n. 櫥櫃, 內閣
a. 內閣的, 細木工做的
[計] 機櫃
[醫] 小室; 櫃
cabinet
noun
(usually the Cabinet) [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of the most important government ministers, or ADVISERS to a president, responsible for advising and deciding on government policy: a cabinet meeting ◆ (BrE) a cabinet minister ◆ (BrE) the shadow Cabinet (= the most important members of the opposition party)
[C] a piece of furniture with doors, drawers and/or shelves, that is used for storing or showing things: kitchen cabinets ◆ a medicine cabinet ◆ The china was displayed in a glass cabinet
2)cupboard ['k?pb?:d]
n. 食櫥, 碗櫃, 餐具櫃
cupboard
noun
a piece of furniture with doors and shelves used for storing dishes, food, clothes, etc: kitchen cupboards
(BrE) (AmE closet) a space in a wall with a door that reaches the ground, used for storing things: built-in cupboards
See also AIRING CUPBOARD, BROOM CUPBOARD
Idioms: the cupboard is bare (BrE) used to say that there is no money for sth: They are seeking more funds but the cupboard is bare.
cupboard love (BrE) affection that sb, especially a child, shows towards sb else in order to get sth
3)closet ['kl?zit]
n. 壁櫥, 小室
a. 秘密的, 空談的
vt. 把...關入小室
[醫] 便桶, 廁所; 箱
closet
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 WATER CLOSET
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.