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doorHdC:5, $dC:rn [C]a flat, usually rectangular, object, often fixed at one edge, that is used to close the entrance of something such as a room or building, or the entrance itself门the front door前门the back door后门a car door车门a sliding door滑门a folding door折门a revolving door旋转门a swing door转门Shall I meet you at the main door of the library?我在图书馆的正门等你好吗?Mum, there's someone at the door (= outside the front door) for you.妈妈，有人在门外等你。The door to his bedroom was locked from the inside.他卧室的门从里面反锁上了。We could hear someone knocking at/on the door.我们听到有人敲门。Could you open/close/shut the door, please?请你把门开一开/关上，好吗?She asked me to answer the door (= go and open the door because someone had just knocked on it or rung the bell).他让我去开门。He slipped through the door when no one was looking.在没人注意的时候，他悄悄溜进了房门。A person on the door is someone whose job is to wait by the entrance of a building to collect tickets or to prevent particular people from entering.看门人She offered to see me to the door (= to go with me to the door).她提出要把我送到门口。Door is also used to refer to a house or other building.房子Sam only lives a few doors (away/up/down) from us.萨姆的住处就在我们隔壁几家。My friend lives just two doors away.我朋友的家是（从这里）数过去的第二家。Those people next door (to us) (= living in the house beside ours) are a bit odd.我们隔壁的那些人有点古怪。The journey takes an hour door to door (= from the very beginning to the very end).整个行程从头到尾花了一小时。The police made door-to-door enquiries (= at every house) in the area after the murder.谋杀案发生后，警察在这个地区挨家挨户地询问。He took a job as a door-to-door salesman (= selling goods at people's houses).他找了个上门推销员的职务。These discussions may well open the door to/close the door on a peaceful solution (= make this possible/impossible).这些讨论很有可能/没有可能导致和平解决。Something that happens out of doors happens outside in the open air.在户外To shut/slam the door in someone's face or shut/slam the door on someone is not to allow someone to have an opportunity to do something or to refuse to speak to them or be friendly to them.拒不接待;拒绝往来To shut/close the stable/barn door after the horse has bolted/gone means to be so late in taking action to prevent something bad happening that the bad event has already happened.贼去才关门
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