词汇 | kitchen-sink |
释义 | kitchen-sink adjective[ before noun ] UKuk /ˌkɪtʃ.ənˈsɪŋk/ us /ˌkɪtʃ.ənˈsɪŋk/ used to describe plays, films, and novels that are about ordinary people's lives: (剧本、电影或小说)描写普通人生活的 a kitchen-sink drama描写普通人生活的戏剧作品 Plain and ordinary as it comesidiom austere austerely austerity average Joe homespun homey humble humdrum middle-of-the-road something/nothing to shout aboutidiom sparely spartan stale starkly unornamented unostentatious unostentatiously unpainted unremarkable You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Types of film, play, book etc. Examples of kitchen-sinkkitchen-sink That includes the kitchensink, and he knows it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For the sake of their brains they have to get away from the kitchensink, the washing machine and all the daily chores. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many people who sell kitchen furniture push the advantages of having a pulveriser in the kitchensink. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My personal objection to this "kitchensink" stuff, and this satire, is, frankly, the bad language. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One gets so much for a kitchensink, and so much for other items. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A larger town house that was excavated had a dirt-floor entrance area, equipped with a well and a kitchensink. Not only does the water not drain away from their kitchensink but the bath water from the upstairs neighbour does not drain away properly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They usually, ruin the kitchensink because they stick buckets, plaster and paint in it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By and large, we were tied to the kitchensink or the typist's chair. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a fitted kitchensink with draining-board, but it looked as though it was never used. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nothing will cause trouble more quickly than two women having to use the same gas stove and kitchensink. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People will dispute matters with public authorities, and will waste no time in doing so; they will throw the kitchensink at them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nearly 2 million shared, or were without, a kitchensink. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The tenants cannot go on having other people's bath water coming into their kitchensink for ever. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He might possibly have chosen a more elevated article of furniture than the kitchensink, but we shall not argue about that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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