closet

storage(储物)

1. A2Countable(可数名词)

   A cupboard or a small room, typically with a door, used for storing various items, most commonly clothing.

   （尤指放衣服的）壁橱；壁柜；储藏室

   • A walk-in closet for the bedroom./A linen closet./A storage closet.

     卧室的步入式衣柜。/放寝具的柜子。/储物柜。

   • She stored all her sweaters in the closet.

     她把所有的毛衣都收在衣柜里。

   • Each bedroom in this apartment has a built-in closet.

     这间公寓的每个卧室都有一个内置衣柜。

1. Transitive(及物动词)Usually passive(通常被动)

   To seclude oneself in a place, particularly a confined space, and remain there.

   把自己关在（某处）；隐退

   • To finish her thesis, she closeted herself in her study for weeks.

     为了完成论文，她把自己关在书房里好几个星期。

   • After the scandal broke, the politician closeted himself in his mansion.

     丑闻曝光后，那位政治人物把自己关在豪宅里。

   • Athletes often closet themselves before competitions to focus on their training.

     运动员经常在比赛前把自己关起来专注于训练。

1. Before noun(前置形容词)

   Relating to a belief, activity, or feeling that is kept hidden from public knowledge, usually due to fear of the consequences if it were revealed.

   秘密的；不公开的；隐藏的

   • a closet gambler / a closet shopaholic

     一个秘密赌徒 / 一个隐藏的购物狂

   • He’s been a closet science fiction fan all along.

     他一直是个秘密的科幻迷。

   • She considers herself a closet romantic, though she rarely shows it.

     她认为自己是个隐藏的浪漫主义者，虽然她很少表现出来。