名詞 cabinet:

1. a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
2. persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers
3. a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock
   同義詞：locker, storage locker
4. housing for electronic instruments, as radio or television
   同義詞：console

1. The Cabinet meets regularly.
   內(nèi)閣定期開會(huì)。
2. After a few years in the wilderness he was reappointed to the Cabinet.
   他消沉了幾年之後，又獲任命進(jìn)入了內(nèi)閣。
3. The Opposition parties made (political) capital out of the disagreements within the Cabinet.
   反對(duì)黨利用內(nèi)閣的分歧而撈取(政治)資本。
4. The Prime Minister's cabinet colleague refused to accept the proposal.
   首相的內(nèi)閣同僚拒絕接受這個(gè)建議。
5. They have found out the mole in the cabinet.
   他們已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)了內(nèi)閣中的間諜。
6. A cherry cabinet.
   櫻桃木做的櫥柜
7. The question was discussed in cabinet.
   在內(nèi)閣會(huì)議上討論了這個(gè)問(wèn)題。

cab.i.net

n.（名詞）
An upright, cupboardlike repository with shelves, drawers, or compartments for the safekeeping or display of a collection of objects or materials.
壁櫥，櫥柜：直立的，類似于柜櫥的貯藏間，帶有架子、抽屜或分隔間，用于保存或展示一批物品或物資
Often Cabinet A body of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister to head the executive departments of the government and to act as official advisers.
常作 Cabinet 內(nèi)閣：受國(guó)家首腦或總理任命而領(lǐng)導(dǎo)政府執(zhí)行部門并作為官方顧問(wèn)的一個(gè)班底
Archaic A small or private room set aside for a specific activity.
【古語(yǔ)】 密室，小房間：為某專門活動(dòng)而開設(shè)的一個(gè)小的或私人的房間
Rhode Island Southeastern Massachusetts See milk shake See Regional Note at milk shake
【羅德島】 【麻省東南部】 參見 milk shake 參見 milk shake
adj.（形容詞）
Suitable for storage or display in a cabinet, as because of size or decorative quality.
可展示的，可保存的：由于體積大小或包裝質(zhì)量的原因而適于在柜子中貯藏或展示的
Of, relating to, or being a member of a governmental cabinet:
內(nèi)閣成員的：屬于政府內(nèi)閣一員的或與之相關(guān)的：
例句：
cabinet matters; a cabinet minister.
內(nèi)閣成員的事務(wù)；內(nèi)閣大臣

Used in the making of cabinets:
細(xì)木材的，柜材的：用于制造柜子的材料：
例句：
teak and other heavy cabinet wood.
柚木或其它用于制造柜子的重質(zhì)木材

來(lái)源：
French
法語(yǔ)
partly from diminutive of Old North French cabine [gambling-room] perhaps alteration of Old French cabane [small house] * see cabin
部分為 古法國(guó)北方方言 cabine的小后綴 [賭博間] 可能為 古法語(yǔ) cabane的變化 [小房子] *參見 cabin
and partly from Italian gabinetto [closet, chest of drawers] ; akin to Old North French cabine
并且部分源自 意大利語(yǔ) gabinetto [壁櫥，抽屜的空腔] ；類似于 古法國(guó)北方方言 cabine
[N., sense 4, possibly from the square wooden container in which the mixer was encased]
[名詞的第四種意義，可能來(lái)源于包裝混合物的方形木質(zhì)容器]

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cab.inetful
n.（名詞）