| 单词 | hope chest |
| 释义 | hope chest noun[Cusually singular] USold-fashioneduk/ˈhəʊp ˌtʃest/us/ˈhoʊp ˌtʃest/(UKbottom drawer)clothes,sheets, etc. that ayoungwomantraditionallycollectsfor use after she ismarried: 嫁妆；嫁妆箱Kate'sgrandmothergave her aquiltfor herhopechest.凯特的奶奶给她的嫁妆添了一床被子。 Groups and collections of things
Examplesofhope chesthope chest Such items include a grandfather clock,hopechest, and a kitchen cupboard. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was ahopechest. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As a bride would typically leave home on marriage, hope chests were sometimes made with an eye to portability, albeit infrequently. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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