door
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plural doors
plural doors
Learner's definition of DOOR
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a : a movable piece of wood, glass, or metal that swings or slides open and shut so that people can enter or leave a room, building, vehicle, etc.（出入口处的）门 — see also back door, dutch door, french door, revolving door, storm door, trapdoor
- open/shut/slam/lock/bolt the door开/关/砰地关上/锁/门上门
- I heard a knock on/at the door.我听见敲门声。
- the bedroom/bathroom/cellar door卧室/卫生间/地下室的门
- The car has four doors. = It's a four-door car.这是辆四门轿车。
- Leave the package at the front/back/side door. [=the door at the front/back/side of the house, building, etc.]把包裹放在前/后/侧门处。
- Can you answer the door? [=open the door to see who is knocking on the door or ringing the doorbell]你能去开门吗？
- Is somebody at the door? [=knocking on the door or ringing the doorbell]有人叫门吗？
- Let me open the door for you. = (US) Let me get the door for you.让我为您开门。
- (US) Can you get the door? [=can you open or close the door for me?] My hands are full.你能帮我开个门吗？我空不出手。
- an exterior/outside door [=a door that can be used to enter or leave a building]外门
- an interior door [=a door inside a building; a door that connects rooms]屋内门
- a garage door [=a large door that covers the opening through which a car enters and leaves a garage]车库门
- turn/pull the door handle转/拉门把手
- a large brass door knocker [=knocker]铜制大门环
b : a part of an object (such as piece of furniture or an appliance) that swings or slides open and shut（家具或家用电器的）门
- the cupboard/closet/refrigerator/oven door橱柜/壁橱/冰箱/烤箱门
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: the opening for a door : the entrance to a room or building : doorway门口；门道；出入口
- Please don't block the door.请别堵着门口。
- I peeked through the open door.我偷偷朝开着的门里瞥了一眼。
- He stood at/before the door.他站在门口。
- He greeted his guests as they came in/through the door. = He greeted his guests at the door.他在门口向来宾们致意。
- She walked out the door [=left] without saying goodbye.她没有道别就走出了门。
- standing (just/right) inside/outside the door [=inside/outside the room, building, etc., near the door]（恰好）站在门里/外
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: a house, building, apartment, office, etc.建筑；门户 — used with an adverb to indicate where something is in relation to something else与副词连用表示相隔处所的距离 — see also door-to-door, next door
- She lives in a house two doors down/up from me. [=there is one house between our houses]她家和我家只隔着一户人家。
- The library is a few doors down from the bank. [=there are several buildings between the library and the bank]图书馆与银行相隔几栋楼。
- We grew up two doors apart. [=with one house/apartment between our houses/apartments]我们一起长大，两家中间只隔着一户人家。
◊ If you do something (from) door to door, you do it at each of the houses, apartments, or buildings in an area.挨家挨户
- Girl Scouts are selling cookies door to door. = Girl Scouts are going door to door selling cookies.女童子军正挨家挨户地卖饼干。
- She went (from) door to door looking for her cat.她挨家挨户地找她的猫。
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— used especially with open or unlock to describe an opportunity or possibility（尤与open或unlock连用）机会，可能性 — see also out of doors
- The grant will open new doors for our town. [=will give our town new opportunities]这笔拨款将给我们小镇带来新契机。
- The discovery may unlock the door to a cure for the disease.这一发现可能开启治愈这种疾病的大门。
- The door is open (to you) if you want a better job.如果你想找份更好的工作，机会是有的。
- A good education can open/unlock the door of success. [=can make success possible]良好的教育能打开成功之门。
- The patent on the product has expired, which leaves the door open for [=makes it possible for] other companies to make it.这个产品的专利权已经到期，这给其他公司提供了生产该产品的机会。
at death's door
behind closed doors
close the door on
: to no longer think about, consider, or accept (something)不再考虑；拒之门外
- I'd like to close the door on that chapter in my life.我要彻底翻过自己人生中的那一页。
- The former senator says she hasn't closed the door on politics.前参议员说她还要继续从政。
- Don't close the door on your options.别把选择的可能性拒之门外。
close your doors
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: to not allow someone to enter将（某人）拒之门外
- The country has closed its doors to immigrants.这个国家已不接收移民。
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of a business or organization : to close permanently : to stop operating（公司或组织）关门，倒闭
- The museum may be forced to close its doors.博物馆可能会被迫关门。
- The store closed its doors (for the last time) last fall.那家店去年秋天倒闭了。
darken someone's door/doors
get your foot in the door
keep the wolf from the door
lay the blame for (something) at someone's door
: to blame someone for (something)将…归咎于某人
- They laid the blame for the book's failure at my door.他们把这本书的失败归咎于我。
open doors for
open the door
open your doors
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: to allow someone to enter让（某人）进入
- The country has opened its doors to immigrants.这个国家已开始接收移民。
- local churches that open their doors to the homeless in the winter months [=that let homeless people stay there]冬天收留无家可归者的本地教堂
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of a business or organization : to open for business : to begin operating（公司或组织）开张，营业
- The new store will be opening its doors next month.新商店将于下个月开门营业。
show (someone) the door
: to tell or force (someone) to leave下逐客令
- We don't tolerate bad behavior. If you cause trouble, we'll show you the door.我们不容忍不良行为。如果你找麻烦，我们就请你走人。
- If the coach doesn't win this year, they'll show him the door. [=they'll fire him]如果教练今年不能让队伍夺冠，他们就会让他走人。
show/see (someone) to the door
: to go to the door with (someone who is leaving)（将某人）送到门口
- My secretary will show you to the door. [=show you out]我的秘书会送你到门口。
— doorless
adjective- a doorless cubicle无门的小隔间
