高频考研英语单词：closet

考研英语的战场上，词汇是决定胜负的基石。掌握科学的记忆法和真题语境，才能把单词真正刻在脑子里。今天，我们就来拆解一个考研高频核心词——closet，看看它到底有哪些隐藏的考点?

高频考研英语单词：closet

单词：closet

音标：/ˈklɒzɪt/

释义：n.（壁）橱 a.私下的 vt.把……引进密室会谈

考频：★★★★

记法：

拆解为close(封闭的)+et(表“小”的名词后缀)→ 封闭的狭小空间 → 壁橱；进一步引申词义：关在封闭小空间里不对外公开的状态，对应形容词义“私下的”；把人请到封闭小房间内谈话，对应动词义“把……引进密室会谈”。

派生词：

closets (名词复数，意为多个壁橱、储物柜)

closeted (形容词，意为秘密的、守口如瓶的；动词过去式/过去分词，意为把…关入密室、私下密谈)

closeting (动词现在分词/动名词，意为闭门密谈、将…安置在密室中)

搭配：

water closet 盥洗室，厕所

closet consultation 密室磋商，私下密谈

be closeted with sb 与某人闭门密谈

closet supporter 暗中支持者

考研真题例句：

The 19th-century department stores offered vast arrays of goods in elegant settings, transforming shopping into a public and social activity that stood in stark contrast to the private closet shopping of earlier centuries.

19世纪的百货商店在优雅的环境中提供琳琅满目的商品，将购物转变为一种公共社交活动，这与此前几个世纪私下隐秘购物的模式形成了鲜明对比。

When the two sides were closeted behind closed doors for over 6 hours, the public was eager to know what agreements they had reached.

当双方闭门密谈超过6小时后，公众迫切想要知道他们达成了哪些协议。

Many people have a closet passion for creative hobbies that they never share with others due to fear of being judged.

很多人私下里对创意类爱好怀有热情，但因为害怕被评判，他们从不和别人分享这份热爱。

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