1N-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) A cupboard is a piece of furniture that has one or two doors, usually contains shelves, and is used to store things. In British English, cupboard refers to all kinds of furniture like this. In American English, closet is usually used instead to refer to larger pieces of furniture. 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)
The kitchen cupboard was stocked with tins of soup and food.
➡ see also closetADJECTIVE | VERB + CUPBOARD | CUPBOARD + VERB | CUPBOARD + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤big, deep, large大櫥櫃▸➤little, small, tiny小櫥櫃▸➤high, low高櫥櫃;低櫥櫃▸➤walk-in (BrE) 步入式櫥櫃▸➤built-in, fitted (BrE) 壁櫥;訂做的櫥櫃▸➤bare, empty空櫥櫃▸➤wall (BrE) 壁櫥▸➤bathroom, hall, kitchen浴室櫥櫃;大廳裏的櫥櫃;廚房裏的櫥櫃➤storage, store貯藏櫃▸➤airing, broom, food, linen, medicine, stationery (all BrE) (乾衣用的)烘櫃;清潔用具櫥;食物櫃;日用織品櫥;藥櫃;文具櫃◇There's a broom cupboard under the stairs.樓梯下有一個清潔用具櫥。VERB + CUPBOARD➤close, open關上/打開櫥櫃▸➤look in在櫥櫃裏尋找▸➤put sth in把某物放在櫥櫃裏◇Put the glasses in the cupboard.把眼鏡放進櫥櫃。➤keep sth in把某物存放在櫥櫃裏CUPBOARD + VERB➤be full of sth櫥櫃裏裝滿某物◇The cupboard was full of old spices.櫥櫃裏放滿了時間過久的香料。CUPBOARD + NOUN➤door櫥櫃門▸➤space櫥櫃空間◇Do you have much cupboard space in your new house?你的新房子裏櫥櫃空間很大嗎?PREPOSITION➤in a/the cupboard在櫥櫃裏◇Put the plates in the cupboard.把盤子放進碗櫥裏。
cupboard ♦︎ closet ♦︎ wardrobe ♦︎ cabinet ♦︎ locker ♦︎ chest of drawers ♦︎ dresser ♦︎ unit ♦︎ bureau ♦︎ pantryThese are all words for a piece of furniture or a space with doors which is used for storing or displaying things.这些词均表示柜子。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a kitchen cupboard / closet / cabinet / unit / dresser◆a bathroom cupboard / closet / cabinet◆a medicine cupboard / cabinet◆a wall / storage cupboard / closet / cabinet / unit◆a walk-in cupboard / closet / wardrobe / pantry◆a fitted cupboard / wardrobe / unit◆a built-in cupboard / closet / wardrobe◆to open / close a cupboard / closet / wardrobe / cabinet / locker / bureau■cupboard [countable] a piece of furniture with doors and shelves used for storing things such as dishes, food or clothes橱柜;食物柜;衣柜◆The kitchen has built-in cupboards and shelves.厨房有嵌入式的橱柜和架子。ⓘ In British English a cupboard can also be built into a wall, not a separate piece of furniture; in American English this is called a closet.在英式英语中,cupboard亦可指入墙式的橱柜,而非单件家具;在美式英语中,这称为closet◆The tool kit is in the cupboard under the stairs.工具箱在楼梯下的柜子里。■closet [countable] (especially NAmE) a small room or a space in a wall with a door that reaches the floor, used for storing things贮藏室;壁橱◆She has a walk-in closet for all her clothes.她有一个步入式衣帽间放她所有的衣服。■wardrobe ˈwɔːdrəʊb; NAmEˈwɔːrdroʊb [countable] a large cupboard for hanging clothes in衣柜;衣橱◆The master bedroom has fitted wardrobes and en suite bathroom facilities.主卧室有入墙衣柜,还有配套的卫浴间。ⓘ In British English a wardrobe can either be a piece of furniture or it can be built into the wall. In American English a wardrobe is always a piece of furniture; if it is built into the wall it is called a closet.在英式英语中,wardrobe既可以是单件的家具,也可以是入墙式的。在美式英语中,wardrobe总是指单件的家具,如果是入墙式的,则称为closet。■cabinetˈkæbɪnət [countable] a piece of furniture with doors, drawers and/or shelves, that is used for storing or showing things储藏柜;陈列柜◆There's a medicine cabinet in the bathroom.浴室里有一个药柜。◆The china was displayed in a glass cabinet.瓷器陈列在玻璃柜里。ⓘ A filing cabinet (BrE) /file cabinet (NAmE) is a piece of office furniture with deep drawers for storing files.文件柜在英式英语中是filing cabinet,在美式英语中是file cabinet。■locker [countable] a small cupboard that can be locked, where you can leave your clothes and bags while you play a sport or go somewhere(体育馆等的)有锁存物柜,寄存柜◆I left my things in my locker.我把东西放在我的寄存柜里了。■ˌchest of ˈdrawers(pluralchests of drawers) [countable] a piece of furniture with drawers for keeping clothes in五斗橱;(有抽屉的)衣橱◆She rose from the bed and crossed to the chest of drawers.她从床上起来走到衣橱前。ⓘ In American English a chest of drawers is also called a dresser or a bureau.在美式英语中,chest of drawers亦称dresser或bureau。■dresser [countable] (NAmE) a chest of drawers五斗橱;(有抽屉的)衣橱ⓘ Dresser is the most frequent word for this piece of furniture in American English, although chest of drawers and bureau are also used. In British English a dresser is a large piece of wooden furniture with shelves in the top part and cupboards below, used for displaying and storing items such as cups and plates.这种家具在美式英语中最常称为dresser,尽管也用chest of drawers和bureau。在英式英语中,dresser是大件木质家具,上方是架子,底下是橱柜,用来陈列或存放杯盘等◆I put the kettle on and took two cups and saucers down from the dresser.我把水烧上,从碗橱取下两套杯碟。■unit [countable, usually plural] a piece of furniture, especially a cupboard, that fits with and matches others of the same type配套家具组件;(尤指)成套家具中的柜子◆We offer a wide choice of kitchen units in traditional and modern styles.我们有多种传统和现代风格的整体厨房配件可供选择。ⓘ Unit is used especially in shops and advertising by companies that make and sell this kind of furniture. * unit尤用于商店以及生产和销售此类家具的公司的广告中。■bureau ˈbjʊərəʊ; NAmEˈbjʊroʊ(pluralbureauxorbureausˈbjʊərəʊz; NAmEˈbjʊəroʊz) [countable] (NAmE) a chest of drawers五斗橱;(有抽屉的)衣橱◆There was just enough space for a fold-up bed, washstand and bureau.仅仅够空间放下一张折叠床、一个洗手台和斗柜。■pantryˈpæntri [countable] a cupboard or small room in a house, used for storing food, especially in the past(尤指旧时的)食品贮藏柜,食品贮藏室◆There's bread and cheese in the pantry.食物柜里有面包和奶酪。