vestibule meaning in English
n.
1.门道，门厅。
2.〔美国〕连廊，通廊〔客车车厢两头出入处〕。
3.【解剖学】前庭；(昆虫的)外生殖腔。
vt.
1.给…设门廊。
2.用通廊连接(两节车厢等)。
短语和例子
adj.
Examples
- There was a flurry of excitement in the vestibule .
过道里传来一阵匆忙的脚步声。 - The villagers began to gather, loitering a moment in the vestibule to converse in whispers about the sad event .
村里的人们开始集合，在走廊里逗留了片刻的工夫，以便互相耳语，谈谈这桩不幸的事情。 - They were in a small, bright vestibule which opened onto a kitchen on one side and what appeared to be a living room on the other .
他们在一间明亮的小前厅里，一边通向厨房，另一边似乎是间起居室。 - The mayor walked up and down the vestibule of the hotel with his hands under his coat tails, as if he were merely seeking a cooler atmosphere than of the room he had quitted .
市长把手背到礼服尾部下面，在旅馆的过道里走来走去，仿佛离开了那间屋子，就是为了要找一个空气比较凉爽的地方。 - What are we doing milling about in this dreary vestibule
我们待在这沉闷的前厅干什么