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 burglar had looked through all the cupboards and drawers.
  窃贼把所有的柜子和抽屉都翻了个遍。
• You would not believe how much stuff can accumulate in cupboards and closets, particularly in the bathroom.
  你可能想不到你的壁橱和柜子里到底能堆多少东西，特别是浴室里的柜子。
• The carpenter has fixed up the wall cupboards.
  木匠把璧橱安装好了。
• Check closets and cupboards.
  检查壁橱和食橱。
• 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。
• They had stocked their cupboards with food for the holidays.
  他们的橱柜里装满了为节日储备的食物。
• 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。
• I don't know where they will put the cupboards.
  我不知道他们要把柜橱放在哪儿。
• He cleared out the cupboards.
  他把柜子收拾干净了。
• He made sure that food filled the cupboards, the bills were paid, and the lawn was mowed.
  他确保柜子里有食物、账单已经付了，而且草坪也已经修剪了。