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n. a sup of sth
名词 sup 表示“一口”，常见搭配为 a sup of + 饮品/流质食物。
Let me have a sup of tea before we go.
走之前让我喝一小口茶。
小口喝；用匙吃
supped — past of sup
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
小口喝；用匙吃
to take food or liquid into the mouth a little at a time, by drinking or with a spoon
Let me have a sup of tea before we go.
走之前让我喝一小口茶。
To sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.
To eat supper.
sup
Base
原形
sups
3rd person
第三人称单数
supping
-ing
现在分词
supped
Past
过去式
supped
Past participle
过去分词
He sups his soup quietly.
他安静地小口喝汤。
She supped the hot broth slowly.
她慢慢地小口喝热汤。
They are supping from small bowls.
他们正从小碗里小口地喝。
指小口喝或用勺喝液体食物；过去式和过去分词需双写 p。
After the long walk, we stopped to sup some cold water from the stream.
长途步行之后，我们停下来喝了几口溪流里的凉水。
Grandpa sups his hot soup slowly from a small bowl.
爷爷常从小碗里慢慢地小口喝热汤。
The baby was supping her porridge in tiny spoonfuls.
宝宝正一小勺一小勺地吃着她的粥。
名词 sup 表示“一口”，常见搭配为 a sup of + 饮品/流质食物。
Let me have a sup of tea before we go.
走之前让我喝一小口茶。
作及物动词时，sup 表示小口喝或小口吃，过去式为 supped，现在分词为 supping。
He sat by the fire, supping his soup.
他坐在炉火旁，小口地喝着汤。
作不及物动词表示“进晚餐”时，常接介词 on，后跟晚餐吃的食物。
That night they supped on cold meat and bread.
那天晚上，他们以冷肉和面包为晚餐。
Not this
He suped his coffee slowly.
Use this
He supped his coffee slowly.
sup 是重读闭音节单音节动词，末尾只有一个辅音字母 p，变过去式要双写 p 再加 -ed，写成 supped；supped 才是正确拼写。
Not this
We supped dinner at eight.
Use this
We supped at eight.
sup 表示“进晚餐”时是不及物动词，不能直接跟 dinner 这类名词作宾语；去掉 dinner 后句子结构才正确。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
小口喝汤
She supped her soup quietly.
她安静地小口喝着汤。
小口喝茶
He supped his tea slowly.
他慢慢地小口喝茶。
小口喝酒
They supped wine by the fire.
他们在火炉边小口喝着酒。
从碗里小口喝
The child supped from a bowl of broth.
那个孩子从碗里小口喝肉汤。
用汤匙小口吃
He supped his porridge with a spoon.
他用汤匙小口地吃粥。
慢慢地小口吃喝
She supped slowly, savoring the flavor.
她慢慢地小口吃喝，细细品味。
与魔鬼共进晚餐；与危险或邪恶的人打交道
He knew that making a deal with that company meant supping with the devil.
他知道与那家公司做交易意味着与魔鬼打交道。
与魔鬼共进晚餐者需用长柄勺；与恶人打交道须加倍小心
Remember, he who sups with the devil should have a long spoon — don't trust them too far.
记住，与危险之人打交道须格外小心——别太相信他们。
我已饱尝恐惧。
After the hard day, we supped on stew and dark bread.
辛苦一天后，我们吃了炖菜和黑面包。
与魔鬼共餐者，须用长勺。
He sups alone every night, reading by the fire.
他每晚独自吃晚饭，并在炉火旁读书。
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联想 sup 像 sip（小口喝），又像 supper（晚餐）：晚餐时用匙小口吃/喝。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、historical fiction 表示小口喝或小口吃时，多用于文学作品或较正式的书面语；日常口语中较少见，常改用sip。
与 sup /sʌp/ 押韵的词有 cup /kʌp/、pup /pʌp/、up /ʌp/。注意拼写相似的 soup /suːp/、supper /ˈsʌpər/ 和 sip /sɪp/ 发音不同，不押韵。
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