cupboard love
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
英汉例句
- 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。
liao.xz.blog.163.com - 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。”
www.chinadaily.com.cn - 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。
双语例句
英英字典
- love shown by someone, typically a child, in order to get something that they want, such as food
- a show of love inspired only by some selfish or greedy motive