好词典

booths

UK //buːðz//US //buːθs//

词源

源自古北欧语 'búð'(临时住所),通过古英语 'both' 演变而来,原指临时搭建的遮蔽处。

noun

❶ 指小型隔间或摊位,通常用于展览、投票或商业活动中,提供相对独立的空间。

“The trade show had dozens of booths displaying new products.”

(展销会上有数十个展示新产品的摊位。)

“She voted in a private booth to ensure her choice was secret.”

(她在私密隔间里投票以确保选择保密。)

同义词:stalls, stands, kiosks, cubicles, compartments

常见短语

voting booth — 投票隔间,选举时为保护选民隐私而设的独立小空间。

“Each voter enters the voting booth alone to mark their ballot.”

(每位选民单独进入投票隔间填写选票。)

phone booth — 公用电话亭,现已较少见,曾是街头提供电话服务的封闭小空间。

“Superman famously changes clothes in a phone booth.”

(超人 famously 在电话亭里换衣服。)