Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #9834
booth
小隔间；小亭
A small enclosed space or structure used for a particular purpose, often just large enough for one person, such as a phone booth or polling booth.
如电话亭、投票间、售票亭等。
- 1.
A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
用于展示和销售商品的小摊位
- 2.
a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
餐馆或酒吧中由两个高背长椅围绕的桌子
- 3.
A boxlike room or enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person, such as a phone booth or polling booth.
仅能容纳一人站立的小间或围栏,如电话亭、投票站。
- 4.
small area set off by walls for special use
用墙隔开的特殊用途的小区域
- 5.
An enclosed seating area consisting of a table next to a wall set between two high-backed benches, as in a diner or café.
餐馆或咖啡馆中靠墙的桌子和两侧高背长凳围成的封闭就座区。
- 6.
United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865)
美国演员,刺杀林肯总统的凶手(1838-1865)
- 7.
An enclosure for keeping animals.
圈养动物的围栏
摊位；货摊；展位；卡座；火车座；畜栏；动物围栏；约翰·威尔克斯·布斯；用于展示和销售商品的小摊位
In use
She stepped into the phone booth to make a private call.
The farmer sold fresh vegetables at his market booth.
Voters lined up at the polling booth to cast their ballots.
a booth (for [noun])
常用于表示特定用途的小隔间或摊位。
We set up a booth for the school fair.
我们为学校展会搭建了一个摊位。
in a/the booth
强调在隔间内部。
He was talking in a phone booth.
他正在电话亭里打电话。
at a booth
强调在摊位处，不强调内部。
She bought a scarf at a market booth.
她在一个市场摊位上买了一条围巾。
Connections
Collocations
- phone booth
- 电话亭
- He rushed into a phone booth to make an urgent call.他冲进电话亭打了一个紧急电话。
- voting booth
- 投票间
- Each voter enters a voting booth to cast their ballot privately.每位选民进入投票间秘密投票。
- ticket booth
- 售票亭
- We bought our tickets at the ticket booth near the entrance.我们在入口附近的售票亭买了票。
- toll booth
- 收费亭
- You need to slow down when approaching a toll booth on the highway.在高速公路上接近收费亭时需要减速。
- photo booth
- 照相亭
- They took funny pictures in a photo booth at the party.他们在派对上的照相亭里拍了有趣的照片。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
booth音似‘布兹’，联想‘布做的摊子（小隔间）’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：restaurant、market、exhibition 该词在不同语境中通常为中性，比较常见于餐厅卡座、集市摊位或展览隔间等场所。
Pronunciation & Spelling
smooth 和 soothe 与 booth 押韵，因为都以 /uːð/ 结尾。tooth 拼写相似但结尾是清辅音 /θ/，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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