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claustrophobic

UK //ˌklɔː.strəˈfəʊ.bɪk//US //ˌklɑː.strəˈfoʊ.bɪk//

词源

源自希腊语 klaustron(封闭空间) + phobos(恐惧),19世纪晚期进入英语。

adjective

❶ 形容因身处狭小或封闭空间而感到极度焦虑或恐惧的心理状态,常见于幽闭恐惧症患者。

“The tiny elevator made her feel claustrophobic.”

(狭小的电梯让她感到幽闭恐惧。)

“He avoids subway trains because they trigger his claustrophobic feelings.”

(他避免乘坐地铁,因为会引发幽闭恐惧感。)

同义词:confining, suffocating, oppressive

常见短语

claustrophobic fear — 特指对封闭空间的病理性恐惧,属于焦虑症的一种表现。

“His claustrophobic fear prevents him from taking airplanes.”

(对封闭空间的恐惧使他无法乘坐飞机。)