The word "gate" refers to a structure like a door used as an entrance to a field, garden, or building. It can also mean a place in an airport where passengers embark on an airplane, or the total number of people attending a sporting event. Additionally, "gate" can appear in British street names where a city gate once stood and can refer to a barrier controlling water flow.
The word "gate" refers to a structure like a door used as an entrance to a field, garden, or building. It can also mean a place in an airport where passengers embark on an airplane, or the total number of people attending a sporting event. Additionally, "gate" can appear in British street names where a city gate once stood and can refer to a barrier controlling water flow.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]大门；门 A gate is a structure like a door which is used at the entrance to a field, a garden, or the grounds of a building.
He opened the gate and started walking up to the house.
他打开大门，迈步朝房子走去。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]登机门；登机口 In an airport, a gate is a place where passengers leave the airport and get on their aeroplane.
Passengers with hand luggage can go straight to the departure gate to check in there.
携带手提行李的乘客可直接到登机口办理登机手续。
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[N-IN-NAMES 名称名词]…门（在英国用于街道名）Gate is used in the names of streets in Britain that are in a place where there once was a gate into a city.
...9 Palace Gate.
王宫门9号
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]（体育比赛的）观众总人数 The gate at a sporting event such as a football match or baseball game is the total number of people who attend it.
Their average gate is less than 23,000.
他们的平均上座率不到23,000人。
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gate★/ɡeɪt; NAmEɡeɪt/noun1★[countable ]a barrier like a door that is used to close an opening in a fence or a wall outside a building 大门；栅栏门；围墙门◆an iron gate铁门◆He pushed open the garden gate.他推开了花园的门。◆A crowd gathered at the factory gates.一群人聚集在工厂的大门口。◆the gates of the city城门☞see also
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2★[countable ]an opening that can be closed by a gateor gates大门口◆We drove through the palace gates.我们驱车驶过重重宫门。3[countable ]a barrier that is used to control the flow of water on a river or canal闸门；阀门◆a lock/sluice gate船闸闸门；水闸4★[countable ]a way out of an airport through which passengers go to get on their plane 登机门；登机口◆BA flight 726 to Paris is now boarding at gate 16.飞往巴黎的英航 726 号班机在 16 号门登机。5[countable ]the number of people who attend a sports event （体育比赛的）观众人数◆Tonight's game has attracted the largest gate of the season.今晚比赛吸引的观众人数创本赛季之最。6(alsoˈgate money)[uncountable ]the amount of money made by selling tickets for a sports event （体育比赛的）门票收入◆Today's gate will be given to charity.今天的门票收入将捐献给慈善事业。7-gate( forming nouns from the names of people or places; used especially in newspapers 与人名或地名构成名词，尤用于报刊) a political scandalconnected with the person or place mentioned （与所提到的人或地方有关的）政治丑闻ORIGINFrom Watergate,the scandal in the United States that brought about the resignation of President Nixon in 1974. 源自美国的“水门事件”（Watergate），此丑闻导致 1974 年尼克松总统辞职。8( computing 计) =
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gategate1 /ɡeɪt/ ●●●S2W2 noun
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1[countable] the part of a fence or outside wall that you can open and close so that you can enter or leave a place → door: We went through the gate into the orchard. the wrought-iron gates of the palaceopen/close/shut a gate I left the engine running and ran back to close the gate.front/back/main gate Make sure that the back gate is locked, please.garden/farm/school gate The children poured out of the school gates.2[countable] the place where you leave an airport building to get on a plane: Air France flight 76 leaves from gate 6A.3a)[countable] British English the number of people who go in to see a sports event, especially a football matchb)[uncountable] British English (also gate money) the amount of money that these people payCOLLOCATIONSverbsopen a gate· He heard Jack open the gate.close/shut a gate· Please close the gate.lock/padlock a gate (=close it with a key/a special lock)· She locked the gate behind her.go through a gate· They went through the gate into the orchard.leave the gate open· Someone left the gate open, and the dog got out.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + gatethe front/back gate (=the gate in front of or at the back of a building)· She stood outside the front gate of the cottage.the entrance gate· Derek met us at the entrance gate.the main gate (=where most people go in)· Soldiers were guarding the main gate.a garden gate· Ellie ran down the path towards the garden gate.a farm/factory/school etc gate· I carefully shut the farm gate behind me.· Lots of parents were waiting outside the school gate.a wooden/iron/wrought-iron gate· Their way was barred by huge wrought-iron gates.
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British English to prevent a student from leaving a school as a punishment for behaving badly