| 单词 | in the closet |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin the closet d. colloquial (originally U.S.). in the closet. extracted from closetn.adj. (a) Not open about one's homosexuality or any other aspect of one’s sexual or gender identity. Also with the identity as the subject. Cf. sense B. 3. ΚΠ 1968 M. Crowley Boys in Band iv. 120 Do you know what it means to be ‘in the closet’. 1978 J. Gores Gone, no Forwarding (1979) xiii. 79 Simson was much straighter-looking..than when his sexual preference had still been in the closet. 2006 Advocate 17 Jan. 74/1 One of my closest gay friends was a Tony-winning actor... He was also in the closet, terrified of being exposed. (b) More generally: not open about something which, if revealed, could cause problems or embarrassment. Sometimes ironic. ΚΠ 1977 N.Y. Times 13 June 63/3 Nobody's in the closet about nudism anymore. 1992 N.Y. Times 18 Aug. a9/4 We are the last group in the closet in all of America... We have to stand up unashamedly every day and say we are black Republicans. 2016 Guardian (Nexis) 2 May I know a lot of long-distance runners that are in the closet about their cannabis use. < as lemmas |
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