| 释义 |
●the ˌcupboard is ˈbare (BrE) used to say that there is no money for sth 没钱（做某事）◆They are seeking more funds but the cupboard is bare.他们正在寻求更多的资金，但一无所获。 ORIGIN This expression refers to a children’s nursery rhyme about Old Mother Hubbard, who had nothing in her cupboard to feed her dog. 这个表达法源于一首儿歌，哈伯德大妈的柜子里没有任何食物来喂她的狗。 |