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cumulus /'kjuimjalas/ noun [U] (technical Ain) a type of thick
white cloud IRA
cu neiform /'kju:mfo:m; NAmE -foirm/ noun [u] an ancient system
of writing used in
(
cun-ni-lin-gus /.kAm'lirjgas/ noun [U] the act of
touching a woman’s sex organs with the mouth and tongue in order to give sexual
pleasure nfPilr
)
cun-ning/’kAmri/ adj., noun
m adj. 1 (disapproving) able to get what you
want in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating sb #J; ill if (ft EBd crafty, wily : a cunning liar
0 He was 05 cunning ns a fox. ffeffcSHS
—#ES= 2 clever and skilful
FST1 ingenious : It was a cunning piece of detective
work. IP H — *5 W W M U
ft op o ► cun-ning-ly
adv.: The microphone was cunningly
concealed in the bookcase.
mnoun [U] the ability to achieve sth by
tricking or cheating other people in a clever way $c3f; ij&if; $cln HT1 craftiness : It took energy and
cunning just to survive. A 4>itAt££li#£#o 0 She
used low cunning (— dishonest
behaviour) to get what she wanted, W
AMo
cunt /kAnt/ noun {taboo, slang) 1 a woman’s vagina and outer sexual organs M; ft
EfJ 2 a very offensive word used to insult sb and to show anger or dislike
( ) iAEOL IA1:
You stupid cunt!
cups IF
plastic cups HI4IF
handle IS
f
egg cup
$lf
baby’s mug / beaker
SULIF
CUp
Otw /kAp/ noun, verb
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noun 1 [c] a small container shaped like a
bowl, usually with a handle, used for drinking tea, coffee, etc. If A: a
teacup ^|f o a coffee cup Ufrinf IF 0 a cup and saucer —$$ 0 a paper cup £ft|F
2 [C] the contents of a cup -|F ( Wit ) : She drank
the whole cup. MIESP—!F:£ To o Would you like a
cup of tea? $!n§!F^ t®,? 3 [C] a unit for
measuring quantity used in cooking in the
fl l5c IS i ft ) : two
cups of flour and half a cup of butter Mlf 4 [C] a thing shaped like a
cup IFiA#I: an egg cup
3f!F 5 [C] a gold or silver cup on a stem,
often with two handles, that is given as a prize in a competition ^ If; ftJttlf:
She’s won several
cups for skating. A Aff [fj^lFo 0 He
lifted the cup for the fifth
time this year (= it was the fifth time he had won). „
6 [sing.] (usually
Cup)
a
sports competition in which a cup is given as a prize ffcj&IFII: the
World Cup tftfir IF M 7 [C] one of the two parts of a bra that cover the breast ( ) £|f: a C cup mt* C 8 [C,
U]
a drink made from wine mixed with, for example, fruit
juice ( ) I^W9[C]
(NAmE)
(in golf SA
A$<) a hollow in the ground that you must get the ball into 10 [C]
(NAmE) a piece of
plastic that a man wears over
his sex organs to protect them while he is playing a sport (
W IT>M1 in your 'cups
(<old-fashioned)
having drunk too much alcohol n® j# : He gets very
maudlin when he’s in his cups.
% i ‘Wo not sb’s cup of tea {informal) not what sb likes or
is interested in #^A#r; A o'^A'hlc: An
evening at the opera isn’t everyone’s cup of tea.
W
A If H & [& ± A ifr Wi £9I o o He’s
nice enough but not really my cup of tea.
# Ac — more at slip n.
*verb ( pp) [VN] 1 ~ your hand(s)
(around/over sth) to
make your hands into the
shape of a bowl ^ ^
fiSilf^: She held the
bird gently in cupped hands. ifeK 2 ~ sth (in your
hands) to hold sth, making your hands into a round shape )
He cupped her face in his hands and kissed her.
cup-board Chr/*kAbad; NAmE
-bard/ noun 1 a piece of furniture with doors and shelves used for
storing dishes, food, clothes, etc. flSjg; Al£:
kitchen cupboards MfeM IftlSflE 2 {BrE)
{NAmE closet)
a
space in a wall with a door that reaches the ground, used for storing things ||
M: built-in cupboards §£
—
see also airing cupboard, broom cupboard
n»n the .cupboard is bare
(BrE)
used to say that there is no money for sth ( )
: They are
seeking more funds but the
cupboard is bare. IM1IETE#
MHADcAi'Jo
E20E
This expression refers to a children’s
nursery rhyme about Old Mother Hubbard, who had nothing in her cupboard to feed
her dog.
'cupboard love (BrE) affection that sb, especially
a child, shows towards sb else in order to get sth ( Alt/M
—
more at skeleton
cup-cake /'kApkeik/ noun {especially NAmE) = fairy cake
'cup final (also 'Cup Final) noun (BrE)
(especially in football (soccer)
ttJtlF&fcSS 0 the FA Cup
Final A&IF&&* cup ful /’kApful/ noun
the amount that a cup will hold —IF ( )
; lit IF: 3 cupfuls of water 3 it!f7j< —see
also cup
Cupid
/'kjuipid/
noun 1 the Roman god of love
who is shown as a beautiful baby boy with wings, carrying a bow and arrow ( ) Jxtfcl# 2 cupid [C] a
picture or statue of a baby
boy who looks like Cupid
&(&MM) EMI Play'Cupid to try to start a
romantic relationship between two people
cu pid ity /kjui'pidati/ noun [U] {formal) a strong
desire for more wealth, possessions, power, etc. than a person needs H771 greed
cu-pola /'kjuipala/
noun a round part on top of a building (like a small dome) —
picture o dome
cuppa /'kApa/
noun {BrE, informal) a cup of tea — |f^: Do you fancy a cuppa? !F3£®J?
'cup
tie noun (BrE)
(especially in football (soccer) AIb jl.£|c) a match between two teams
in a competition that gives a cup as a prize to the winner tfc|£!F#tl:lf cur /k3:(r)/ noun
{old-fashioned, disapproving) an aggressive dog, especially a mongrel ( aA )
cur-able /'kjuarabl;
NAmE 'kjur-/ adj. (of an illness ^^) that can be cured AF Ip W ; rI M W : Most skin