英语词汇“be in the closet”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

be in the closet

释义

closet /klozˈit/

noun

A recess or cupboard off a room, esp in N America, a clothes cupboard or wardrobe
A small private room, formerly the private chamber of the sovereign
A privy
A horizontal band one-half the width of a bar (heraldry)

adjective

Secret, private

transitive verb (closˈeting; closˈeted)

ORIGIN: OFr closet, dimin of clos an enclosure; see close

closet play or closet drama noun

A play to be read rather than acted

closet queen noun (slang)

A male homosexual who does not openly admit his homosexuality

closet strategist noun

A mere theorist in strategy

be in the closet (informal)

To keep something secret (esp one's homosexuality)

come out of the closet (informal)

Openly to admit a practice, tendency, habit, etc previously kept a close secret (esp one's homosexuality)

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