cup
gb/kˈʌp/ us/kˈʌp/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 900
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A1
entity
1
Small container for drinking
A small container with a handle that you use to drink hot drinks like tea or coffee.
รูปแบบการใช้:
a cup of [liquid]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cup' with 'glass', which is usually used for cold drinks and made of clear material.
คำพ้องความหมาย
mug (Usually larger and thicker than a cup, often without a saucer.)
คำตรงข้าม
bottle (A closed container, usually with a narrow neck, for holding liquids.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
cup of tea
|coffee cup
|paper cup
|teacup
หัวข้อ
daily life
|food
|home
|daily_life
|food_drink
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She poured herself a cup of coffee.
- He placed the cup on the saucer.
- I accidentally dropped my cup and it broke.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I drink a cup of tea every morning.
- This cup is very hot.
- Please wash your cup after you use it.
คำนาม
A2
quantity
2
Unit of volume measurement
A way to measure food or drink in cooking, equal to about 240 milliliters in the US.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[number] cups of [ingredient]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cup' as a container with 'cup' as a measurement unit in recipes.
คำพ้องความหมาย
measure (A general word for an amount, not specific to the 'cup' unit.)
คำตรงข้าม
liter (A larger metric unit for measuring liquids.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
one cup of sugar
|two cups of flour
|half a cup
หัวข้อ
cooking
|measurement
|daily life
|food_drink
|daily_life
ตัวอย่าง
- Add two cups of flour to the bowl.
- The recipe calls for one cup of milk.
- She measured half a cup of rice.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- 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.
คำนาม
B1
event
3
Sports trophy or competition
A sports game or series where the winning team gets a trophy called a cup.
รูปแบบการใช้:
win [the] cup
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may misunderstand 'cup' here as the physical object only, not realizing it refers to the entire competition.
คำพ้องความหมาย
tournament (A general term for a sports competition, not necessarily with a cup as a prize.)
คำตรงข้าม
friendly match (A non-competitive sports game without trophies.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
World Cup
|win the cup
|cup final
หัวข้อ
sports
|competition
|arts_entertainment
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Our country won the World Cup.
- We will play in the cup final.
- They hope to win the cup this year.
คำกริยา
B2
action
4
Form hands into curved shape to hold
To make your hand into a curved shape to hold something gently.
รูปแบบการใช้:
cup [something] in [hand(s)]
คำพ้องความหมาย
cradle (Implies holding something gently and protectively, often with both hands.)
คำตรงข้าม
flatten (To make something flat instead of curved for holding.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
cup her face
|cupped his hands around
|cupped in his palms
หัวข้อ
body
|movement
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She cupped her hands to catch the rain.
- He cupped her face in his hands.
- I cupped the tiny bird gently.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He cupped water in his hands.
- She cupped the flower carefully.
- I cupped my hands to drink.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
cup
IPA
GB/kˈʌp/
US/kˈʌp/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
cup (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (cup)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: cup
- Plural: cup, cups
Verb
- Base: cup
- 3rd Person Singular: cups
- Present Participle: cupping
- Past: cupped
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
cups
noun
cupping
verb
cupped
verb
Core family
cupful
noun
Related words
teacup
noun
cupcake
noun
จุดสำคัญด้านไวยากรณ์
- Irregular present participle: cupping Verb
- Irregular past: cupped Verb
วลีและสำนวน
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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.