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 — 形容詞
1. describing a room, closet, or storage area that you can step into and stand insi
可走入的
可直接走進去的空間
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.
建商在臥室旁加了一間可走入的衣櫥，用來收冬天外套。
walk-in + closet
Bao checked the walk-in freezer before the fish delivery arrived at dawn.
Bao 在魚貨清晨送到前，先檢查了可走入的冷凍庫。
walk-in + freezer
Hotel staff kept extra towels in a walk-in cupboard near the pool.
飯店員工把備用毛巾放在泳池旁的可走入的儲物櫃裡。
The restaurant uses a walk-in fridge for milk, fruit, and fresh herbs.
這家餐廳用可走入的冰箱來放牛奶、水果和新鮮香草。
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
免預約的
可直接到場接受服務
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.
Sofia 扭傷腳踝後，在星期六找到一家免預約的診所。
walk-in + clinic
The salon keeps two chairs open for walk-in customers every afternoon.
那家沙龍每天下午都會留兩張椅子給免預約的客人。
walk-in + customers
Kabir chose a walk-in tax service because he had missed the online deadline.
Kabir 選了免預約的報稅服務，因為他錯過了線上截止日。
At the repair shop, walk-in visits usually wait longer than booked ones.
在那間維修店裡，免預約的來店通常比已預約的人等更久。
- 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 — 名詞
1. someone who comes to a business, clinic, or office without arranging a meeting o
現場客
未預約就上門的人
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.
那位牙醫午休前還能再看一位現場客。
see a walk-in
Zuri was the only walk-in at the passport office that morning.
Zuri 那天早上是護照辦公室唯一的現場客。
the only walk-in
Please ask each walk-in to write a phone number on the form.
請叫每位現場客在表格上寫下電話號碼。
The nurse called the next walk-in after finishing Owen's blood test.
護士替 Owen 驗完血後，叫了下一位現場客。
- 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
步入式空間
可走進去的儲藏房間
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.
主廚把檸檬堆在那個步入式空間最上層的架子上。
the walk-in as storage room
Water leaked across the floor of the walk-in behind the bakery.
麵包店後面的那個步入式空間，地板上到處都是漏水。
floor of the walk-in
Christopher checked the walk-in before signing for the meat delivery.
Christopher 在簽收肉品送貨前，先檢查了那個步入式空間。
A broken light left the walk-in dark until the manager found a ladder.
燈壞掉後，那個步入式空間一直很暗，直到經理找來梯子。
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
穩贏局
幾乎不用費力就能贏
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.
到中午時，記者們已把那場市長選戰叫作穩贏局。
call a race a walk-in
With no rival on the ballot, the seat looked like a walk-in.
沒有對手列名選票時，那個席次看起來就像穩贏局。
look like a walk-in
Party leaders treated the district as a walk-in and stopped visiting it.
黨內領袖把那個選區當成穩贏局，後來就不再去那裡拜訪了。
After the debate scandal, even local radio hosts said the election was a walk-in.
辯論醜聞爆發後，連地方電台主持人都說那場選舉成了穩贏局。
- 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.