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cubbyhole

/kuhb-ee-hohl/US // ˈkʌb iˌhoʊl //UK // (ˈkʌbɪˌhəʊl) //

立方孔,立方孔雀,立方体,立方格

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : pigeonhole.
    • : a small, snug place.

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Examples

  • Few journalists have access to the information, and those who do work in a windowless cubbyhole on a top floor.

  • Back in his cubbyhole downstairs, Walter stared hopelessly at the reports.

  • At night I slept in a cubbyhole behind a wineshop, paying an inordinate price for that very dubious privilege.

  • And to-morrow I'm to be installed in the cubbyhole off the dining-room and I defy any one to enter it on peril of their lives.

  • Bill led me at once past two or three lounging cow persons to the cubbyhole, where arose a typical old timer.

  • Charles sweltered in his little cubbyhole, but he was enthusiastic and optimistic about his new job.