gateway
/ˈgeɪtweɪ/noun
1- an opening that can be closed by a gate门口; 门道; 出入口, 通道：
we turned into a gateway leading to a small cottage.
我们拐入一条通往一间小屋的通道。
1.1
- a frame or arch built around or over a gate门框; 门拱：
a big house with a wrought-iron gateway.
一幢有着锻铁门框的大房子。
1.2
- a means of access or entry to a place（接近或进入某处的）方法, 途径：
Mombasa, the gateway to East Africa.
蒙巴萨, 进入东非的门户。
1.3
- a means of achieving a state or condition（达到某种状态或情景的）方法, 途径：
the Christian symbolism of death as the gateway to life.
将死亡看作获得新生途径的基督教象征主义。
1.4
- Computing a device used to connect two different networks, especially a connection to the Internet【计算机】（尤指连接到互联网的）网关, 网间连接器。