be knocking on the door

to be wanting to join a group or team – used in news reports 要求加入某团体[小组]〔用于新闻报道中〕

Five countries have permanent seats on the UN Security Council, but Germany and Japan, among others, are knocking on the door.

有五个国家拥有联合国安理会常任理事国席位，但包括德国、日本在内的其他国家也要求加入进来。

Examples from the Corpus

be knocking on the door• But a kiss denied, for Phillis was knocking on the door.• Soon Pugwash was knocking on the door.

→ be knocking on the door at knock1(2)

单词	be knocking on the door
释义	be knocking on the door be knocking on the door to be wanting to join a group or team – used in news reports 要求加入某团体[小组]〔用于新闻报道中〕 Five countries have permanent seats on the UN Security Council, but Germany and Japan, among others, are knocking on the door. 有五个国家拥有联合国安理会常任理事国席位，但包括德国、日本在内的其他国家也要求加入进来。 Examples from the Corpus be knocking on the door• But a kiss denied, for Phillis was knocking on the door.• Soon Pugwash was knocking on the door. → be knocking on the door at knock1(2)
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