| 英语单词 | claustrophobic |
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| 英美音标 | 英 [ˌklɔːstrə'fəʊbɪk] 美 [ˌklɔːstrə'foʊbɪk] |
| 中文释义 | adj.(患)幽闭恐怖症的;引起幽闭恐怖的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) I told them I was claustrophobic, I gotta get outta here! (2) The staff members are jammed into a nest of claustrophobic offices. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 我要告诉他们我有幽闭恐惧症,我必须从这里面出去! (2) 工作人员被塞进让人会感到幽闭恐怖的办公室里。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Claustrophobic can be used to describe someone with a fear of small, enclosed spaces. If you're claustrophobic, there is almost nothing scarier than the prospect of being trapped in an elevator for a long time. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The Latin phobia means fear. In this case, it's paired with claudere, which means "to close;" claustrophobic describes a fear of being in a small, closed-off spaces. You can use this word to talk about someone with a psychiatric condition or with a milder affliction, even just a dislike for tiny or enclosed areas. You can also use claustrophobic to describe a place that makes you feel panicked, like the claustrophobic room at the library where your manga club meets every week. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](地方等)引起幽闭恐惧的 You describe a place or situation as claustrophobic when it makes you feel uncomfortable and unhappy because you are enclosed or restricted.
2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]感觉幽闭恐惧的 If you feel claustrophobic, you feel very uncomfortable or anxious when you are in a small, crowded, or enclosed place. [usu v-link ADJ]
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