(Brit.)a tall drinking container, typically tumbler-shaped and made of plastic (英)(尤指大平底杯状的塑料)高酒杯 ■a lipped cylindrical glass container for laboratory use (实验室用的)烧杯 ■(archaic or poetic/literary)a large drinking container with a wide mouth (古 或 诗/文)大口酒杯 ■(Archaeology)a waisted pot characteristic of graves of the Beaker folk (考古)(宽口陶器人特有的)宽口陶器
语源
Middle English (in the sense 'large drinking container'): from Old Norse bikarr, perhaps based on Greek bikos 'drinking bowl'