[N-COUNT 可数名词]门 A door is a piece of wood, glass, or metal, which is moved to open and close the entrance to a building, room, cupboard, or vehicle.
I knocked at the front door, but there was no answer...
我敲了敲前门,没有人应。
The policeman opened the door and looked in...
警察打开门朝里面看。
I heard a door slamming.
我听到门砰地关上了。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]门口;出入口 A door is the space in a wall when a door is open.
She looked through the door of the kitchen. Her daughter was at the stove.
她从厨房门口朝里看,发现女儿站在炉子旁。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](商店、宾馆、戏院等的)进口,入口 The door is the entrance to a large building such as a shop, hotel, or theatre.
He entered Harrods by the main door...
他从正门进入了哈罗德商场。
The queues at the door wound around the building.
门口的队伍绕了大楼一圈。
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[N-PLURAL 复数名词]住户;人家Doors is used in expressions such as a few doors down or three doors up to refer to a place that is a particular number of buildings away from where you are.
[amount N down/up]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Mrs Cade's house was only a few doors down from her daughter's apartment.
凯德夫人的房子和她女儿的公寓就隔了几户人家。
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See also:
next door
;
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[PHRASE 短语]应门;去开门 When you answer the door, you go and open the door because a visitor has knocked on it or rung the bell.
[V inflects]
Carol answered the door as soon as I knocked.
我一敲门,卡萝尔就来开了。
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[PHRASE 短语]偷偷摸摸地;背地里地;不正当地 If you say that someone gets or does something by the back door or through the back door, you are criticizing them for doing it secretly and unofficially.
[PHR after v]
[disapproval]
The government would not allow anyone to sneak in by the back door and seize power by force...
政府不会允许任何人偷偷混进来并用暴力攫取政权。
They claim the Government is privatising dentistry through the back door.
他们声称政府正通过不正当的手段将牙医业私有化。
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[PHRASE 短语]不再想;不再做;拒…于门外 If someone closes the door on something, they stop thinking about it or dealing with it.
[V inflects: PHR n]
We never close the door on a successful series.
我们从不把成功的系列节目拒之门外。
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[PHRASE 短语]秘密地;背地里地 If people have talks and discussions behind closed doors, they have them in private because they want them to be kept secret.
[PHR after v]
...decisions taken in secret behind closed doors.
背地里秘密作出的决定
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[PHRASE 短语]挨家挨户 If someone goes from door to door or goes door to door, they go along a street calling at each house in turn, for example selling something.
[PHR after v]
They are going from door to door collecting money from civilians.
他们挨家挨户地向百姓收钱。
...a door-to-door salesman...
上门推销员
Police immediately started door-to-door inquiries.
警察立即展开了挨家挨户的盘查。
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[PHRASE 短语]从开始到目的地 If you talk about a distance or journey from door to door or door to door, you are talking about the distance from the place where the journey starts to the place where it finishes.
...tickets covering the whole journey from door to door...
全程票
Flying out on Friday from Gatwick it took seven hours door-to-door.
星期五从盖特威克起飞全程需要 7 个小时。
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[PHRASE 短语](通常指难以成功的领域中)迈向目标的第一步,成功的开端 If you say that something helps someone to get their foot in the door or their toe in the door, you mean that it gives them an opportunity to start doing something new, usually in an area that is difficult to succeed in.
[N inflects]
The bondholding may help the firm get its foot in the door to win the business...
债券的持有可能是有助于该公司赢得业务的第一步。
The Philips deal also gives Sparc a foot in the door of a new market — consumer electronics.
与飞利浦公司的交易也使斯巴克得以进入一个新市场——消费类电子产品。
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[PHRASE 短语]拒绝同…谈话;拒绝向…透露信息 If someone shuts the door in your face or slams the door in your face, they refuse to talk to you or give you any information.
[V inflects]
Did you say anything to him or just shut the door in his face?
你跟他说什么了吗,还是直接给了他个闭门羹?
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[PHRASE 短语]把…归咎于 If you lay something at someone'sdoor, you blame them for an unpleasant event or situation.
[V inflects]
I'm notsure his death can be laid at medicine's door alone...
我不确信他的死亡单单是药物所致。
The blame is generally laid at the door of the government.
通常谴责的矛头都会指向政府。
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[PHRASE 短语]介绍(新思想或新情况);使…成为可能 If someone or something opens the door to a good new idea or situation, they introduce it or make it possible.
[V and N inflect]
This book opens the door to some of the most exciting findings in solid-state physics...
这本书介绍了固态物理中一些最激动人心的发现。
Researchers are pushing back the frontiers and opening doors to reveal why things happen and how things work.
