a small room or a space in a wall with a door that reaches the floor, used for storing things 貯藏室；壁櫥 
She has a walk-in closet for all her clothes. 她有一個步入式衣帽間放她所有的衣服。
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesb2He searched his closet for something to wear. 他在衣櫃裏翻找衣服穿。 He went to the closet and pulled out a suit. 他走到壁櫥前，拽出一套西服。 Her closet was filled with black clothes. 她的壁櫥裏滿是黑色衣服。 I picked a shirt from the closet. 我從衣櫥裏挑了一件襯衫。 I raided Bob's closet for something to wear. 我翻遍了鮑勃的衣櫃想找件衣服穿。 clothes hanging in the closet 挂在衣櫥裏的衣服 It's about time I cleared out this closet. 該是我清理壁櫥的時候了。
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 公開承認秘密（尤指因恥辱或尴尬而一直保守着的秘密）；“出櫃” More public figures are finding the courage to come out of the closet. 越來越多的公衆人物開始有勇氣承認自己是同性戀了。
(be, remain, stay, etc.) in the closet
to keep something secret, especially the fact that you are gay 公開承認秘密（尤指因恥辱或尴尬而一直保守着的秘密）；“出櫃” The country's harsh policies forced him to stay in the closet. 該國嚴厲的政策迫使他躲在壁櫥裏。 Many gay celebrities still remain in the closet, fearful of intrusive publicity. 許多同性戀名人仍然躲在壁櫥裏，害怕被侵擾。
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；不可外揚的家醜 They were hoping to find some skeletons in his closet. 他們希望能找出他一些見不得人的醜事。