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单词 cubbyhole
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cubbyhole
noun[C]
(mainlyUKcubby hole,cubby-hole)
uk
/ˈkʌb.i.həʊl/us
/ˈkʌb.i.hoʊl/
a verysmallroomorspaceforstoringthings:
小房间；小储物间
You could have aromanticdinnerhiddenaway in the two-person cubbyhole,completewithcurtain.
A cubby-hole off thekitchenservedas hispersonaloffice.
Amy had afantasticbuilt-inbunkbedwithlotsof cubbyholes,cupboardsandshelving.
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  • It's one of thoseoldroll-topdeskswith cubbyholes.
  • Thespaceis acutecubbyhole with afloortiledinvinylrecordsanddiscoballshangingfrom theceiling.
  • He and Ishareda cubby-hole in theoffice.
  • The glovebox istiny, but there are plenty of cubbyholesandstoragespaces.
  • Theinteriorof thecarislavishlyfurnishedwith pop-outdrinksholdersandticketclipsandcoincubby-holes.
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Furniture for storage
(Definition ofcubbyholefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • He popped back into his cubbyhole.
  • His first visit there was to a small room in the basement—a dark cubbyhole next to the coal room.
  • I could not imagine what this little cubbyhole was, but as there seemed to be nowhere else to go, I went in.
  • It opened along lines previously concealed by the wood's grain and revealed a small cubbyhole built into the wall, probably meant for its present use, concealment.
  • Some of these cubbyholes were so tiny that a canary bird could scarcely have hidden in them, while other places where the stewards looked would have hidden a giant.
cubbyhole
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkʌb.i.həʊl/us
/ˈkʌb.i.hoʊl/
a verysmallroomorspaceforstoringthings
小房间；小储物间

cubbyhole| American Dictionary

cubbyhole
noun[C]
us
/ˈkʌb·iˌhoʊl/
a verysmallroomorspace
(Definition ofcubbyholefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcubbyhole

cubbyhole
In day care centers, for example, children's cubbyholes and art projects are often labeled with their first names.
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The rooms were more in the nature of cubbyholes into which you could not invite a guest for lack of space.
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This is acubbyholein which the pickets sit.
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We all know that a studio flat is practically acubbyhole.
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Compare the stationmaster'scubbyholewith the purpose-built block of offices in a separate part of the town; that is the distinction.
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After it is issued it may remain in cubbyholes collecting dust in local authority departments, and is never resurrected.
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It is really acubbyhole, usually about 7 ft by 4 ft, to which people are usually admitted by night only, being excluded during the daytime hours.
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It must come out of thatcubbyhole, be dusted down and looked at in a way that does not foreclose any of the arguments that might be put forward.
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When she was finally given a place of her own again, it was a dark and dampcubbyhole.
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Everyone slept in a beehive like complex of cubbyholes.
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Five cubbyholes were situated beneath the lower terraces, of which three appear to have been animal cages that opened directly into the arena.
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Coneys then returned to the atticcubbyhole.
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Some antique trestle desks are fitted with small cubbyholes and nooks or small drawers at the extremity of the work surface, and thus resemble a bureau gradin.
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