drawer
noun
uk/drɔːr/us/drɔːr/drawernoun(FURNITURE)
A2[C]
a box-shapedcontainer, without atop, that ispartof apieceoffurniture. Itslidesin and out toopenandcloseand is used forkeepingthings in:
抽屉Ikeepmysocksinthebottomdrawer.我把袜子放在最下面的抽屉里。
Herummagedthrough hisdeskdrawertryingtofindapen.他翻遍书桌抽屉,想要找到一支笔。
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- You'llfindtheknivesandforksin theleft-handdrawer.
- Shepulledout the drawer.
- He cameacrosssome of hisoldlovelettersin his wife's drawer.
- Wesearchedallmorningfor themissingpapersandfinallydiscoveredthem in a drawer.
- Theydiscoveredastashofmoneyhiddenat the back of a drawer.
Furniture for storage
- airing cupboard
- almirah
- bookcase
- bookshelf
- broom closet
- closet
- credenza
- cubby
- cubbyhole
- cupboard
- footlocker
- hatstand
- hot press
- hutch
- locker
- sideboard
- tallboy
- trophy cabinet
- wardrobe
- Welsh dresser
drawernoun(CLOTHES)
drawers[plural]old-fashioned
→underpants:
(同underpants)Isawapairof drawers on thebed.