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- a step leading up to the outer door of a house门阶。
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- Brit. informal a thick piece of something〈英, 非正式〉厚块：
as modifier doorstep sandwiches.厚块的三明治。
(-stepped, -stepping) Brit. informal <英, 非正式>
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- with obj.(of a journalist) wait uninvited outside the home of (someone) in order to obtain an interview or photograph（记者为采访或拍照）在门外守候（某人）：
he was being doorstepped by the tabloids.
那些小报记者一直在他家门外守候着他。
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- no obj. go from door to door selling or canvassing逐门逐户推销（或游说）：
he doorsteps for his church at weekends.
他在周末常到各家各户去宣讲他的基督教信仰。
短语
on one's（或the）doorstep
- situated very close by在家门口, 在不远的地方：
the airport is on my doorstep so flying is easy.
机场就在我家门口, 所以乘飞机很方便。