| 释义 |
closet
UK ['klɒz.ɪt] US ['klɑ:.zɪt] noun countable mainly US
■a cupboard or a small room with a door, used for storing things, especially clothes （尤指放衣服的）壁橱，壁柜，储藏室•a bedroom/linen/storage closet卧室壁橱／家庭日用织品柜橱／储藏室
UK ['klɒz.ɪt] US ['klɑ:.zɪt] noun countable mainly US
come out of the closet
■to admit to your family, friends or the public, after a period of secrecy, that you are homosexual 公开同性恋身分
UK ['klɒz.ɪt] US ['klɑ:.zɪt] verb transitive usually passive
■to put yourself in a place, especially a closed space, and stay there 关，藏，封闭•[R] Two weeks before my exams I closeted my self (away) in my room with my books and I didn't speak to anyone.考试前两星期，我把自己关在房里读书，不跟任何人说话。 •The President is closeted with (= having a private meeting with) his advisers.总统与他的顾问在密谈。
UK ['klɒz.ɪt] US ['klɑ:.zɪt] adjective [before noun]
■describes a belief, activity or feeling which is kept secret from the public, usually because you are frightened of the results of it becoming known 私下的，秘密的，不公开的•a closet alcoholic/homosexual不愿承认是酗酒者／同性恋的人 •Dole portrayed the president in campaign speeches as a 'closet liberal'.杜尔在竞选演讲中将总统描绘为“藏而不露的自由主义者”。 |