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

• 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。
• 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。
• The carpenter has fixed up the wall cupboards.
  木匠把璧橱安装好了。
• We're going to have built-in cupboards in the bedrooms.
  我们将在卧室安装嵌入式衣橱。
• 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。
• Customize your closets and cupboards with wire racks, bins, and shelves.
  自定义您的衣柜和橱柜与钢丝衣架，垃圾桶，和货架。
• 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。
• 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。
• I've made a rough drawing of what I had in mind for the cupboards in the kitchen.
  我已经画了一张我想象中的厨房碗橱的草图。