cupboards

英 [ˈkʌpədz]

美 [ˈkʌbərdz]

n.  橱柜; 食物柜; 衣柜; 壁橱
cupboard的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 橱柜(英国英语中，cupboard 指所有类似的家具；而在美国英语中，常用closet来指较大的此类家具)
  Acupboardis a piece of furniture that has one or two doors, usually contains shelves, and is used to store things. In British English,cupboardrefers to all kinds of furniture like this. In American English,closetis usually used instead to refer to larger pieces of furniture.
  1. The kitchen cupboard was stocked with tins of soup and food.
     厨房的橱柜里备有汤罐头和食品罐头。
• (尤指无窗户的)储物间
  Acupboardis a very small room that is used to store things, especially one without windows.

in AM, use 美国英语用 closet


• a skeleton in the cupboard→ see:skeleton

双语例句

• The cupboards need sorting out.
  柜厨需要整理了。
• The only food left in his cupboards were bread, one potato and a carrot.
  他橱柜里剩下的食物只有面包、一个马铃薯和一根红萝卜。
• Do you constantly end up getting take-out because the cupboards are bare?
  你是否总是因为橱柜空了才不得不叫外卖？
• Kitty: I agree, Mum* My cupboards and shelves are full, too.
  我同意，妈妈。我的碗柜和书架也满了。
• He cleared out the cupboards.
  他把柜子收拾干净了。
• When I turned from the body, I noticed that all the cupboards were open.
  我扭过头去，发现所有的橱柜都打开了。
• We're going to have built-in cupboards in the bedrooms.
  我们将在卧室安装嵌入式衣橱。
• These cupboards are flush with the wall.
  这些食橱与墙壁齐平。
• The kitchen has smart black tiling, worksurfaces and cupboards.
  厨房有漂亮的黑色瓷砖地面、操作台面和碗橱。
• Are all your cupboards and closets crammed full?
  你所有的柜子和壁橱都塞满了吗？