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Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries Word of the Day
9 October 2021
cupboard /ˈkʌbəd/
noun
1. a piece of furniture with doors and shelves used for storing dishes, food, clothes, etc.
橱柜；食物柜；衣柜
kitchen cupboards
厨房用的橱柜
a stationery/linen cupboard
a cupboard door
There’s plenty of food in the cupboards.
I found it hidden in the back of a cupboard.
Extra Examples Do you have much cupboard space in your new house? The cupboard was full of old spices. We had some new cupboard units fitted in the kitchen. She opened the cupboard door above the sink.
2. (British English)
(North American English closet)
a space in a wall with a door that reaches the ground, used for storing things
壁橱
The kitchen has built-in cupboards and shelves.
The tool kit is in the cupboard under the stairs.
a store cupboard
SEE ALSO airing cupboard, broom cupboard
Idioms the cupboard is bare (British English) used to say that there is no money for something 食橱是空的（指没钱购买） They are seeking more funds but the cupboard is bare. 他们正在寻求更多的资金，然而根本找不到。 cupboard love (British English, old-fashioned) love that somebody, especially a child, shows towards somebody else in order to get something （尤指小孩）有所企图的亲热 a skeleton in the cupboard (British English)(also a skeleton in the closet North American English, British English) (informal) something shocking, embarrassing, etc. that has happened to you or your family in the past that you want to keep secret 隐衷；不可外扬的家丑
Word List
furniture /ˈfɜːnɪtʃə(r)/
noun
[uncountable]
objects that can be moved, such as tables, chairs and beds, that are put into a house or an office to make it suitable for living or working in
（可移动的）家具
shelf /ʃelf/
noun
(plural shelves /ʃelvz/)
a flat board, made of wood, metal, glass, etc., fixed to the wall or forming part of a cupboard, bookcase, etc., for things to be placed on
（固定在墙上的或橱柜、书架等的）架子，搁板
dish /dɪʃ/
noun
[countable] a flat shallow container for cooking food in or serving it from
碟；盘