cloister
US
UK cloister n: (abbey)
SC 修道院 xiū dào yuàn
The detective made a visit to the cloister to question a monk about a crime.
cloister n: often plural (covered walkway)
SC 回廊 huí láng
The tourists spoke in hushed voices as they strolled through the cloisters.
cloister [sb] vtr: (seclude)
SC 使隐居 shǐ yǐn jū
TC 使隱居
TC 使隱居
The writer cloistered himself in his mountain cabin until he finished writing his novel.
在作家完成小说前，他一直隐居在他的山间小屋。
cloister yourself vtr + refl: (shut yourself away)
SC 与世隔绝 yǔ shì gé jué
SC 隐世
The writer cloistered himself in his mountain cabin until he finished writing his novel.
garth, cloister garth n: (cloister courtyard)
SC 庭院 tíng yuàn