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●the ˌcupboard is ˈbare(BrE) used to say that there is no money for sth 食橱是空的（指没钱购买）◆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。 ORIGIN 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。 See also bare |