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单词 booth
释义

booth

/buːð / /buːθ /
noun
1A small temporary tent or structure at a market, fair, or exhibition, used for selling goods, providing information, or staging shows.They set up temporary information booths at every village....
  • The market opened 100 booths selling South Korean clothes on 2,600 square meters of floor last August.
  • The exhibition booths show off everything from jewellery to furniture, from paintings to gourmet delicacies, from beauty and aromatherapy products to sculpture.

Synonyms

stall, stand, kiosk, trading post;
counter, table
2An enclosed compartment that allows privacy, for example when telephoning, voting, or sitting in a restaurant.In the middle of the Mojave Desert is a phone booth housing the sole telephone for 16 miles in any direction....
  • Wi-fi providers have targeted a growing number of potential venues within which to establish access points, including hotels, airports, phone booths and restaurants.
  • I phoned Henning late that night in a phone booth near the restaurant.

Synonyms

cubicle, kiosk, box, compartment, enclosure, cupboard, carrel, cubbyhole;
cabin, hut;
alcove, bay, recess

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'temporary dwelling or shelter'): from Old Norse buth, based on búa 'dwell'.

Rhymes

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