"cupboard" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 橱柜

Definition

橱柜是一种带门的家具，用来存放碗碟、食物或衣服，通常放在厨房或卧室里。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Cupboard”在英式英语中更常用，美式英语更常用“cabinet”表示厨房橱柜。常用搭配有“kitchen cupboard”（厨房橱柜），“bedroom cupboard”（卧室柜）。表达位置时用“in the cupboard”。

Examples

The plates are in the cupboard.

盘子在**橱柜**里。

She opened the cupboard to get some sugar.

她打开了**橱柜**拿糖。

There is a small cupboard in my room.

我房间里有一个小**橱柜**。

Check the cupboard—maybe there’s some instant noodles left.

查查**橱柜**，也许还有泡面。

My grandma keeps her secret cookie recipe locked in the cupboard.

我奶奶把她的秘密饼干配方锁在**橱柜**里。

We need a new cupboard—this one is falling apart.

我们需要一个新的**橱柜**——这个都散架了。