单词盒子

cupboard love

C 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈkʌb.əd ˌlʌv]
  • 美式音标 [ˈkʌb.ɚd ˌlʌv]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • （尤指小孩的）有所企图而假装的热情

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英汉例句

    双语例句

  • It is no good going to your mother with your cupboard love—she won't give you any money, either.
    带着另有所图的爱到你妈妈那儿是无济于事的，她也不会给你任何钱。
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  • cupboard love = love for someone because they give you food: "I think my cat loves me, but it's only cupboard love!"
    别有所图的爱（因为某些企图而爱某人）：“我的小猫很爱我，但那是因为我给它们吃的。”
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  • Both Mark Morton’s Cupboard Love and Larousse Gastronomique tell us that the name for this soup comes from Arabic and means “soaked bread.”
    马克·莫顿的《橱柜之爱》和《拉鲁斯美食百科》都告诉我们说，这种汤的名字来自阿拉伯语，意思是泡汤面包。

词组短语

    短语

  • Just cupboard love 他们是有所图的
  • It 's only cupboard love 别看他那么讨人喜欢

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • love shown by someone, typically a child, in order to get something that they want, such as food

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • a show of love inspired only by some selfish or greedy motive