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
- : pigeonhole.
- : a small, snug place.
Synonyms & Antonyms
nounhiding place
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.
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