cup sth in one's hands
宾语是所捧之物，放在 cup 之后；in one's hands 说明双手成杯状托住。
She cupped the bird gently in her hands.
她轻轻地用双手捧着那只小鸟。
使成杯状；使成凹形
cups — third person singular of cup
用双手捧着；倒入杯中；使成杯状,尤指双手。；用双手捧住某物。；将(液体、饮料等)倒入杯中。
To form or shape something into a cup or concave form, especially one's hands.
使成杯状,尤指双手。
To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.
用双手捧住某物。
To hold something in cupped hands.
将(液体、饮料等)倒入杯中。
To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup.
使成凹形或杯状。
To make concave or in the form of a cup.
一般现在时
She cups her hands to drink from the stream.
她用手捧成杯状，从溪流中喝水。
一般过去时
He cupped the warm mug in his hands.
他双手捧着温暖的马克杯。
现在进行时
She is cupping her hands around the candle flame.
她正用手拢着烛火。
规则动词，cupped/cupping 需双写 p。
She cupped the cool water in her hands and drank it.
她双手捧起清凉的水喝了下去。
用法提示：cupped 是 cup 的过去式，作动词，意为“用双手捧起”，手型弯曲如杯状。
He cupped the little bird gently and put it back in the nest.
他轻轻捧起小鸟，把它放回巢里。
用法提示：cupped 是 cup 的过去式，此处作及物动词，表示双手呈杯状轻轻托住某物。
The children are cupping sand to build a sandcastle.
孩子们正捧起沙子堆沙堡。
用法提示：cupping 是 cup 的现在分词，作动词，表示以手呈杯状掬起物体。
宾语是所捧之物，放在 cup 之后；in one's hands 说明双手成杯状托住。
She cupped the bird gently in her hands.
她轻轻地用双手捧着那只小鸟。
宾语是身体的部位（此处为 hands），后面接 around 或 over 引出被围住的事物。
He cupped his hands around the flame to keep it alive.
他双手拢住火苗，不让它熄灭。
固定说法，表示把手拢成杯状贴近耳朵以便听清；hand 常用单数。
She cupped her hand behind her ear to hear him better.
她把手拢在耳后，好更清楚地听他说话。
grammar · medium
易错句子He cuped water from the stream with his hands.
正确表达He cupped water from the stream with his hands.
cup 是重读闭音节、末尾只有一个辅音字母 p，加 -ed 构成过去式时必须先双写 p，写成 cupped。汉语动词没有这种拼写变化，所以容易漏写一个 p。
grammar · medium
易错句子She cupped the water by her hands to drink.
正确表达She cupped the water with her hands to drink.
表示“用”某个工具或身体部位时，英语用介词 with；by 用于 by hand、by car 这类固定方式，或被动句中的施动者，不能用来引出“某人的手”。
grammar · medium
易错句子She cup her hands around the match to keep it lit.
正确表达She cups her hands around the match to keep it lit.
一般现在时中，主语是第三人称单数（she）时动词要加 -s，写成 cups，不能保留原形 cup。汉语动词不随人称变化，容易漏掉这个词尾。
把双手拢成杯状
She cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted.
她把双手拢成杯状放在嘴边大声喊。
用手掌拢住（或护住）某物
He cupped his hand around the flame to keep it from going out.
他用手掌拢住火苗，不让它熄灭。
把手拢在耳边（以便听清）
She cupped her ear and asked him to repeat it.
她把手拢在耳边，让他再说一遍。
双手托腮
He sat at the desk, cupping his chin in his hands.
他坐在桌前，双手托腮。
用手捧水
She cupped water in her hands and drank.
她用手捧着水喝。
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