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

• 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。
• He cleared out the cupboards.
  他把柜子收拾干净了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I must do out these cupboards tomorrow.
  我明天必须清理这些橱柜。
• The paintwork, the wardrobes and the bedside cupboards were coffee-cream.
  漆面、衣柜和床头柜是浅咖啡色的。
• These cupboards are flush with the wall.
  这些食橱与墙壁齐平。
• 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？
• They poked around in their kitchen cupboards, watched them cook and followed them as they shopped.
  他们在厨房的橱柜了仔细检查，观察美国人做饭，跟着美国人买东西。