研究者们拓展了其研究领域,介绍并揭示了事物发生的原因和机理。
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[PHRASE 短语]在户外;露天 When you are out of doors, you are not inside a building, but in the open air.
[PHR after v]
The weather was fine enough for working out of doors.
天气太好了,适合户外工作。
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[PHRASE 短语]送(客人)到门口 If you see someone to the door, you go to the door with a visitor when they leave.
[V inflects]
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[PHRASE 短语]叫…滚蛋;对…下逐客令 If someone shows you the door, they ask you to leave because they are angry with you.
[V inflects]
Would they forgive and forget — or show him the door?
他们会既往不咎吗——还是会对他下逐客令呢?
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at death's door→see:
death
;
Oxford
door★/dɔː(r); NAmEdɔːr/noun1★[countable ]a piece of wood, glass, etc. that is opened and closed so that people can get in and out of a room, building, car, etc; a similar thing in a cupboard/closet 门◆a knock on the door敲门◆to open/shut/close/slam/lock/boltthe door 开门;关门;砰地关上门;锁门;拴门◆to answer the door(= to go and open it because sb has knocked on it or rung the bell)应门(听到敲门或门铃响后去开门)◆the front/back door(= at the entrance at the front/back of a building)前╱后门◆the bedroom door卧室门◆the door frame门框◆a four-door saloon car四门轿车◆the fridge door冰箱门◆Shut the door!把门关上!◆Close the door behind you, please.请随手关门。◆The door closed behind him.他一出门,门就关上了。☞see also
back-door
,
fire door
,
French door
,
open door
,
revolving door
(1 ),
sliding door
,
stable door
,
stage door
,
swing door
,
trapdoor
2★[countable ]the space when a door is open 出入口;门口◆Marc appeared through a door at the far end of the room.马克从房间另一端的门口出现。◆( informal) She's just arrived—she's just come in the door.她刚到,刚踏进门。◆( informal) He walked out the door.他出门去了。3★[countable ]the area close to the entrance of a building 门边;门旁◆There's somebody at the door(= at the front door of a house).门口有人。◆‘Can I help you?’ asked the man at the door.“我能为您效劳吗?”门边的男子问道。☞see also
doorway
4[countable ]a house, room, etc. that is a particular number of houses, rooms, etc. away from another 栋;住户;人家◆the family that lives three doors up from us住在与我们相隔三户的那户人家◆Our other branch is just a few doors down the road.我们的另一家分店沿路过几个门面就到。☞see also
next door
5[uncountable ]( BrE) the amount of money made by selling tickets for an event 票房收入SYN
gate
◆50% of the door will go to the Red Cross.*50% 的票房收入将捐给红十字会。 IDIOMSbe on the doorto work at the entrance to a theatre, club, etc, for example collecting tickets from people as they enter 把门(在戏院、夜总会等门口做检票等工作)close/shut the ˈdoor on sthto make it unlikely that sth will happen 使不可能;拒…于门外;把…的门堵死◆She was careful not to close the door on the possibility of further talks.她十分注意不让进一步谈判的大门关上。(from) ˌdoor to ˈdoorfrom building to building 从一栋房子到另一栋房子;从一处到另一处;挨家挨户◆The journey takes about an hour door to door.全程大约要花一个小时。◆a door-to-door salesman走家串户的推销员(open) the door to sth(to provide) the means of getting or reaching sth; (to create) the opportunity for sth (为…提供)达到目的的手段;(为…创造)机会◆The agreement will open the door to increased international trade.此协议将会提供增长国际贸易的机会。◆Our courses are the door to success in English.我们的课程是通向掌握英语的成功之路。lay sth at sb's ˈdoor( formal) to say that sb is responsible for sth that has gone wrong 把…归咎于某人;认为某人应对…负责leave the door ˈopen (for sth)to make sure that there is still the possibility of doing sth 不把门堵死;保留可能性out of ˈdoorsnot inside a building 在户外;露天◆You should spend more time out of doors in the fresh air.你应多花点时间在户外透透新鲜空气。shut/slam the door in sb's face1to shut a door hard when sb is trying to come in 将某人拒之门外;让某人吃闭门羹2to refuse to talk to sb or meet them, in a rude way 拒绝同某人谈话;拒绝见某人to sb's doordirectly to sb's house 直接到某人的家◆We promise to deliver to your door within 48 hours of you ordering.我们承诺在接到订单后 48 小时内送货上门。☞more at
back
adj.,
barn
,
beat
v.,
close
1v.,
closed
,
darken
,
death
,
foot
n.,
open
v.,
show
v.,
stable door
,
wolf
n.doordoorsdoor/dɔː(r); NAmEdɔːr/
LDC
door1 noun
door2 verb
doordoor1 /dɔː $ dɔːr/ ●●●S1W1 noun [countable]
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1door (1)the large flat piece of wood, glass etc that you move when you go into or out of a building, room, vehicle etc, or when you open a cupboard → gate: Could you open the door for me? The door flew open and Ruth stormed in. Don’t forget to lock the garage door. →
fire door
, French doors
, revolving door(1)
, sliding door
, stage door
, swing door
, trapdoor
