closet

['klɔzit]

n.壁橱, 衣帽间, 密室, 厕所
adj.隐藏的, 不公开的, 空谈的
vt.把 ... 关在房间里

n.[C]

1. 壁橱; 碗橱; 衣橱

Hang your overcoat in the closet.

把你的大衣挂在衣橱里。

2. (读书或祈祷用的)私室, 小房间

3. (国王, 官吏等的)议事室, 密室

4. 【旧】盥洗室, 厕所

a.

1. 私下的, 秘密的

We must guard against closet racists.

我们必须警惕隐蔽的种族主义者。

2. 闭门造车的, 空谈的

vt.

把……关在私室中; 把……引进密室会谈[H][(+together/with)]

The managers were closeted together in the office.

经理们在办公室密谈。

He used to closet himself with a book.

过去他常把自己关在小房间里读书。

词形变化

名词: closetful | 动词过去式: closeted | 动词过去分词: closeted | 动词现在分词: closeting | 动词第三人称单数: closets |

词义辨析

同义:

n.壁橱, 衣橱

cabinet  locker  cuddy  storage compartment  wardrobe  press  clothes press  ambry  storeroom  cupboard  compartment

n.小室, 内间, 议事室

cubicle  cubbyhole  cubby  booth  stall  bay  cell  office  cabin  chamber  camera  compartment  room

v.把・・・关进小室

confine  pen  cage  coop up  lock up  cloister

a.隐蔽的, 不公开的

private  secluded  sequestered  hidden  concealed  secret  covert  undercover  clandestine  furtive  unrevealed

a.空谈的, 理论上的

speculative  notional  theoretical  hypothetical  impractical  visionary  quixotic  romantic  unrealizable  

同义参见:

toilet  

英英释义

名词 closet:

a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

同义词：cupboard

a toilet in England

同义词：water closet, W.C., loo

a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

同义词：wardrobe, press

a small private room for study or prayer

动词 closet:

confine to a small space, as for intensive work

补充

closetcloset英:[ˈklɔzit] 美:[ˈklɑzɪt, ˈklɔzɪt]n.1.橱, 壁橱I'll clear out that closet for you.我要替你把那个小衣橱清理出来。2.〈旧〉 厕所He went to the water closet.他上厕所去了。adj.1.私下的, 隐蔽的

例句

1. There are so many things in my closet that I don't wear.我的衣橱里有许多不穿的衣服。 2. The photograph shows a misty figure slouching in the closet of the room.照片显示房间的壁橱里猫着一个模糊的身影 。 3. He came out of the closet, becoming Ottawa's first openly gay politician.他承认自己是同性恋, 成了渥太华第一个公开的同性恋政治家。 4. I've decided to come out of the closet and publicly admit to the authors I have always really liked to read.我决定公开真相, 向作者坦承我一直都很喜欢阅读。 5. The issue came out of the closet in the 1970s.这个问题在20世纪70年代被公开了。 6. He is a closet Fascist.他是个地下的法西斯分子。 7. a closet strategist纸上谈兵的战略家 8. They closeted themselves in Wiseman's upstairs room and talked late into the night.他们把自己关在怀斯曼的楼上房间里谈到深夜。 9. He closeted himself with his councilors.他与顾问们在私室里密谈。 10. lesbians who had come out of the closet.公布身份的女同性恋者们。 11. a closet socialist.地下社会主义者。 12. he was closeted with the king.他与国王在密室中商谈。 13. he returned home and closeted himself in his room.他回家把自己关进房间。 14. The sheets and blankets are in the hall closet.床单和毯子都放在大厅的壁橱里。 15. He has a closet full of new clothes.他的壁橱里面装满了新衣服。 16. broom/coat closets杂物室；衣橱 17. a walk-in closet [=a large closet usually for clothes]步入式衣帽间 18. He's still in the closet. [=he has not told people that he is gay]他仍然在隐藏自己的同性恋身份。 19. She came out of the closet in college.她在上大学时就已公开了自己的同性恋身份。 20. She's a closet racist. [=she does not want people to know that she is a racist]她不愿别人知道自己是种族主义者。 21. Some people think he's a closet homosexual.有人认为，他是个隐秘的同性恋者。 22. He closeted himself in his apartment for several days.他有好几天把自己关在房间里。 23. The manager was closeted with one of her employees for several hours.经理跟她的一位雇员在房间里密谈了好几个小时。