Word · Frequency #21998
teacup
一茶杯之量；满茶杯
the amount that a teacup can hold
此处指容量，不是茶杯本身
- 1.
A small cup, usually with a handle, commonly used for drinking tea; normally sits in a saucer as part of a tea set.
小茶杯,通常有把手,用于喝茶,常置于茶碟上,作为茶具的一部分。
- 2.
as much as a teacup will hold
一茶杯的容量
- 3.
A unit of measure; a teacupful.
计量单位；一茶杯的容量。
- 4.
a cup from which tea is drunk
用来喝茶的杯子
小茶杯,通常有把手,用于喝茶,常置于茶碟上,作为茶具的一部分。；一茶杯的容量；计量单位；一茶杯的容量。；用来喝茶的杯子；茶杯
In use
She added a teacup of milk to the soup.
The recipe asks for two teacups of flour.
He drank a teacup of hot tea every morning.
a teacup of [uncountable noun]
teacup 可作量词，表示“一茶杯之量”。
Add a teacup of rice to the pot.
往锅里加一茶杯米。
[number] teacups
teacup 是可数名词，复数形式直接加 -s。
There were four teacups on the tray.
托盘上有四只茶杯。
Common mistakes
I bought teacup yesterday.I bought a teacup yesterday.
teacup 是可数名词，单数形式不能单独使用，第一次提到一个茶杯时前面需要加冠词 a。汉语没有冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉 a。
Connections
Collocations
- a teacup of
- 一茶杯的量
- She added a teacup of milk to the batter.她往面糊里加了一茶杯牛奶。
- half a teacup
- 半茶杯的量
- The recipe requires half a teacup of butter.这个食谱需要半茶杯黄油。
- teacup and saucer
- 茶杯和茶碟
- He bought a beautiful teacup and saucer for his mother.他给母亲买了一套漂亮的茶杯和茶碟。
- storm in a teacup
- 小题大做；茶杯里的风波
- Their argument about the budget was just a storm in a teacup.他们关于预算的争执只是小题大做。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a storm in a teacup
- 小题大做；大惊小怪They argued for an hour, but it was just a storm in a teacup.他们吵了一个小时，但这不过是小题大做。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
构成：tea（茶）+ cup（杯），记忆成“一杯茶”=茶杯，也指满杯的量。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、烹饪与食谱 该词在表示“一茶杯之量”时属于中性日常用语，通常用于非正式交谈或食谱中，正式写作中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音提示：这些词中，只有末尾的 -cup 部分能和 teacup 的 /ˌkʌp/ 对应：cup、buttercup、hiccup 都以 /kʌp/ 结尾；cupboard 拼作 cup- 但读 /ˈkʌbərd/，p 不发音，完全不像；teapot 和 tea 与 teacup 共享 tea- 的拼写和 /tiː/ 音，但结尾不相同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.