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| answer the door v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (open front door to a caller) | 应门，去开门
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| | When the sales lady rang the bell, I didn't answer the door. |
| at death's door advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (very ill, about to die) | 生命垂危
shēng mìng chuí wēi |
| | | 垂死
chuí sǐ |
| | | 濒临死亡
bīn lín sǐ wáng |
| back door nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (building: rear door) | 后门
hòu mén |
| | (比喻) | 不正当的途径，后门
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| | (美国俚语) | 肛门
gāng mén |
| | In this house the back door opens directly into the kitchen. |
| barn door nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (door of a farm building) | 谷仓门
gǔ cāng mén |
| | Buying an alarm system after you've been burgled is a lot like closing the barn door after the horses are out. |
| beat a path to [sb]'s door v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (be keen to meet with [sb]) | 争先恐后地登门拜访
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| | If you have a good idea, investors will beat a path to your door. |
| cellar door nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (door leading into basement) | 地窖门
dì jiào mén |
| | | 地下室门
dì xià shì mén |
| | Be careful going through the cellar door because the stairs are very steep. He went to get another bottle of wine and walked straight into the cellar door. |
| close the door on vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (rule out, exclude) (比喻) | 拒之门外
jù zhī mén wài |
| | The politician's latest comments, unfortunately, closed the door on a peace agreement between the two countries. |
| close the door on vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | literal (on [sb]: shut door to exclude) (本义) | 把…关在门外
bǎ guān zài mén wài |
| door frame nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (wooden structure surrounding a door) | 门框
mén kuàng |
| | If you slam the door, you will damage the door frame. |
| door handle nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (knob, etc. for opening a door) | 门把手
mén bǎ shǒu |
| | Don't kick the door open - use the door handle! |
| door hinge nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (joint in a door frame) | 门合叶
mén hé yè |
| | It squeaks when you open and close it: you need to oil the door hinges. |
| door key nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (key to the door of a building) | 门钥匙
mén yào shi |
| | In modern hotels the door key is a plastic card. |
| door knocker nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (metal fixture for knocking at a door) | 门环
mén huán |
| | The door knocker on Jane's house is in the shape of an owl. |
| door lock nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (metal fixture for securing a door shut) | 门锁
mén suǒ |
| | After the thief broke in, I had a hard time replacing the door lock. |
| door prize nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US ([sth] won in raffle) (剧场，舞会) | 门票抽奖
mén piào chōu jiǎng |
door to door,
door-to-door advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (selling: from one door to another) | 挨家挨户地
āi jiā āi hù de |
| 备注: hyphen used when term is adj before a noun 短语用于名词前作形容词时需用连字符连接 |
| | I got my start in sales selling vacuum cleaners door to door. |
door to door,
door-to-door adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (sales: from one door to another) | 挨家挨户的
āi jiā āi hù de |
| | I started my sales career as a door-to-door insurance salesman. |
| door-to-door adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (shipping: all-inclusive) (运输) | 从门到门的
cóng mén dào mén de |
| | Are those shipping costs door-to-door or port-to-port? |
| door-to-door sales nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (selling: knocking on doors) | 上门推销
shàng mén tuī xiāo |
door-to-door salesman,
plural: door-to-door salesmen nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (salesperson: knocks on doors) | 上门推销的推销员
shàng mén tuī xiāo de tuī xiāo yuán |
| | James is a door-to-door vacuum salesman. |
| fire door nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (fire-resistant inner door) | 防火门
fáng huǒ mén |
| | | 防火安全门
fáng huǒ ān quán mén |
| | The employees were told off for wedging the fire doors open in the hot weather. |
| French door nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (door with floor-length window) | 落地玻璃门
luò dì bō lí mén |
| | The French doors bring a lot of light into the room. |
| front door nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (entrance door at the front of a house) | 前门
qián mén |
| | | 正门
zhèng mén |
| | | 大门
dà mén |
| | My family usually goes in and out of the house by the kitchen door, but we prefer that guests use the front door. |
| hinge nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (joint in a door frame) (门上的) | 合页，铰链
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| | Jake greased the hinge on the door. |
| | 杰克润滑了门上的铰链。 |
| inner door nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (interior door) | 内门
nèi mén |
| | The inner door of this room has not been painted yet. |
| keep the door open v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (allow possibility) | 让门开着
ràng mén kāi zhe |
| | The Prime Minister said he would like to keep the door open for future negotiations. |
leave the door open for [sb/sth],
leave the door open to [sth/sb] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (allow possibility, access) | 为…保留可能性
wèi … bǎo liú kě néng xìng |
| | When the reigning gold medalist fell, she left the door open for her competitors. By not completely cutting ties with the country's former allies, the prime minister is leaving the door open for negotiations to be resumed in the future. |
| listen at the door viintransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived." | (eavesdrop) | 在门口偷听
zài mén kǒu tōu tīng |
| | You'll hear what they say if you listen at the door. |
| lock the door v | (close and secure the door with a key) | 锁门
suǒ mén |
| | I always set the burglar alarm and lock the door when I go out. |
| next door advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (in the next house along) | 在隔壁
zài gé bì |
| | She lives next door with her mother and half a dozen cats. |
| next door to [sb/sth] adv + prep | (in the next house along from) | 在…隔壁
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| next-door n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | (neighboring) | 邻居的
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| | | 隔壁的
gé bì de |
| | The people in the next-door apartment are very nosy. |
| next door nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal, UK (next-door neighbors) | 隔壁邻居
gé bì lín jū |
| | I see that next door have visitors over the holidays. |
next-door neighbor,
UK: next-door neighbour nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | US (person: in next house, apartment) | 隔壁邻居
gé bì lín jū |
| | My next-door neighbor is always waking me up with his loud music. |
open door,
open-door nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (policy of inclusion) | 门户开放（政策）
mén hù kāi fàng zhèng cè |
| 备注: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun 短语用于名词前作形容词时需用连字符连接 |
| | My boss has an open-door policy -- he wants his employees to feel comfortable talking to him any time. |
| open-door policy nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (politics: free movement) | 开放政策
kāi fàng zhèng cè |
| | The country decided to adopt an open-door economic policy. |
| revolving door nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (door that rotates) | 旋转门
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| revolving door nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative, informal (organization: high staff turnover) (指人员变动很快) | 流水营盘
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| | | 旋转门
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| screen door nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (outer door: mesh screen) | 纱门
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| | | 纱网门
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| see [sb] to the door v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (show out) | 护送…到门口
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| | | 将…送到门口
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| | Would you see Mrs. Barlow to the door, please? |
| shut the door v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | figurative (put up a barrier) | 关门
guān mén |
| | He failed his entrance exam, which has shut the door on him becoming a lawyer. |
| sliding door nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (door which opens on a runner) | 推拉门
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| | | 滑动门
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| stage door nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (backstage entrance to a venue) | 后台入口
hòu tái rù kǒu |
| | | 剧场后门
jù chǎng hòu mén |
| | The band entered the club through the stage door. Groupies hang out around the stage door, hoping to get a glimpse of their idols. |
swing door,
also US: swinging door nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (door that swings in both directions) | 两面皆可推拉开关的门
liǎng miàn jiē kě tuī lā kāi guān de mén |
| | | 回转门
huí zhuǎn mén |
| | There was a large swing door at the entrance of the bar. |
trapdoor,
trap door nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (opening in floor or ceiling) | 地板门，活板门
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| | | 活动天窗
huó dòng tiān chuāng |
| | The magician disappeared by way of a trapdoor in the stage floor. |