Word · Frequency #11999
closet
壁橱；储物间；橱柜
核心释义
美式英语常指嵌入墙壁的衣橱
A small room or cupboard used to store things such as clothes, food, or household supplies.
- 1.
房屋内用于存放衣物、食物或其他家居用品的小房间。
A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies.
- 2.
用于存储的小房间、凹室或橱柜
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
- 3.
私室,小房间
A private cabinet, (particularly):
- 4.
英国指厕所
a toilet in Britain
- 5.
一种普通纹章,类似于横条但宽度减半
An ordinary similar to a bar but half as broad.
- 6.
带门和挂衣杆的高大衣柜
a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
- 7.
秘密、隐私或隐匿的状态
A state or condition of secrecy, privacy, or obscurity.
衣柜；衣橱；秘密状态；隐秘；不公开；厕所；盥洗室；私人小房间；私室；（纹章）窄条；细横条
用法In use
She hung her coat in the closet before dinner.
用法提示：closet 作名词，表示存放衣物的壁橱。
We need to organize the closet because it's too messy.
用法提示：closet 作名词，指储物空间。
The children hid in the closet during the game of hide-and-seek.
用法提示：closet 作名词，表示可以躲藏的小房间。
in the closet
in the closet 是习语，常指隐瞒性取向，也可泛指隐藏秘密。
She remained in the closet until her thirties.
她三十多岁前一直不公开自己的性取向。
come out of the closet
come out of the closet 与 in the closet 相对，表示公开秘密，尤其指公开性取向。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- walk-in closet
- 步入式衣橱
- Their bedroom has a large walk-in closet.他们的卧室有一个很大的步入式衣橱。
- linen closet
- 家用织物柜
- She folded the towels and put them in the linen closet.她把毛巾叠好放进家用织物柜。
- closet space
- 壁橱空间；储物空间
- The apartment doesn't have much closet space.这套公寓没有多少壁橱空间。
- water closet
- 抽水马桶；卫生间（旧时的英式说法）
- The flat has a separate water closet.这套公寓有一个独立的卫生间。
- come out of the closet
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记 closet：由 close（关闭）联想，门一关，就是存放衣物、隐秘私事的壁橱/衣柜。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：家中、储物间、家具店 closet 作名词指“壁橱/衣柜”时通常为中性词，多用于家居或储物场景，在口语和书面语中都比较常见。若指“秘密/不公开”的引申义，则需依据上下文判断。
语法说明Grammar Note
closet 作可数名词，常与介词 in 连用表示位置。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见单词与 /ˈklɑzət/ 完全押韵。closest、closer、close、clothes、coset 虽然拼写相似，但发音都不同。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.