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 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。
• 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 paintwork, the wardrobes and the bedside cupboards were coffee-cream.
  漆面、衣柜和床头柜是浅咖啡色的。
• 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。
• 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。
• The cupboards need sorting out.
  柜厨需要整理了。
• Check closets and cupboards.
  检查壁橱和食橱。
• 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。
• He cleared out the cupboards.
  他把柜子收拾干净了。