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vestibule

/ves-tuh-byool/US // ˈvɛs təˌbyul //UK // (ˈvɛstɪˌbjuːl) //

前厅,前庭,门厅,前台

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a passage, hall, or antechamber between the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building.
    • : Railroads. an enclosed space at the end of a passenger car, serving as a sheltered entrance to the car from another car or from outside the train.
    • : Anatomy, Zoology. any of various cavities or hollows regarded as forming an approach or entrance to another cavity or space, as that of the internal ear.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    ves·ti·buled, ves·ti·bul·ing.

    • : to provide with a vestibule.

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Examples

  • I woke up right in the middle of it, at three in the morning, and poked my head out the vestibule door.

  • Officers raced forward to confront the mob in the vestibule.

  • Sophia had to force her way inside the vestibule, because Kitty was now laying inside the doorway, her body up against the door, and she cradled Kitty.

  • The door was opened; and the deputy stood back, while the son of the Duke entered the vestibule of the prison.

  • He returned to the vestibule with the strip folded and somewhat crumpled in his hand.

  • Mr. Ducksmith, without a word, went straight into the salon, leaving Aristide and his wife standing in the vestibule.

  • When the next train pulled out, Lamb was in the vestibule, half a car-length away from him.

  • As she entered the vestibule the stage-manager came to meet her, and told her that her part had been given to another singer.