Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #21699
claustrophobia
幽闭恐惧症；幽闭恐怖症
an extreme or irrational fear of being in enclosed or confined spaces
- 1.
The abnormal fear of closed, tight places.
幽闭恐惧症；对封闭狭窄场所的异常恐惧。
- 2.
a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space
幽闭恐惧症
幽闭恐惧症；对封闭狭窄场所的异常恐惧。；幽闭恐惧症；幽闭恐怖症；[医] 幽闭恐怖
In use
Her claustrophobia made her avoid taking the elevator, so she always used the stairs.
He felt a wave of claustrophobia when the train doors closed in the crowded tunnel.
People with claustrophobia often choose to sit near an exit in a windowless room.
have claustrophobia
claustrophobia 为不可数名词，通常不加冠词。
She has claustrophobia, so she never takes the elevator.
她有幽闭恐惧症，所以从不坐电梯。
trigger claustrophobia
trigger 作动词表示“引发”，主语常是空间或环境。
Tight, windowless rooms can trigger claustrophobia.
狭小无窗的房间会引发幽闭恐惧症。
a feeling of claustrophobia
常用 a feeling of + 情绪名词来描述具体感受。
Connections
Collocations
- suffer from claustrophobia
- 患幽闭恐惧症
- She suffers from claustrophobia and avoids elevators.她患有幽闭恐惧症，所以避免乘坐电梯。
- overcome one's claustrophobia
- 克服幽闭恐惧症
- He took therapy to overcome his claustrophobia.他接受治疗以克服幽闭恐惧症。
- trigger claustrophobia
- 引发幽闭恐惧症
- Small windowless rooms trigger my claustrophobia.没有窗户的小房间会引发我的幽闭恐惧症。
- a feeling of claustrophobia
- 一种幽闭恐惧感
- The crowded subway gave me a feeling of claustrophobia.拥挤的地铁让我感到一阵幽闭恐惧。
- severe claustrophobia
- 严重的幽闭恐惧症
- His claustrophobia is so severe that he cannot use an MRI scanner.他的幽闭恐惧症非常严重，以致无法使用核磁共振扫描仪。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 claustro 联想成 close（关闭），phobia 是恐惧：紧闭的小房间让人害怕。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：医学科普文章、日常对话 该词在医学术语和日常表达中都可用，通常不会显得过于正式或过于口语化。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six share the rhyming ending /ˈfoʊbiə/, exactly as in claustrophobia. Watch out for the lookalike claustrophobic (/ˌklɔːstrəˈfoʊbɪk/): the ending /bɪk/ does not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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