threshold
US
UK threshold n: (doorsill)
SC 门槛 mén kǎn
SC 门口 mén kǎn，mén kǒu
TC 門口
TC 門口
He stood on the threshold and asked if he could come in.
他站在门口，问能不能进来。
threshold n: figurative (beginning)
SC 入门 rù mén
SC 开端 rù mén ，kāi duān
TC 開端
TC 開端
We stand at the threshold of a new era.
我们处在一个新时代的起始点。
threshold n: figurative (limit) (反应的)
SC 下限，阈 xià xiàn，yù
TC 下限，閾
TC 下限，閾
The sounds didn't reach the threshold of audibility.
声音没有达到能听度的阙值。
threshold n: (entrance)
SC 门口 mén kǒu
TC 門口
TC 門口
SC 入口 mén kǒu，rù kǒu
TC 入口
TC 入口
Istanbul stands at the threshold of Europe.
伊斯坦布尔位于欧洲的入口。
cross the threshold v expr: (enter [sth])
SC 跨进门内，走进门 kuà jìn mén nèi，zǒu jìn mén
I crossed the threshold into our new house.
我走进我们的新房中。
cross the threshold v expr: figurative (go beyond a point) (比喻)
SC 跨过…的门坎 kuà guò de mén kǎn
cross the threshold of [sth] v expr: figurative (go beyond a point)
SC 超越...的界限
on the threshold of [sth] expr: figurative (close to)
SC 非常接近 fēi cháng jiē jìn
SC 即将迎来
We are on the threshold of a new era in social media.
on the threshold of doing [sth] expr: figurative (about to do [sth])
SC 将要做某事
He was on the threshold of making his big decision.
pain threshold n: figurative (limit: pain tolerance)
SC 疼痛忍耐点
She has a very high pain threshold.