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

• We're going to have built-in cupboards in the bedrooms.
  我们将在卧室安装嵌入式衣橱。
• 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。
• We turned out all the cupboards and drawers and found things we hadn't seen for years.
  我们把所有的橱和抽屉都清理了一下，结果找到了一些多年来未见的东西。
• 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。
• 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 must do out these cupboards tomorrow.
  我明天必须清理这些橱柜。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• The carpenter has fixed up the wall cupboards.
  木匠把璧橱安装好了。