a small room or a space in a wall with a door that reaches the floor, used for storing things 贮藏室；壁橱 
She has a walk-in closet for all her clothes. 她有一个步入式衣帽间放她所有的衣服。
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesb2He searched his closet for something to wear. 他在衣柜里翻找衣服穿。 He went to the closet and pulled out a suit. 他走到壁橱前，拽出一套西服。 Her closet was filled with black clothes. 她的壁橱里满是黑色衣服。 I picked a shirt from the closet. 我从衣橱里挑了一件衬衫。 I raided Bob's closet for something to wear. 我翻遍了鲍勃的衣柜想找件衣服穿。 clothes hanging in the closet 挂在衣橱里的衣服 It's about time I cleared out this closet. 该是我清理壁橱的时候了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- huge
- large
- …
- close
- open
- lock
- …
- be filled with something
- hold something
- door
- space
- in the closet
- from the closet
- to the closet
- …
- be in the closet
- stay in the closet
- come out of the closet
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Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a private or small room): from Old French, diminutive of clos ‘closed’, from Latin claudere ‘to shut’.
Idioms
come out of the closet
to admit something openly that you kept secret before, especially the fact that you are gay 公开承认秘密（尤指因耻辱或尴尬而一直保守着的秘密）；“出柜” More public figures are finding the courage to come out of the closet. 越来越多的公众人物开始有勇气承认自己是同性恋了。
(be, remain, stay, etc.) in the closet
to keep something secret, especially the fact that you are gay 公开承认秘密（尤指因耻辱或尴尬而一直保守着的秘密）；“出柜” The country's harsh policies forced him to stay in the closet. 该国严厉的政策迫使他躲在壁橱里。 Many gay celebrities still remain in the closet, fearful of intrusive publicity. 许多同性恋名人仍然躲在壁橱里，害怕被侵扰。
a skeleton in the closet (North American English, British English)
(also a skeleton in the cupboard British English)
- (informal)
something shocking, embarrassing, etc. that has happened to you or your family in the past that you want to keep secret 隐衷；不可外扬的家丑 They were hoping to find some skeletons in his closet. 他们希望能找出他一些见不得人的丑事。