请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 cubicle
释义
cubiclecu‧bi‧cle /ˈkjuːbɪkəl/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINcubicle
Origin:
1400-1500 Latin cubiculum, from cubare ‘to lie’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • I hate working in cubicles.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Bowman glanced back only once at Whitehead, as he fought his way out of the cubicle.
  • Bowman stood in the cubicle, listening intently.
  • I was nearly at the cubicle door when it creaked open and something squeezed out to take hold of me.
  • Ian Walker, prosecuting, said a store detective spotted Melia going into a cubicle to try the jeans on.
  • In a cubicle I found one of Julie's hairs.
  • Inside the tiny cubicle is a mirror.
  • Is there room for a cubicle or can one be installed over the bath?
  • The girl came in smiling, transmitting an aura of brightness into the cluttered cubicle of the room.
word sets
WORD SETS
aisle, nounbelfry, nounbiomass, nounbooth, nounbreakwater, nounbridge, nounbridge, verbclapboard, nouncondemn, verbcondo, nounconstructor, nouncourtyard, nouncubicle, nouncupola, noundais, nounderrick, noundes res, noundeveloper, noundevelopment, noundome, noundomed, adjectivedry rot, nounDumpster, noundump truck, nounduplex, nounDutch barn, noundwelling, noundyke, nouneaves, nounelevator, nounescalator, nounestate, nounexit, nounfarmstead, nounfence, nounfirebrick, nounflagged, adjectiveflagstone, nounfortify, verbfoundation stone, nounfountain, nounfreehold, nounglazier, nounglazing, noungrating, noungroin, noungroyne, nounhandrail, nounhousing estate, nounhut, nouninsulation, nounironwork, nounlandscape architect, nounlandscape gardening, nounlevee, nounlisted, adjectivelow-rise, adjectivelychgate, nounmanor, nounmansion, nounmarble, nounmason, nounmasonry, nounminaret, nounmulti-storey, adjectivemulti-storey, nounopen-plan, adjectivepanel, nounpanelled, adjectivepantile, nounpillar, nounplatform, nounportal, nounportcullis, nounprecast, adjectiveprefab, nounprefabricated, adjectivepre-stressed, adjectivepublic works, nounQuonset hut, nounrailing, nounredecorate, verbredevelop, verbrevolving door, nounriser, nounrising damp, nounrivet, nounrood screen, nounroof, nounroom, nounroughcast, nounrow house, nounsalon, nounsash window, nounseawall, nounshelter, nounstanchion, nounstorey, nounstrut, nounsubside, verbsubsidence, nounsubstructure, nounsuperstructure, nounsurvey, nounsurvey, verbsurveyor, nounswing bridge, nountar, nountar, verbtower, nountriplex, nounurban renewal, nounwatercourse, nounwicket gate, nounwindbreak, nounwindmill, nounyard, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 a shower cubicle
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Her secretary and three assistants were located in further little cubicles, opening off the corridor.· The Y has little cubicles with curtains you can change your clothes behind, but I hardly see anyone in those.· There was a dark little cubicle there, with a metal floor and walls, all dripping with water.· Two people sat at her bedside in the little cubicle contained by the screens.
NOUN
· Reductions mainly in paint, wall coverings, interior doors and bathroom suites. Shower cubicle reduced from £300 to £150.· Fully tiled shower cubicle with fitted Triton T80 electric shower.
a small part of a room that is separated from the rest of the room:  a shower cubicle office workers in their cubicles
随便看

 

英语词典包含52748条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/3/11 21:32:13