closet

名词 closet:

1. a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
   同义词：cupboard
2. a toilet in England
   同义词：water closet, W.C., loo
3. a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
   同义词：wardrobe, press
4. a small private room for study or prayer

动词 closet:

1. confine to a small space, as for intensive work

1. Put the coats back into the closet.
   请把大衣放回到壁橱里。
2. Please put the coats back into the closet.
   请把大衣放回到壁橱里。
3. You may put these books in the closet.
   你可以把这些书放在壁橱里。

clos.et

n.（名词）
Abbr. cl.A cabinet or enclosed recess for linens, household supplies, or clothing.
缩写 cl.小橱，橱柜：放置亚麻制品、家庭用品或衣服的橱柜或封闭的壁龛
A small private chamber, as for study or prayer.
小房间，私室：小的私人房间，如学习或祈祷用
A water closet; a toilet.
盥洗室；厕所
A state of secrecy or cautious privacy:
秘密，隐私：秘密或小心谨慎的状态：
例句：
Two days before the election, the candidate suddenly came out of the closet and denounced the proposed law.
在选举前两天，竞选人忽然打破缄默，公开谴责提议的法律

v.tr.（及物动词）
clos.et.ed,clos.et.ing,clos.ets
To enclose or shut up in a private room, as for discussion:
关在密室中：关在密室中，如作密谈：
例句：
closeted themselves with their attorneys.
和他们的律师在密室里密谈

adj.（形容词）
Private; confidential:
秘密的：秘密的；机密的：
例句：
closet information.
机密消息

Being so or engaging only in private; secret:
私下的：秘密的或仅与私人有关的；秘密的：
例句：
a closet proponent of a tax increase; a closet alcoholic.
增加税收的私下倡议者；私下酗酒者

Based on theory and speculation rather than practice.
不实际的：建于理论和推测之上而非实践的

来源：
Middle English [private room]
中古英语 [私人房间]
from Old French [diminutive of] clos [enclosure]
源自 古法语 [] clos的小后缀 [围墙]
from Latin clausum [from neuter of] clausus [enclosed] * see close
源自 拉丁语 clausum [] 源自clausus的中性词 [封闭的] *参见 close

【引伸】
clos.etful.
n.（名词）