
好词典

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。
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。)
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。)