the cupboard is bare是什么意思

词组

the cupboard is bare

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。

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