cloister

• 指修道院、大教堂或学院中带顶的走廊，通常一侧为敞开的拱廊，面向花园或内院；也指修道院本身或隐修生活。

A noun referring to a covered walkway, typically in a monastery, convent, college, or cathedral, often with an open arcade on one side facing a garden or courtyard.

1. Monastic buildingC1formal

   A covered walkway, often with a colonnade, surrounding an open courtyard, typically in a monastery, convent, or college.

   回廊

   • The monks walked silently through the cloister.
   • The ancient cloister was decorated with intricate stone carvings.
   • Students often studied in the quiet cloister of the university.

   同义词ambulatoryarcadecolonnadegallerywalkway

2. Secluded placeC1formal

   A place of seclusion or retreat from the outside world.

   幽静之处

   • She sought refuge in the cloister of her own home.
   • The garden served as a peaceful cloister away from the city noise.
   • He found a cloister in the library where he could read undisturbed.

   同义词asylumhavenhermitagerefugeretreatsanctuaryshelter

• 动词，指将某人隔离或隐居，通常是在宗教或修道院环境中；也指用回廊围住某地。

A verb meaning to confine or seclude someone, typically in a religious or monastic setting, or to enclose a place with a covered walkway.

1. Seclude or isolateC1formal

   To shut away from the world in a quiet, secluded place, often for religious or contemplative purposes.

   隐居

   • The monks cloister themselves in the monastery for prayer.
   • She cloistered herself in her study to finish the novel.
   • After the scandal, he cloistered himself from public life.

   同义词confineimmureisolatesecludesegregatesequestershut away

   反义词expose

2. Enclose or confineC1formal

   To surround or confine within a restricted space.

   隔离

   • The garden is cloistered by high stone walls.
   • The old town is cloistered within ancient fortifications.
   • They cloistered the rare artifacts in a secure vault.

   同义词cageconfineenclosehem inimprisonisolatepensecludeshut in

   反义词freeliberaterelease