2the space made by an open doorSYN doorwayin/out (of)/through the door Rick turned and ran out of the door. I glanced through the open door.3at the door if someone is at the door, they are waiting for you to open the door of a building so they can come inside: There’s somebody at the front door.4out of doors outsideSYN outdoors: I prefer working out of doors.5show/see somebody to the door to take someone to the main way out of a building: My secretary will show you to the door.6two/three etc doors away/down/up used to say how many houses or buildings there are between your house, office etc and another buildingdoor from Patrick lived two doors away from me.7(from) door to doora) especially British English from one place to another: How long is the journey, door to door?b)going to each house in a street or area to sell something, collect money, or ask for votes: Joe sold vacuum cleaners door to door for years. →
door-to-door
8be on the door to work at the entrance to a theatre, club etc, collecting tickets9shut/close the door on something to make something impossible: The accident shut the door on her ballet career. → at death’s door
at death(7)
, → behind closed doors
at closed(5)
, → get in through the back door
at back door(2)
, → lay something at somebody’s door
at lay2(19)
, → next door1
, → open doors (for somebody)
at open2(16)
, → open-door policy
, → open the door to something
at open2(16)
, → show somebody the door
at show1(20)
COLLOCATIONSverbsopen/close/shut the door· I opened the door and Dad was standing there.· Can you close the door as you go out?slam/bang the door (=shut it loudly, usually because you are angry)· He strode from the room, slamming the door behind him.answer the door (=open it for someone who has knocked or pressed the bell)· Lucy ran downstairs to answer the door.a door leads somewhere (=used to say what place is on the other side of a door)· This door leads into the garden.a door opens/closes/shuts· We were still waiting for the train doors to open.a door slams/bangs (shut) (=shuts loudly)· I heard the front door slam.a door flies/bursts open (=opens very suddenly and quickly)· Then the door burst open and two men with guns came in.a door swings open/shut (=moves forward to open or backwards to shut)· The door swung shut behind me.a door slides open/shut (=moves smoothly to the side or back again)· The lift doors slid open and we got in.lock/unlock the door· I locked the door and turned out the lights.bolt the door (=slide a metal bar across to fasten it)· Once inside, he bolted the door.knock on/at the door (=hit it with your hand to make someone open it)· Who's that knocking at the door?bang/hammer on the door (=hit it very loudly and urgently)· A policeman was banging on the door across the road.tap on/at the door (=hit it very gently)· I tapped on the door and opened it.get the door (=open or close it for someone)· Could you get the door for me?ADJECTIVES/NOUN + doorthe front/back/side door (=of a house)· I heard someone knocking at the front door.· Use the back door if your boots are muddy.the main door (=the door into a building that most people use)· The main door to the hotel is on Queen Street.the kitchen/bedroom/bathroom etc door· The kitchen door opened and Jake walked in.the cupboard door British English, the closet door American English· Both the cupboard doors were locked.the fridge/oven door· Steam came out as I opened the oven door.a car door· She heard a car door slamming.the passenger door (=for the person in a car who sits beside the driver)· The taxi driver was holding open the passenger door.a rear door (=a door at the back of a vehicle)· The kids opened the rear doors and climbed in.door + NOUNa door handle (=that you move up or down to open a door)· Ella reached for the door handle.a door knob (=that you turn to open a door)· I turned the door knob and went into the room.a door knocker (=a metal object on a door that you use to knock with)· There was a brass door knocker in the shape of a lion's head.a door bell (=that you press to make it ring)· Adam walked up the path and rang the door bell.a door key· She was looking in her bag for her door key.
door1 noun
door2 verb
doordoor2 verb [transitive]
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to hit someone with a car door when they are riding past on a bicycle: I nearly got doored as I went past the flats in Camden Street.
WDF
door
[dɔ:(r)]
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doors[30472]
门(89%),门口(10%),途径(1%)
n.门;家,户;门口;通道
n.(Door)人名;(英)多尔
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