cup

カップ、茶わん

飲み物を飲むための小さな丸い容器。普通は取っ手が付いている。

やさしい英語で： A small round container, usually with a handle, that you drink from.

• My cup is empty.
• She washed the cups after breakfast.
• This cup has a broken handle.

よく使う表現： tea cup, an empty cup, cup and saucer

一杯

小さな飲み物の容器に入る量の飲み物。

やさしい英語で： The amount of a drink held in a small drinking container.

• I drank a cup of tea.
• Would you like another cup?
• He has two cups of coffee every morning.

使い方： a cup of something (Would you like a cup of coffee?)

類義語： cupful

よく使う表現： a cup of tea, a cup of coffee, another cup

カップ

液体や粉などを量る料理の単位。英語のカップは約240ミリリットル。

やさしい英語で： A cooking measure holding about 240 milliliters, used for liquids and dry ingredients.

• Add one cup of rice.
• This recipe needs two cups of flour.
• Measure half a cup of melted butter.

使い方： a cup of something (Add a cup of milk to the mixture.)

よく使う表現： a cup of flour, measuring cup, half a cup

優勝カップ、トロフィー

スポーツ大会の優勝者に贈られる賞品。大きな金属製の杯の形が多い。

やさしい英語で： A prize, often a large metal container, given to the winner of a sports competition.

• Our team won the cup.
• The captain lifted the silver cup above her head.
• They displayed their cups in the club entrance.

類義語： trophy

よく使う表現： win a cup, lift the cup, a silver cup, win the cup

手をおわん形にする

何かを入れられるように、手をおわんの形に丸めること。

やさしい英語で： To bend your hands into a rounded shape that can hold something.

• Cup your hands to catch the water.
• He cupped his hands around his mouth.
• She cupped one hand behind her ear to hear better.

使い方： cup your hands around something (She cupped her hands around her mouth and called out.)

よく使う表現： cup your hands, cup hands together, cup hands around something

手のひらで包む

丸めた片手や両手の中で、何かをそっと支えること。

やさしい英語で： To hold something gently in one or both rounded hands.

• She cupped his face gently.
• He cupped the bird in his hands.
• The child cupped a warm stone in her palm.

使い方： cup something in your hands (He cupped the tiny bird in his hands.)

類義語： cradle

よく使う表現： cup someone’s face, cup something gently, cup someone’s chin

カップに注ぐ

飲み物を小さなカップに注ぐこと。味見や比較のために行うことが多い。

やさしい英語で： To put a drink into small drinking containers, often to taste and compare it.

• They cupped the freshly brewed coffee.
• We cup each sample before comparing its flavor.
• The assistant cupped the drinks for the tasting.

よく使う表現： cup the coffee, cup coffee samples