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 special agents broke into his room and rummaged through chests and cupboards but couldn't find anything suspicious.
  那些特务冲进他的房间翻箱倒柜地搜了一遍，但没有发现任何可疑的东西。
• 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。
• One wall was covered in plywood, hiding cupboards and the bathroom door.
  一面墙上覆盖着胶合板，将橱柜和卫生间的门隐藏住。
• I don't know where they will put the cupboards.
  我不知道他们要把柜橱放在哪儿。
• After looking in all the kitchen cupboards, he found some tins of dog food in the laundry.
  他把厨房里的柜子搜了个遍，，最后在洗衣间里找到一些沟施罐头。
• I must do out these cupboards tomorrow.
  我明天必须清理这些橱柜。
• Check closets and cupboards.
  检查壁橱和食橱。
• 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。
• 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？
• He cleared out the cupboards.
  他把柜子收拾干净了。