door

noun

1. 门
   a piece of wood, glass, etc. that is opened and closed so that people can get in and out of a room, building, car, etc.; a similar thing in a cupboard/closet
   1. a knock on the door
      敲门
   2. to open/shut/close/slam/lock/bolt the door
      开 / 关 / 闭 / 砰地关上 / 锁 / 拴门
   3. to answer the door (= to go and open it because sb has knocked on it or rung the bell)
      应门（听到敲门或门铃响后去开门）
   4. the front/back door (= at the entrance at the front/back of a building)
      前 / 后门
   5. the bedroom door
      卧室门
   6. the door frame
      门框
   7. a four-door saloon car
      四门轿车
   8. the fridge door
      冰箱门
   9. Shut the door!
      把门关上！
   10. Close the door behind you, please.
       请随手关门。
   11. The door closed behind him.
       他一出门，门就关上了。
2. 出入口；门口
   the space when a door is open
   1. Marc appeared through a door at the far end of the room.
      马克从房间另一端的门口出现。
   2. She's just arrived─she's just come in the door .
      她刚到——刚踏进门。
   3. He walked out the door .
      他出门去了。
3. 门边；门旁
   the area close to the entrance of a building
   1. There's somebody at the door (= at the front door of a house) .
      门口有人。
   2. ‘Can I help you?’ asked the man at the door.
      “我能为您效劳吗？”门边的男子问道。
4. 栋；住户；人家
   a house, room, etc. that is a particular number of houses, rooms, etc. away from another
   1. the family that lives three doors up from us
      住在与我们相隔三户的那户人家
   2. Our other branch is just a few doors down the road.
      我们的另一家分店沿路过几个门面就到。

1. N-COUNT 门
   A door is a piece of wood, glass, or metal, which is moved to open and close the entrance to a building, room, cupboard, or vehicle.
   1. I knocked at the front door, but there was no answer...
      我敲了敲前门，没有人应。
   2. The policeman opened the door and looked in...
      警察打开门朝里面看。
   3. I heard a door slamming.
      我听到门砰地关上了。
2. N-COUNT 门口;出入口
   A door is the space in a wall when a door is open.
   1. She looked through the door of the kitchen. Her daughter was at the stove.
      她从厨房门口朝里看，发现女儿站在炉子旁。
3. N-COUNT (商店、宾馆、戏院等的)进口，入口
   The door is the entrance to a large building such as a shop, hotel, or theatre.
   1. He entered Harrods by the main door...
      他从正门进入了哈罗德商场。
   2. The queues at the door wound around the building.
      门口的队伍绕了大楼一圈。
4. N-PLURAL 住户;人家
   Doors is used in expressions such as a few doors down or three doors up to refer to a place that is a particular number of buildings away from where you are.
   1. Mrs Cade's house was only a few doors down from her daughter's apartment.
      凯德夫人的房子和她女儿的公寓就隔了几户人家。
5. See also: next door
6. PHRASE 应门;去开门
   When you answer the door, you go and open the door because a visitor has knocked on it or rung the bell.
   1. Carol answered the door as soon as I knocked.
      我一敲门，卡萝尔就来开了。
7. PHRASE 偷偷摸摸地;背地里地;不正当地
   If you say that someone gets or does something by the back door or through the back door, you are criticizing them for doing it secretly and unofficially.
   1. The government would not allow anyone to sneak in by the back door and seize power by force...
      政府不会允许任何人偷偷混进来并用暴力攫取政权。
   2. They claim the Government is privatising dentistry through the back door.
      他们声称政府正通过不正当的手段将牙医业私有化。
8. PHRASE 不再想;不再做;拒…于门外
   If someone closes the door on something, they stop thinking about it or dealing with it.
   1. We never close the door on a successful series.
      我们从不把成功的系列节目拒之门外。
9. PHRASE 秘密地;背地里地
   If people have talks and discussions behind closed doors, they have them in private because they want them to be kept secret.
   1. ...decisions taken in secret behind closed doors.
      背地里秘密作出的决定
10. PHRASE 挨家挨户
    If someone goes from door to door or goes door to door, they go along a street calling at each house in turn, for example selling something.
    1. They are going from door to door collecting money from civilians.
       他们挨家挨户地向百姓收钱。
    2. ...a door-to-door salesman...
       上门推销员
    3. Police immediately started door-to-door inquiries.
       警察立即展开了挨家挨户的盘查。
11. PHRASE 从开始到目的地
    If you talk about a distance or journey from door to door or door to door, you are talking about the distance from the place where the journey starts to the place where it finishes.
    1. ...tickets covering the whole journey from door to door...
       全程票
    2. Flying out on Friday from Gatwick it took seven hours door-to-door.
       星期五从盖特威克起飞全程需要 7 个小时。
12. PHRASE （通常指难以成功的领域中）迈向目标的第一步，成功的开端
    If you say that something helps someone to get their foot in the door or their toe in the door, you mean that it gives them an opportunity to start doing something new, usually in an area that is difficult to succeed in.
    1. The bondholding may help the firm get its foot in the door to win the business...
       债券的持有可能是有助于该公司赢得业务的第一步。
    2. The Philips deal also gives Sparc a foot in the door of a new market — consumer electronics.
       与飞利浦公司的交易也使斯巴克得以进入一个新市场——消费类电子产品。
13. PHRASE 拒绝同…谈话;拒绝向…透露信息
    If someone shuts the door in your face or slams the door in your face, they refuse to talk to you or give you any information.
    1. Did you say anything to him or just shut the door in his face?
       你跟他说什么了吗，还是直接给了他个闭门羹？
14. PHRASE 把…归咎于
    If you lay something at someone'sdoor, you blame them for an unpleasant event or situation.
    1. I'm notsure his death can be laid at medicine's door alone...
       我不确信他的死亡单单是药物所致。
    2. The blame is generally laid at the door of the government.
       通常谴责的矛头都会指向政府。
15. PHRASE 介绍(新思想或新情况);使…成为可能
    If someone or something opens the door to a good new idea or situation, they introduce it or make it possible.
    1. This book opens the door to some of the most exciting findings in solid-state physics...
       这本书介绍了固态物理中一些最激动人心的发现。
    2. Researchers are pushing back the frontiers and opening doors to reveal why things happen and how things work.
       研究者们拓展了其研究领域，介绍并揭示了事物发生的原因和机理。
16. PHRASE 在户外;露天
    When you are out of doors, you are not inside a building, but in the open air.
    1. The weather was fine enough for working out of doors.
       天气太好了，适合户外工作。
17. 送(客人)到门口
    If you see someone to the door, you go to the door with a visitor when they leave.
18. PHRASE 叫…滚蛋;对…下逐客令
    If someone shows you the door, they ask you to leave because they are angry with you.
    1. Would they forgive and forget — or show him the door?
       他们会既往不咎吗——还是会对他下逐客令呢？
19. at death's door → see: death

