walk-in
/ˈwɔːk ɪn/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈɔkˌɪn] /ˈwɔːk ɪn/ (ame, ipa) · [wˈɔkˌɪn] /ˈwȯk-ˌin How to pronounce walk-in (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈwɔːk.ɪn/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈɔkˌɪn] /ˈwɑːk.ɪn/ (ame, ipa)
walk-in — adjective
1. describing a room, closet, or storage area that you can step into and stand insi
describing a room, closet, or storage area that you can step into and stand inside, instead of only reaching into it from outside.
The builder added a walk-in closet beside the bedroom to store winter coats.
walk-in + closet
Bao checked the walk-in freezer before the fish delivery arrived at dawn.
walk-in + freezer
Hotel staff kept extra towels in a walk-in cupboard near the pool.
The restaurant uses a walk-in fridge for milk, fruit, and fresh herbs.
文法句型
walk-in + closet/fridge/freezer
walk-in + storage space
用法筆記
Usually comes before nouns for storage or cooling spaces. Distinguish from noun/2: this sense describes the space, while noun/2 names the space itself.
常見錯誤
2. describing a service, clinic, or customer visit where people can arrive and be h
describing a service, clinic, or customer visit where people can arrive and be helped without booking a time earlier.
Sofia found a walk-in clinic after twisting her ankle on Saturday.
walk-in + clinic
The salon keeps two chairs open for walk-in customers every afternoon.
walk-in + customers
Kabir chose a walk-in tax service because he had missed the online deadline.
At the repair shop, walk-in visits usually wait longer than booked ones.
- appointment-free
states most directly that no booking is needed
- drop-in
close in meaning, often for classes or advice sessions
- by-appointment
used when people must arrange a time first
- booked
emphasizes that a time has already been reserved
文法句型
walk-in + clinic/service/customer
walk-in + visit
用法筆記
Common with clinics, salons, repair services, and customers. Distinguish from noun/1: this sense describes the service or visit, while noun/1 names the person who arrives without booking.
常見錯誤
walk-in — noun
1. someone who comes to a business, clinic, or office without arranging a meeting o
someone who comes to a business, clinic, or office without arranging a meeting or appointment first.
The dentist can see one more walk-in before the lunch break.
see a walk-in
Zuri was the only walk-in at the passport office that morning.
the only walk-in
Please ask each walk-in to write a phone number on the form.
The nurse called the next walk-in after finishing Owen's blood test.
- drop-in
close in meaning for a person who arrives without arranging a time
- unscheduled visitor
broader and works outside medical or business settings
- appointment holder
someone who already has a reserved time
- scheduled client
used when the meeting time has been arranged in advance
文法句型
see a walk-in
next/only walk-in
用法筆記
Usually refers to a customer or patient who arrives without a booked time. Distinguish from adjective/2, which modifies the service or visit instead of the person.
常見錯誤
2. a cold room, closet, or similar storage space built so a person can go inside it
a cold room, closet, or similar storage space built so a person can go inside it.
The chef stacked lemons on the top shelf of the walk-in.
the walk-in as storage room
Water leaked across the floor of the walk-in behind the bakery.
floor of the walk-in
Christopher checked the walk-in before signing for the meat delivery.
A broken light left the walk-in dark until the manager found a ladder.
文法句型
inside the walk-in
check the walk-in
用法筆記
Often short for a walk-in fridge, freezer, closet, or cooler. In many workplaces, people say simply 'the walk-in' when everyone knows which room-sized storage space they mean.
常見錯誤
3. a contest result, especially in politics, that seems almost certain to be won wi
a contest result, especially in politics, that seems almost certain to be won with little difficulty.
By noon, reporters were calling the mayoral race a walk-in.
call a race a walk-in
With no rival on the ballot, the seat looked like a walk-in.
look like a walk-in
Party leaders treated the district as a walk-in and stopped visiting it.
After the debate scandal, even local radio hosts said the election was a walk-in.
- cakewalk
broader and more playful; not limited to politics
- sure thing
informal and broader than election results
- landslide
focuses on the size of the win after it happens
- close race
a contest with no clear easy winner
- toss-up
an outcome that looks too even to predict
文法句型
be a walk-in
look like a walk-in
用法筆記
Mostly used in political reporting or campaign talk. It usually describes a race that seems safe before the votes are counted, not a victory that has already happened.