy called a cup.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The FIFA World Cup happens every four years.
- They are preparing for the next World Cup.
not my cup of tea
1/nˈɑt mˈaɪ kˈʌp əv tˈi/
idiom
informal
Not something one likes
Something you do not like or enjoy doing.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Horror movies are not my cup of tea.
- Jogging early in the morning is not my cup of tea.
- Thanks for inviting me, but hiking is really not my cup of tea.