释义 |
●ˈcupboard love (BrE) affection that sb shows towards sb else in order to get sth (为得到某物的)有所企图的亲热;出于私利的爱◆The cat seems especially fond of her, but it’s just cupboard love. She’s the one who feeds him. 那只猫似乎特别喜欢她,不过这是有原因的 - 都是她给猫喂食。 NOTE Cupboard here refers to food, which is kept in a cupboard, so this idiom originally meant showing love to somebody in order to get food. * cupboard 此处意为橱柜中的食物。这个习语原指为了得到食物而向别人示爱。 |