The piece of furniture serves a dual purpose as a cupboard and as a table.
这件家具有两个用途，既作橱柜也作饭桌。
用法
n.the cupboard is bare
(BrE) （指没钱购买）
used to say that there is no money for sth
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。
【词源】This expression refers to a children's nursery rhyme about Old Mother Hubbard, who had nothing in her cupboard to feed her dog. 源自一首关于老妈哈伯德的儿歌。她的食橱里没有喂狗的东西。
cupboard love
(BrE) （尤指小孩为获得某物的）有所企图的亲热
affection that sb, especially a child, shows towards sb else in order to get sth
a skeleton in the cupboard
also a skeleton in the closet NAmE, BrE
(informal) 隐衷；不可外扬的家丑
something shocking, embarrassing, etc. that has happened to you or your family in the past that you want to keep secret
你好！柜子cabinet 英[ˈkæbɪnət] 美[ˈkæbənɪt] n. 内阁; 柜橱; （有特殊用途的） 小房间; 展览艺术品的小陈列室; adj. 内阁的; 秘密的; 通常陈列于柜橱内的，可保存的; 细木工制作的; [网络] 箱; 音箱; 厨柜; [例句]The star of my medicine cabinet is the humble aspirin.我家药柜里的压箱宝要算是那不起眼的阿司匹林。
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