tea-cup

基本解释

And the crack in the tea-cup opens a lane to the land of the dead.
茶杯上的裂缝变大了，打开了一条通往死域的路。
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He put down the phone, glanced at the tea-cup in front of Simon , and frowned.
他放下话筒，瞥了赛蒙面前的茶杯一眼，皱了皱眉。
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She passed Mr Bumble the tea-cup, and as he took it, he managed to give her hand a little stroke.
她把茶杯递给班布尔先生时，他接过茶杯，顺势抚摸了一下她的手。

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A teacup is a cup that you use for drinking tea.
If you describe a situation as a storm in a teacup, you think that a lot of fuss is being made about something that is not important.