cupboard

英 [ˈkʌbəd]

美 [ˈkʌbərd]

n. 橱柜; 食物柜; 衣柜; 壁橱

复数：cupboards　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.3692 / COCA.9358

习惯用语

the cupboard is bare

cupboard love

（尤指小孩为获得某物的）有所企图的亲热
affection that sb, especially a child, shows towards sb else in order to get sth

a skeleton in the cupboard

隐衷；不可外扬的家丑
something shocking, embarrassing, etc. that has happened to you or your family in the past that you want to keep secret

noun

橱柜；食物柜；衣柜
a piece of furniture with doors and shelves used for storing dishes, food, clothes, etc.
1. kitchen cupboards
  厨房用的橱柜
壁橱
a space in a wall with a door that reaches the ground, used for storing things
1. built-in cupboards
  壁橱

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

noun

This glass belongs in the cupboard.
这个玻璃杯应放在碗橱里。
You could box off the area under the stairs to make a cupboard.
你可以把楼梯下那块地方隔成一只小橱。
He poked around the top of his cupboard for the bottle of whisky
他翻遍了食橱的上层，想找那瓶威士忌。
He made an amateur attempt to build a cupboard.
他很外行地试做了一个碗柜。
The boy curved the lock and then opened the cupboard.
男孩弄弯了锁后打开了碗柜。
It's only cupboard love; she wants some sweets!
别看她那么讨人喜欢，她要吃糖！
There's an extra blanket in the bottom drawer of the cupboard.
壁橱最下面的抽屉里还有一条多余的毯子。
We cleaned the cupboard and chucked out years of accumulated rubbish.
我们把碗橱擦洗干净，又把多年积留的废物清除了出去。
In the dark I went looking for a flashlight and I accidentally bumped into the cupboard.
黑暗中我去寻找手电筒，不小心就撞到了橱柜。
Don't fling your shoes in the cupboard, put them in neatly.
不要把你的鞋随便一扔，要把它们摆放整齐。