skeleton in the cupboard

美 [ˈskelɪtn ɪn ðə ˈkʌbərd]英 [ˈskelɪtn ɪn ðə ˈkʌbəd]
  • 网络柜中骷髅;家丑;衣橱里的骸骨;不可告人的丑事
skeleton in the cupboardskeleton in the cupboard

noun

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

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  1. The terrible secret is called a skeleton in the cupboard .

    惊人的秘密称作“柜中骷髅”。

  2. 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。

  3. 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。

  4. Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard .

    “在家一条龙,出外一条虫”怎么说?

  5. 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。

  6. There is a skeleton in the cupboard .

    这是一个不为人知的家丑。

  7. They had a skeleton in the cupboard .

    他们的碗橱有一具骷髅。

  8. 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。

  9. 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。

  10. a skeleton in the cupboard ( a skeleton in the closet ) an undercover agent an undercover operation / investigation The illegal payments were discovered by a journalist working undercover .

    密探秘密行动/调查这些非法付款是一位暗中查访的新闻记者发现的。

  11. 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?