door
US
UK door n: (entry to room, building)
SC 门 mén
TC 門
TC 門
SC 门口 mén ，mén kǒu
TC 門口
TC 門口
He opened the door and walked into the room.
他打开门，走进房间。
door n: (entry to vehicle)
SC 车门
Amber unlocked the car and opened the door.
安布尔解锁了汽车，打开了车门。
door n: figurative (access) (比喻)
SC 入口，通道 rù kǒu，tōng dào
TC 入口，通道
TC 入口，通道
A college degree is the door to financial success.
大学学位是通往财务成功的入口。
door n: (distance: houses) (描述距离)
SC 家 jiā
TC 家
TC 家
She lives three doors down the street.
这条街往下走三家就是她住的地方。
answer the door v expr: (open front door to a caller)
SC 应门，去开门
When the sales lady rang the bell, I didn't answer the door.
at death's door adv: figurative (very ill, about to die)
SC 生命垂危 shēng mìng chuí wēi
SC 垂死 shēng mìng chuí wēi，chuí sǐ
SC 濒临死亡 shēng mìng chuí wēi，bīn lín sǐ wáng
back door n: (building: rear door)
SC 后门 hòu mén
TC 後門
TC 後門
SC 不正当的途径，后门 bú zhèng dāng de tú jìng，hòu mén
TC 後門(比喻)
TC 後門(比喻)
SC 肛门 hòu mén ，gāng mén
TC 肛門(美国俚语)
TC 肛門(美国俚语)
In this house the back door opens directly into the kitchen.
barn door n: (door of a farm building)
SC 谷仓门 gǔ cāng mén
TC 倉庫門
TC 倉庫門
Buying an alarm system after you've been burgled is a lot like closing the barn door after the horses are out.
beat a path to [sb]'s door v expr: figurative (be keen to meet with [sb])
SC 争先恐后地登门拜访
If you have a good idea, investors will beat a path to your door.
cellar door n: (door leading into basement)
SC 地窖门 dì jiào mén
TC 地窖門
TC 地窖門
SC 地下室门 dì jiào mén，dì xià shì mén
Be careful going through the cellar door because the stairs are very steep.
He went to get another bottle of wine and walked straight into the cellar door.
close the door on [sth] v expr: figurative (rule out, exclude)
SC 拒之门外 jù zhī mén wài
TC 拒之門外
TC 拒之門外
SC 断绝 jù zhī mén wài，duàn jué
TC 斷絕
TC 斷絕
The politician's latest comments, unfortunately, closed the door on a peace agreement between the two countries.
close the door on [sb] vtr: (on [sb]: shut door to exclude)
SC 把…关在门外 bǎ guān zài mén wài
closed-door adj: figurative (secret or restricted)
SC 秘密的，保密的 mì mì de ，bǎo mì de
door chain n: (metal security device for a door)
SC 门链
Don't depend on a door chain as your only lock.
door closer n: (device: closes door automatically)
SC 闭门器
SC 门掣
door frame, doorframe n: (structure around a door)
SC 门框 mén kuàng
If you keep slamming the door you'll damage the door frame.
你要一直这么使劲摔门，会损坏门框的。
door gasket n: (seal on the door of an appliance)
SC 门垫圈
If you can pull a dollar bill out through the refrigerator door gasket, it's time to replace the gasket.
door handle n: (knob, etc. for opening a door)
SC 门把手 mén bǎ shǒu
TC 門把手
TC 門把手
Don't kick the door open - use the door handle!
door hanger n: (sign for door handle)
SC 门把挂牌
The door hanger said: "Do not disturb".
door hinge n: (joint in a door frame)
SC 门合叶 mén hé yè
TC 門合葉
TC 門合葉
It squeaks when you open and close it: you need to oil the door hinges.
door key n: (key to house, hotel room)
SC 门钥匙 mén yào shi
TC 門鑰匙
TC 門鑰匙
In modern hotels, the door key is a plastic card.
在现代酒店中，钥匙都被门卡代替。
door knocker n: (fixture on a door)
SC 门环 mén huán
The door knocker on Jane's house is in the shape of an owl.
door lock n: (for locking a door)
SC 门锁 mén suǒ
After the thief broke in, I had a hard time replacing the door lock.
door person n: (doorkeeper, [sb] guarding an entrance)
SC 门卫 mén wèi
SC 看门人 mén wèi，kān mén rén
TC 看門人
TC 看門人
door prize n: US ([sth] won in raffle) (剧场，舞会)
SC 门票抽奖 mén piào chōu jiǎng
TC 門票抽獎
TC 門票抽獎
door to door adv: (selling: from one door to another)
SC 挨家挨户地 āi jiā āi hù de
I got my start in sales selling vacuum cleaners door to door.
door-to-door adj: (sales: from one door to another)
SC 挨家挨户的 āi jiā āi hù de
I started my sales career as a door-to-door insurance salesman.
door-to-door adj: (shipping: all-inclusive) (运输)
SC 从门到门的 cóng mén dào mén de
Are those shipping costs door-to-door or port-to-port?
door-to-door sales npl: (selling: knocking on doors)
SC 上门推销 shàng mén tuī xiāo
TC 上門推銷
TC 上門推銷
door-to-door salesman n: (male seller: knocks on doors) (指男性)
SC 上门推销员
James is a door-to-door vacuum salesman.
door-to-door saleswoman n: (female seller: knocks on doors)
SC 上门女推销员
fire door n: (fire-resistant inner door)
SC 防火门 fáng huǒ mén
TC 防火門
TC 防火門
SC 防火安全门 fáng huǒ mén，fáng huǒ ān quán mén
The employees were told off for wedging the fire doors open in the hot weather.
four-door adj: (car: having four doors) (汽车)
SC 四门的
French door n: often plural (door with floor-length window)
SC 落地玻璃门 luò dì bō lí mén
The French doors bring a lot of light into the room.
front door n: (main entrance)
SC 前门 qián mén
SC 正门 qián mén，zhèng mén
SC 大门 qián mén，dà mén
TC 大門
TC 大門
My family usually goes in and out of the house by the kitchen door, but we prefer that guests use the front door.
