单词 | closet |
释义 | closet¹ 1.<美>(piece of furniture)橱柜 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.<美>(recessed area of room)壁橱 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.(small private room)密室 a statesman's closet一个政治家的密室 4.=water closet 5.to come out of the closet homosexual +公开同性恋身份;出柜 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。 (discuss something previously secret)person +公开承认(或讨论)保密的事 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。 (be publicly discussed)issue +公开;被公开讨论 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。 closet²1.(private, secret)隐蔽的;秘密的 a closet hippy一个私下的嬉皮士 He is a closet Fascist.他是个地下的法西斯分子。 2.(suited for use in private)适合私下进行的 closet meditations私下的冥想 3.<美,加拿大>(speculative)专注理论的;空谈的 a closet strategist纸上谈兵的战略家 closet³(confine in small room)(尤指为了商谈或冥想)把…关在密室里 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。 |
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