| 英语单词 | cubicle |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['kjuːbɪkl] 美 ['kjuːbɪkl] |
| 中文释义 | n.小室 |
| 英语例句 | (1) A technical sergeant hunches in a cubicle. (2) She studies in a cubicle in the school library. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 一位技术军士在一间小屋里弯腰坐着。 (2) 她在学校图书馆的小自习室里学习。 |
| vocabulary简明 | A cubicle is a small space partitioned off within a larger space for a particular purpose — usually reading or studying. Or just surfing the Internet. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Cubicle comes from the Latin term for a monk's bedroom, cubiculum, which itself is from the word cubare, "to lie down." Back then a monk would probably share it with an illuminated manuscript and a Bible; nowadays the average worker drone has a computer and a bunch of Post-it notes. Still great for sleeping in, though, as long as you don't get caught. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](用作淋浴间或换衣间等的)小房间,隔间 A cubicle is a very small enclosed area, for example one where you can have a shower or change your clothes.
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