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单词 teacup
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Definition of teacup in English:

teacup

nounˈtiːkʌpˈtiˌkəp
  • 1A cup from which tea is drunk.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Faye had asked, finishing her tea and delicately placing the teacup on the small coffee table.
    • She placed her empty teacup on the table and poured a cup for Stewart.
    • The first time he did this he filled the cup half full, as is usually done with handle-less Japanese teacups (so that the cup won't be too hot to hold).
    • Coffee cups, although identical in their squat shape to teacups, were generally larger.
    • Sydney chuckled and set her empty teacup on the coffee table.
    • It meant participation in an expanding repertoire of domestic rituals made possible by creamware teacups and saucers, decanters, wine glasses, pickle plates, and forks of all sorts.
    • Inside Len set out the teacups and plates on the coffee table while he waited for the jug to boil.
    • Monica shook her head, glancing at the coffee table on which five empty teacups and a half-full plate of cakes sat.
    • His mother came in a moment later with a tray with two teacups full of coffee, some sugar and a small container of cream.
    • The chorus of voices was so loud that the teacup on the small coffee table behind her shook.
    • Back at the Hub, the Thursday night rehearsal breaks for coffee and everyone swarms towards the teacups neatly stacked at the back of the hall amid the dripping brollies and discarded coats.
    • Have ready 3 clean inverted small tumblers with smooth, round bottoms; custard cups; or a teacup with a very small handle.
    • He sat at a miniature classically-styled table, drinking cream from a teacup.
    • Advertised in glowing terms on a website, the tours include courses in etiquette, such as the tip that coffee cups are held over the lap while teacups are held away from the saucer.
    • Evangeline shrugged and gestured to the tray of teacups on the coffee table.
    • As of this date, the Jarandiol say they still involve a lot of styling tips and garden parties where they all paint their own teacups and pass them around as gifts.
    • A white teacup slipped from coffee-coloured fingers and shattered on the hardwood floor.
    • He took a drink from his teacup, and placed the cup down on the saucer very seriously.
    • Transaction value was sufficient in a world of mass consumers buying toasters and teacups, but in our new world of complex individuals, relationship value is the key to long-term growth.
    • The earliest EIC printed catalogue, from 1704, shows chocolate cups and teacups, both with saucers.
    1. 1.1 An amount held by a teacup, about 150 ml.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Mix half a teacup of sugar with water in a small pan.

Derivatives

  • teacupful

  • nounPlural teacupfulsˈtiːkʌpfʊlˈtiˌkəpˌfʊl
    • Cover with paste, and when the pie is baked, pour into it a large teacupful of cream.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Drink one teacupful of plantain tea four to five times daily until relief is obtained.
      • Beat the eggs light and add with the flour and a quarter of a teacupful of sweet milk.
      • A little before serving, add the juice of a lemon and a teacupful of boiling cream.
      • Take a teacupful of flour and mix it with a teacupful of caster sugar and a teaspoonful of baking powder; break two eggs into a cup, then slide into the mixture.
 
 

Definition of teacup in US English:

teacup

nounˈtiˌkəpˈtēˌkəp
  • 1A cup from which tea is drunk.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sydney chuckled and set her empty teacup on the coffee table.
    • As of this date, the Jarandiol say they still involve a lot of styling tips and garden parties where they all paint their own teacups and pass them around as gifts.
    • Advertised in glowing terms on a website, the tours include courses in etiquette, such as the tip that coffee cups are held over the lap while teacups are held away from the saucer.
    • His mother came in a moment later with a tray with two teacups full of coffee, some sugar and a small container of cream.
    • Monica shook her head, glancing at the coffee table on which five empty teacups and a half-full plate of cakes sat.
    • Evangeline shrugged and gestured to the tray of teacups on the coffee table.
    • Coffee cups, although identical in their squat shape to teacups, were generally larger.
    • He sat at a miniature classically-styled table, drinking cream from a teacup.
    • He took a drink from his teacup, and placed the cup down on the saucer very seriously.
    • She placed her empty teacup on the table and poured a cup for Stewart.
    • Have ready 3 clean inverted small tumblers with smooth, round bottoms; custard cups; or a teacup with a very small handle.
    • A white teacup slipped from coffee-coloured fingers and shattered on the hardwood floor.
    • The earliest EIC printed catalogue, from 1704, shows chocolate cups and teacups, both with saucers.
    • It meant participation in an expanding repertoire of domestic rituals made possible by creamware teacups and saucers, decanters, wine glasses, pickle plates, and forks of all sorts.
    • The chorus of voices was so loud that the teacup on the small coffee table behind her shook.
    • Transaction value was sufficient in a world of mass consumers buying toasters and teacups, but in our new world of complex individuals, relationship value is the key to long-term growth.
    • Faye had asked, finishing her tea and delicately placing the teacup on the small coffee table.
    • Inside Len set out the teacups and plates on the coffee table while he waited for the jug to boil.
    • Back at the Hub, the Thursday night rehearsal breaks for coffee and everyone swarms towards the teacups neatly stacked at the back of the hall amid the dripping brollies and discarded coats.
    • The first time he did this he filled the cup half full, as is usually done with handle-less Japanese teacups (so that the cup won't be too hot to hold).
    1. 1.1 An amount held by this, about 150 ml.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Mix half a teacup of sugar with water in a small pan.
 
 
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