broom closet

• 用来存放扫帚、拖把、清洁用品等家务工具的小型狭窄储物间或柜子。

A small, narrow storage space or cupboard used for keeping brooms, mops, cleaning supplies, and other household tools.

1. Small storage spaceA2formal

   A small, narrow closet or cupboard used for storing brooms, mops, and other cleaning supplies.

   清洁用具储藏室

   • She found the mop in the broom closet.
   • The broom closet is located next to the kitchen.
   • He organized all the cleaning tools in the broom closet.

2. Metaphorical hiding placeB2informal

   Used figuratively to describe a secret or hidden aspect of something, often in a humorous or dismissive way.

   隐喻性藏身之处

   • The politician's scandal was swept into the broom closet of history.
   • He keeps his embarrassing hobbies in the broom closet of his life.
   • The company's financial problems were hidden in the broom closet of their annual report.