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| /ˈΘreʃˌhəʊld/ |
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| 1 | a limit at which an arrangement changes. For example a tax threshold is the level of income or profit at which you start to pay a tax 开端；起始点；起征点 | above/below a threshold The company’ s turnover is well below the threshold for VAT registration. 该公司的营业额还远远低于增值税登记的起始额度。 | | | 1a | a level at which something happens. For example , your hearing threshold is the level of sound that you can hear , and your pain threshold is the level of pain you can feel without suffering or complaining 阈；限；临界 | | changes that take place below the threshold of human perception 发生在人类感知阈之下的变化 | | | | 1b | a tendency to get bored/not get bored very quickly 低厌倦阈/高厌倦阈（很快感到厌倦/不易感到厌倦的倾向） | | |
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| 2 | the floor at the entrance to a room or building 门口；门槛 | Men were not allowed to cross the threshold. 男士不得跨过这个门槛。 | | | 2a | to carry the woman you have just married through the door of your home 抱新娘进家门 | | |
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| starting a new stage in your life or a new experience |
| 在某事开始的时候 |
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| young men on the threshold of their careers 开始职业生涯的年轻人 |
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