skeleton in the cupboard

英 [ˈskelɪtn ɪn ðə ˈkʌbəd]

美 [ˈskelɪtn ɪn ðə ˈkʌbərd]

网络  柜中骷髅; 家丑; 衣橱里的骸骨; 不可告人的丑事

英英释义

noun

• a scandal that is kept secret
  1. there must be a skeleton somewhere in that family's closet
  Synonym:skeletonskeleton in the closet

双语例句

• The terrible secret is called a skeleton in the cupboard.
  惊人的秘密称作“柜中骷髅”。
• They had a skeleton in the cupboard.
  他们的碗橱有一具骷髅。
• The only person I know who has a skeleton in the cupboard is George Carlton, and he is very proud of the fact.
  我所认识的唯一的在柜中藏骷髅的人便是乔治卡尔顿，他甚至引以为自豪。
• Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard.
  “在家一条龙，出外一条虫”怎么说？
• The terrible secret is called 'a skeleton in the cupboard'.
  这个骇人听闻的秘密叫做柜中骷髅。
• His youngest daughter has been twice sent to prison, and I suppose this is his skeleton in the cupboard.
  他的小女儿曾两次入狱，我想这件事是他的一块心病。
• Every family is said to have at least one skeleton in the cupboard.
  据说家家户户多多少少都有自家丑事。
• There is a skeleton in the cupboard.
  这是一个不为人知的家丑。
• She never refers to her childhood; I wonder if she has a skeleton in the cupboard?
  她从来不谈及其童年，我怀疑她是否有隐秘的家庭丑事。
• She's the skeleton in the family cupboard, isn't she?
  我几乎不记得她了，她是家庭衣橱里的骷髅，是吗？