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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1378 COCA: 2693

cabinet

cabinet /ˈkæbnɪt/ noun
plural cabinets
cabinet
/ˈkæbnɪt/
noun
plural cabinets
Learner's definition of CABINET
[count]
: a piece of furniture that is used for storing things and usually has doors and shelves储物柜
see also file cabinet
or Cabinet : a group of people who give advice to the leader of a government(政府领导人的)顾问团;内阁
◊ In British English, cabinet in this sense is sometimes used with a plural verb.在英国英语中,此义项的cabinet有时与复数动词连用。

See also: cabinet

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1378 COCA: 2693

cabinet

1 of 2

noun

cab·​i·​net ˈkab-nit How to pronounce cabinet (audio)
ˈka-bə-
1
a
: a case or cupboard usually having doors and shelves
a kitchen cabinet
a medicine cabinet
b
: a collection of specimens especially of biological or numismatic interest
a butterfly display cabinet
d
: a chamber having temperature and humidity controls and used especially for incubating biological samples
2
a
archaic : a small room providing seclusion
b
: a small exhibition room in a museum
3
a archaic
(1)
: the private room serving as council chamber of the chief councillors or ministers of a sovereign
(2)
: the consultations and actions of these councillors
b(1)
often capitalized : a body of advisers of a head of state
the president's cabinet
(2)
: a similar advisory council of a governor of a state or a mayor
c
British : a meeting of a cabinet
4
New England : milkshake

cabinet

2 of 2

adjective

1
: of or relating to a governmental cabinet (see cabinet entry 1 sense 3b)
held a cabinet meeting
2
: suitable by reason of size for a small room or by reason of attractiveness or perfection for preservation and display in a cabinet
porcelain cabinet plates
3
a
: used or adapted for cabinetmaking
b
: done or used by a cabinetmaker

Example Sentences

Noun a member of the President's Cabinet the most precious knickknacks were kept in a cabinet with glass doors
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
This isn't the first time the cabinet has experienced copper wire theft, either. Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2022 Also speaking were Dianne Maybaum, president of the Bay Education Foundation; Susan Naso, the person who had the vision for the project; and Simon Miedza, a recent Bay High School graduate who built the cabinet. Linda Gandee, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2022 The cabinet also proposed allocating an additional $3.6 billion in special expenditures to purchase of jet fighters and fund additional missiles, naval ships and other weapon systems. Joyu Wang, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 The cabinet is expected to accept Nakamura’s resignation Friday. Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 Between the cabinet's drawers is a pullout ledge, handy for folding clothes or holding a laundry basket. Andrea Cooley, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2022 In the lower cabinet by the stovetop is a pull-out spice rack. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022 Cox picked Ferry to be the executive director of DNR in June, which is a part of the governor’s cabinet. Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Aug. 2022 Like most of the custom furniture, the cabinet sits on a vintage metal base, many of which are salvaged from old sewing tables, warehouse carts or other antique frames scrounged from flea markets, roadside freebies and even dumpsters. Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2022
Adjective
And Vivek Murthy was confirmed as surgeon general, a sub-cabinet level position. USA Today, 3 June 2021 President Biden has tapped Mr. Kahl for undersecretary of defense for policy, one of the most important non-cabinet jobs in the federal government. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Adjective

Middle French, small room, diminutive of Middle French dialect (Picard) cabine gambling house

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cabinet was circa 1550
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1378 COCA: 2693
cabinet

noun¹

1(usually the Cabinet) in government政府ADJECTIVE | VERB + CABINET | CABINET + VERB | CABINET + NOUN ADJECTIVEfull (BrE) 全體內閣成員There was a meeting of the full Cabinet this afternoon.今天下午舉行了一次全體內閣成員會議。inner (especially BrE) 核心內閣The inner Cabinet is to meet again today.今天核心內閣將再次會晤。shadow (= the most important members of the opposition party) (BrE) 影子內閣war戰時內閣VERB + CABINETappoint, choose, form, select任命內閣;物色內閣成員;組閣reshuffle改組內閣The Prime Minister reshuffled (= changed) his Cabinet yesterday.昨天首相改組了內閣。enter, join進入內閣leave, quit退出內閣consult (especially BrE) 與內閣商議persuade, urge (both especially BrE) 說服/敦促內閣CABINET + VERBmeet內閣開會discuss sth內閣討論⋯CABINET + NOUNappointee, member, minister, secretary內閣所任命的人員/成員/閣員 /大臣appointment (NAmE) 內閣任命meeting內閣會議reshuffle內閣改組The affair led to a mid-term Cabinet reshuffle.這次事件引發了內閣中期改組。
cabinet

noun²

2cupboard櫥櫃ADJECTIVE | CABINET + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEglass玻璃櫃maple, oak, wooden, etc. (all especially NAmE) 槭木、橡木、木製等櫥櫃bathroom, bedside, kitchen浴室櫃;牀頭櫃;廚房用碗櫃medicine藥櫃china, curio, display, trophy瓷器陳列櫥;珍品陳列櫥;陳列櫃;戰利品陳列櫃a glass china cabinet玻璃製瓷器陳列櫃cocktail, drinks, liquor (NAmE) 雞尾酒櫃;飲料櫃;酒櫃chill, chiller (both BrE) 冷藏櫃file, filing (especially BrE) 文件櫃storage貯藏櫃locked鎖着的櫃子CABINET + NOUNdoor, drawer櫥櫃門;櫥櫃抽屜PREPOSITIONin a/the cabinet在櫃子裏Past reports are kept in the filing / file cabinet in my office.以前的報告存放在我辦公室的文件櫃中。

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