
好词典

源自中古英语 'cupbord',由 'cup'(杯子)和 'board'(木板)组成,最初指存放杯子的木板架。
❶ 指固定在墙上的储物柜或橱柜,通常带有门和架子,用于存放餐具、食物或其他物品。
“She keeps all her dishes in the kitchen cupboards.”
(她把所有的餐具都放在厨房的橱柜里。)
“The cupboards in the bedroom are full of clothes.”
(卧室里的衣柜装满了衣服。)
skeleton in the cupboard — 指某人隐藏的不为人知的秘密或丑事,通常带有负面含义。
“Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard.”
(每个家庭都有不可告人的秘密。)