closet
US: /ˈkɫɑzət/
UK: /klˈɒzɪt/
UK: /klˈɒzɪt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
closet /'klɔzit/
- danh từ
- buồng nhỏ, buồng riêng
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) phòng để đồ; phòng kho
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) phòng hội ý; phòng họp kín
- tủ đóng trong tường
- nhà vệ sinh ((cũng) water closet)
- close play
- kịch để đọc (không phải để diễn)
- closet strategist
- (mỉa mai) nhà chiến lược trong phòng
- ngoại động từ
- giữ trong buồng riêng
- to be closeted with somebody: nói chuyện kín với ai trong buồng riêng; đóng kín cửa phòng hội ý riêng với ai
- giữ trong buồng riêng
Advanced English dictionary
noun, adjective, verb
+ noun
(especially AmE) a small room or a space in a wall with a door that reaches the floor, used for storing things: a walk-in closet
Compare: CUPBOARD, WARDROBE
See also -
Idioms: come out of the closet to admit sth openly that you kept secret before, especially because of shame or embarrassment: Homosexuals in public life are now coming out of the closet.
more at SKELETON
+ adjective [only before noun] used to describe people who want to keep some fact about themselves secret: closet gays + I suspect he's a closet fascist.
+ verb [VN] to put sb in a room away from other people, especially so that they can talk privately with sb, or so that they can be alone: He was closeted with the President for much of the day. + She had closeted herself away in her room.
Concise English dictionary
closets|closeted|closeting'klɒzɪt
noun
+a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
+a toilet in England
+a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
+a small private room for study or prayer
verb
+confine to a small space, as for intensive work
