- [countable]
a small container that is like a bowl in shape, usually with a handle, used for drinking tea, coffee, etc. 杯子 
He filled the cup with water. 他把杯子装满了水。 a coffee cup 咖啡杯 a cup and saucer 一套杯碟 a plastic/paper cup 塑料／纸杯
Extra ExamplesCustomers don't like drinking out of plastic cups. 顾客不喜欢用塑料杯喝饮料。 She raised her cup to her lips. 她把杯子举到唇边。 She was so thirsty that she drained her cup. 她口渴得厉害，把那一杯全喝了下去。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- empty
- full
- half-empty
- …
- fill
- refill
- drain
- …
- contain something
- holder
- a cup and saucer
- [countable]
the contents of a cup 一杯（的量） Extra ExamplesEnrique stirred his fourth cup of coffee of the day. 恩里克在搅动他这一天中的第四杯咖啡。 I drink about ten cups of coffee a day. 我每天大约喝 10 杯咖啡。 I like a good strong cup of tea first thing in the morning. 我喜欢早晨起来先喝一杯浓茶。 I'm making tea. Can I pour you a cup? 我在沏茶。给你倒一杯好吗？ My coffee was cold, so I ordered a fresh cup. 我的咖啡凉了，所以要了一杯新的。 You sit down and I'll make you a nice cup of tea. 坐下，我给你沏杯香茶。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strong
- fresh
- hot
- …
- offer somebody
- make (somebody)
- pour (somebody)
- …
- cup of
- a nice cup of tea
- [countable]
a gold or silver cup on a stem, often with two handles, that is given as a prize in a competition 奖杯；优胜杯 She's won several cups for skating. 她已多次荣获滑冰比赛的奖杯。 He lifted the cup (= won) for the fifth time this year. 他今年第五次举起了奖杯。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsa2The cup will be presented to the winning team by the president himself. 总统将亲自把奖杯颁给获胜队。 Who won the cup? 谁赢得了奖杯？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- challenge
- knockout
- American
- …
- win
- lose
- present (somebody with)
- …
- competition
- clash
- match
- …
- the first, etc. round of the cup
- [singular] (usually Cup)
a sports competition in which a cup is given as a prize 杯赛 the World Cup 世界杯赛 The team finished runners-up in the league and cup. 该队在联赛和杯赛中获得亚军。
Extra ExamplesThey lost to Portugal in the World Cup quarter finals. 在世界杯四分之一决赛中，他们输给了葡萄牙。 Will Liverpool secure a place in next year's UEFA Cup? 利物浦会在明年的联盟杯中获得一席之地吗？ They were the surprise winners of last year's America's Cup. 他们是去年美洲杯的意外赢家。 Sunderland beat Port Vale at the beginning of their cup run (= a series of winning games in a competition to win a cup). 桑德兰在杯赛开始时击败了港口谷队。 the Ryder Cup competition 莱德杯高尔夫球对抗赛 They were the first Turkish team to win a major cup competition. 他们是在重大杯赛中获胜的第一支土耳其球队。 The team are ready for next week's World Cup clash with Italy. 该队已经做好了下周在世界杯赛中与意大利队交锋的准备。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- challenge
- knockout
- American
- …
- win
- lose
- present (somebody with)
- …
- competition
- clash
- match
- …
- the first, etc. round of the cup
- [countable]
a unit for measuring quantity used in cooking mainly in the US; a metal or plastic container used to measure this quantity 杯（美国用作烹饪的计量单位）；量杯（金属或塑料量器） two cups of flour and half a cup of butter 两杯面粉加上半杯黄油
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- empty
- full
- half-empty
- …
- fill
- refill
- drain
- …
- contain something
- holder
- a cup and saucer
- [countable]
a thing that has the shape of a cup 杯状物 
an egg cup 蛋杯
- [countable]
one of the two parts of a bra that cover the breasts （胸罩的）罩杯 a C cup 罩杯尺寸为 C 的胸罩
- [countable, uncountable]
a drink made from wine mixed with, for example, fruit juice （由葡萄酒与果汁等调制的）混合饮料 - [countable]
(in golf 高尔夫球 the hole on the green, or the metal container inside it, that you must get the ball into 球洞 - [countable] (North American English)
a piece of plastic that a man wears over his sex organs to protect them while he is playing a sport （体育运动时保护男子生殖器的）护裆；裆部护具
Word OriginOld English: from popular Latin cuppa, probably from Latin cupa ‘tub’.
Idioms
in your cups
not somebody’s cup of tea
there’s many a slip ’twixt cup and lip
- (saying)
nothing is completely certain until it really happens because things can easily go wrong 到嘴的鸭子也会飞走（指没有十拿九稳的事）