clos‧et 1 S3 / klɒzət, klɒzɪt $ klɑ-, klɒ- / 名词 [可数名词]

1 especially American English a cupboard built into the wall of a room from the floor to the ceiling → wardrobe :

a closet full of beautiful clothes

2 come out of the closet

a) to tell people that you are homosexual after hiding the fact 同义词 come out

b) to admit something or to start to discuss something that was kept secret before

3 be in the closet American English informal to not tell people that you are homosexual

→ water closet , → a skeleton in the closet at skeleton ( 5 )