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- booth [buːð]
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n
a stall for the display or sale of goods, esp a temporary one at a fair or market
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2.
n
a small enclosed or partially enclosed room or cubicle, such as one containing a telephone (telephone booth) or one in which a person casts his or her vote at an election (polling booth)
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3.
n
two long high-backed benches with a long table between, used esp in bars and inexpensive restaurants
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4.
n
(formerly) a temporary structure for shelter, dwelling, storage, etc
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5.
n
[Etymology]
C12: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse buth, Swedish, Danish bod shop, stall; see
bower 1
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1.
n
a stall for the display or sale of goods, esp a temporary one at a fair or market
Examples
- Please turn your attention to the back of the room, there you will find an information booth and customer representative.
- 请大家把目光转向屋子的后面，您可以看到我们的咨询台和客户代理人。 → booth
- 这条胡同的顶头有个公用电话。
- There is a public telephone (booth) at the end of this lane. → 顶头
- 夜市摊点
- night market booth → 摊点
- 我没带手机, 只能在电话亭给你回电话了。
- I didn't bring my cell phone with me, so I have to call you back from a telephone booth. → 电话亭
- 那边有个售货亭, 我去那儿买瓶水喝。
- There is a sales booth there, I'll go to buy a bottle of water. → 售货亭
- 这里安了个收费站。
- A toll booth has been set up here. → 安
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