claustrophobia
claustrophobia 英 [ˌklɔ:strəˈfəʊbiə] 美 [ˌklɔstrəˈfoʊbiə]
n. [心理] 幽闭恐怖症
名词复数:claustrophobias
- Claustrophobia is an irrational or abnormal fear of being in an enclosed space. If your heart races in an elevator, or you break out in a cold sweat in a walk-in closet, you might have claustrophobia.
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- n. [心理] 幽闭恐怖症
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1. He dismisses concerns of claustrophobia, citing the size of the bunker.
鉴于地下空间的大小，他有可能会患上幽闭恐惧症，但这并不会使他担心。
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2. Excess sugar is known to cause claustrophobia, memory loss and other neurotic disorders.
已知过多的糖会造成幽闭恐怖症、失忆和其他神经疾病。
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3. claustrophobia (Fear of enclosed spaces)
幽闭恐惧症（惧怕呆在密闭空间）
- claustrophobia (n.) "morbid fear of being shut up in a confined space," coined 1879 (in article by Italian-born, French-naturalized Swiss-English physician Dr. Benjamin Ball), with -phobia "fear" + Latin claustrum "a bolt, a means of closing; a place shut in, confined place, frontier fortress" (in Medieval Latin "cloister"), from past participle of claudere "to close" (see close (v.)).
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