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单词 cubicle
释义
cubicle
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n

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.
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.
WORD FAMILY
cubicle: cubicles
USAGE EXAMPLES
It conjures images of punch bowls on top of crowded cubicles at bad holiday office parties.
Los Angeles Times(Dec 14, 2016)
The alarm was raised when another shopper allegedly spotted the man holding a phone above a fitting room cubicle.
BBC(Dec 12, 2016)
Employment migrated from farms and mills to factories and offices to cubicles and call centers.
The New Yorker(Dec 11, 2016)
1n small area set off by walls for special use
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
booth, kiosk, stall
confessional
a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions
polling booth
a temporary booth in a polling place which people enter to cast their votes
prompt box, prompter's box
a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage
shower bath, shower stall
booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom
call box, phone booth, telephone booth, telephone box, telephone kiosk
booth for using a telephone
tolbooth, tollbooth, tollhouse
a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls
voting booth
a booth in which a person can cast a private vote
closet
a small private room for study or prayer
2n small individual study area in a library
Syn|Hyper
carrel, carrell, stall
alcove, bay
a small recess opening off a larger room
3n small room in which a monk or nun lives
Syn|Hyper
cell
room
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
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