我们家的人经常通过厨房的那扇门进出房子，不过我们希望客人使用前门。
garage door n: (part of a house, building)
SC 车库门
My house is the one with the brown garage door.
get your foot in the door, get a foot in the door v expr: figurative (succeed at an initial step)
SC 成功的开始
SC 迈出成功的第一步
glass door n: (door made of glass)
SC 玻璃门
hinge n: (joint in a door frame) (门上的)
SC 合页，铰链 hé yè ，jiǎo liàn
TC 鉸鍊
TC 鉸鍊
Jake greased the hinge on the door.
杰克给门的合页抹了润滑油。
inner door n: (interior door)
SC 内门 nèi mén
The inner door of this room has not been painted yet.
keep the door open v expr: figurative (allow possibility)
SC 让门开着 ràng mén kāi zhe
TC 讓門開著
TC 讓門開著
The Prime Minister said he would like to keep the door open for future negotiations.
leave the door open for [sb/sth], leave the door open to [sth/sb] v expr: figurative (allow possibility, access)
SC 为…保留可能性 wèi … bǎo liú kě néng xìng
When the reigning gold medalist fell, she left the door open for her competitors.
By not completely cutting ties with the country's former allies, the prime minister is leaving the door open for negotiations to be resumed in the future.
listen at the door v expr: (eavesdrop)
SC 在门口偷听 zài mén kǒu tōu tīng
You'll hear what they say if you listen at the door.
lock the door v expr: (close and secure the door with a key)
SC 锁门 suǒ mén
I always set the burglar alarm and lock the door when I go out.
Don't forget to lock the door behind you when you leave.
next door adv: (in the next house along)
SC 在隔壁 zài gé bì
She lives next door with her mother and half a dozen cats.
next door to [sb/sth] adv + prep: (in the next house along from)
SC 在…隔壁
next-door n as adj: (neighboring)
SC 邻居的
TC 鄰居的
TC 鄰居的
SC 隔壁的 gé bì de
The people in the next-door apartment are very nosy.
next door n: UK, informal (next-door neighbors)
SC 隔壁邻居 gé bì lín jū
TC 隔壁鄰居
TC 隔壁鄰居
I see that next door have visitors over the holidays.
next-door neighbor (US), next-door neighbour (UK) n: often plural (person: in next house, apartment)
SC 隔壁邻居 gé bì lín jū
TC 隔壁鄰居
TC 隔壁鄰居
My next-door neighbor is always waking me up with his loud music.
open door n: figurative (invitation, [sth] giving access)
SC 邀请 yāo qǐng
TC 邀請
TC 邀請
SC 开放的大门(比喻)
"Gratitude is an open door to abundance." - Yogi Bhajan
open-door n as adj: figurative (promoting free movement)
SC 门户开放的
This government has an open-door approach to immigration.
open-door policy n: (politics: free movement)
SC 开放政策 kāi fàng zhèng cè
TC 開放政策
TC 開放政策
The country decided to adopt an open-door economic policy.
open-door policy n: (person: availability)
SC 随时可见
My boss has an open-door policy -- he wants his employees to feel comfortable talking to him any time.
pocket door: (type of sliding door)
SC 暗藏推拉门
revolving door n: (door that rotates)
SC 旋转门
revolving door n: figurative (organization: high staff turnover) (指人员变动很快)
SC 流水营盘
SC 旋转门
revolving door n: figurative (politicians, etc. in private industy) (政治)
SC 旋转门
SC 旋转门现象
screen door n: (outer door: mesh screen)
SC 纱门
SC 纱网门
see [sb] to the door v expr: (show out)
SC 护送…到门口
SC 将…送到门口
Would you see Mrs. Barlow to the door, please?
shut the door v expr: figurative (put up a barrier)
SC 关门 guān mén
TC 關門
TC 關門
He failed his entrance exam, which has shut the door on him becoming a lawyer.
sliding door n: (door which opens on a runner)
SC 推拉门
SC 滑动门
stage door n: (backstage entrance to a venue)
SC 后台入口 hòu tái rù kǒu
TC 後台入口
TC 後台入口
SC 剧场后门 hòu tái rù kǒu，jù chǎng hòu mén
The band entered the club through the stage door.
Groupies hang out around the stage door, hoping to get a glimpse of their idols.
swing door, also US: swinging door n: (door that swings in both directions)
SC 两面皆可推拉开关的门 liǎng miàn jiē kě tuī lā kāi guān de mén
SC 回转门 liǎng miàn jiē kě tuī lā kāi guān de mén，huí zhuǎn mén
There was a large swing door at the entrance of the bar.
trapdoor, trap door n: (opening in floor or ceiling)
SC 地板门，活板门 dì bǎn mén，huó bǎn mén
SC 活动天窗 huó dòng tiān chuāng
The magician disappeared by way of a trapdoor in the stage floor.
You'd make a better door than a window!, You make a better do than a window! expr: (you are blocking my view)
SC 你挡住我的视线了