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 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。
• All the cupboards stood open.
  所有橱柜都敞开着。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I don't know where they will put the cupboards.
  我不知道他们要把柜橱放在哪儿。