cab‧i‧net S2 W2 / kæbənət, kæbɪnət / 名词 [可数名词]

1 ( also Cabinet ) [ also + 复数形式 动词 ] British English the politicians with important positions in a government who meet to make decisions or advise the leader of the government :

a cabinet meeting

a member of the Cabinet → Shadow Cabinet at shadow 3 ( 2 )

2

a piece of furniture with doors and shelves or drawers, used for storing or showing things 同义词 cupboard :

the medicine cabinet

→ filing cabinet

COLLOCATIONS

cabinet + NOUN

a cabinet meeting A cabinet meeting will consider the government’s environmental policies.

a cabinet member/a member of the cabinet Two senior cabinet members have resigned.

a cabinet minister Cabinet ministers voted against the proposal.

a cabinet reshuffle (= when members of a cabinet are given a different job ) Putin promoted his Defence Minister in a surprising cabinet reshuffle.

a cabinet post (= a job in a cabinet ) She accepted a cabinet post with the new Conservative government.

动词

appoint a cabinet The Prime Minister appoints the cabinet.

form a cabinet Ministers remain in office until a new cabinet is formed.

join a cabinet Lee was considered a likely candidate to join the cabinet.

the cabinet meets The cabinet will meet again on April 30th.

形容词

the inner cabinet (= only the most important members ) He was a member of Howard’s inner cabinet.

the full cabinet (= all the members ) There was a meeting of the full cabinet.

the shadow cabinet (= the most important members of the opposition party ) He joined the shadow cabinet as transport spokesman.