cup of coffee

短语

发音

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词形变化

cups of coffee 复数 cups of coffee

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The situation where a minor league player comes up to the major league team for a short period of time.

    俚语 体育 游戏

    I was up for a cup of coffee once; those were the best six days of my career.

  2. 2.

    One’s personal preference.

    比喻
  3. 3.

    An invitation to have sex.

    委婉
  4. 4.

    How cheap something is.

    非正式

    This Wi-Fi jammer costs a cup of coffee.

  5. 5.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cup, coffee.

词源

Based on the idea that the player was only there long enough to have a cup of coffee.

来源：wiktionary