1. He opened the back door
   他打开了后门。
2. I walked out and closed the door behind me
   我走了出来，随手带上了门。
3. The door creaked open
   门嘎吱一声开了。
4. I knocked at the front door, but there was no answer
   我敲了敲前门，没有人应。
5. The policeman opened the door and looked in
   警察打开门朝里面看。
6. I heard a door slamming.
   我听到门砰地关上了。
7. She looked through the door of the kitchen. Her daughter was at the stove.
   她从厨房门口朝里看，发现女儿站在炉子旁。
8. He entered Harrods by the main door
   他从正门进入了哈罗德商场。
9. The queues at the door wound around the building.
   门口的队伍绕了大楼一圈。
10. Mrs Cade's house was only a few doors down from her daughter's apartment.
    凯德夫人的房子和她女儿的公寓就隔了几户人家。
11. Carol answered the door as soon as I knocked.
    我一敲门，卡萝尔就来开了。
12. The government would not allow anyone to sneak in by the back door and seize power by force
    政府不会允许任何人偷偷混进来并用暴力攫取政权。
13. We never close the door on a successful series.
    我们从不把成功的系列节目拒之门外。
14. They are going from door to door collecting money from civilians.
    他们挨家挨户地向百姓收钱。
15. The bondholding may help the firm get its foot in the door to win the business
    债券的持有可能是有助于该公司赢得业务的第一步。
16. The Philips deal also gives Sparc a foot in the door of a new market — consumer electronics.
    与飞利浦公司的交易也使斯巴克得以进入一个新市场——消费类电子产品。
17. Did you say anything to him or just shut the door in his face?
    你跟他说什么了吗，还是直接给了他个闭门羹？
18. I'm notsure his death can be laid at medicine's door alone
    我不确信他的死亡单单是药物所致。
19. The blame is generally laid at the door of the government.
    通常谴责的矛头都会指向政府。
20. This book opens the door to some of the most exciting findings in solid-state physics
    这本书介绍了固态物理中一些最激动人心的发现。
21. Researchers are pushing back the frontiers and opening doors to reveal why things happen and how things work.
    研究者们拓展了其研究领域，介绍并揭示了事物发生的原因和机理。
22. The weather was fine enough for working out of doors.
    天气太好了，适合户外工作。
23. Would they forgive and forget — or show him the door?
    他们会既往不咎吗——还是会对他下逐客令呢？
24. My neighbour's door had been kicked in.
    我邻居的门被踢开了。
25. I went next door to the bathroom
    我去了隔壁的卫生间。
26. The screen door shut gently.
    纱门轻轻关上了。
27. She slipped into the driving seat and closed the door.
    她溜进了驾驶座，关上了门。
28. The door banged shut.
    门乓地一声关上了。
29. The door blew open.
    门刮开了。
30. In my haste I forgot to lock the door.
    我匆忙中忘了锁门。

  door gate portal【导航词义：门】

  door n. 门

〔辨析〕泛指建筑、房间、车辆、橱柜等的门。

  gate n. 大门

〔辨析〕指栅栏或围墙上的大门。

  portal n. 〈文〉大门，正门

〔辨析〕指建筑物高大壮观的大门，通常用复数。

n.

be on the door

• 把门，守门（在戏院、夜总会等门口做检票等工作）
  to work at the entrance to a theatre, club, etc., for example collecting tickets from people as they enter

close/shut the door on sth

• 使不可能；拒…于门外；把…的门堵死
  to make it unlikely that sth will happen
  1. She was careful not to close the door on the possibility of further talks.
     她十分注意不让进一步谈判的大门关上。

(from) door to door

• 从一栋房子到另一栋房子；从一处到另一处；挨家挨户
  from building to building
  1. The journey takes about an hour door to door.
     全程大约要花一个小时。
  2. a door-to-door salesman
     走家串户的推销员

(open) the door to sth

• （为…提供）达到目的的手段；（为…创造）机会
  (to provide) the means of getting or reaching sth; (to create) the opportunity for sth
  1. The agreement will open the door to increased international trade.
     此协议将会提供增加国际贸易的机会。
  2. Our courses are the door to success in English.
     我们的课程是通向掌握英语的成功之路。

lay sth at sb's door

• 把…归咎于某人；认为某人应对…负责
  to say that sb is responsible for sth that has gone wrong

leave the door open (for sth)

• 不把门堵死；保留可能性
  to make sure that there is still the possibility of doing sth

out of doors

• 在户外；露天
  not inside a building
  1. You should spend more time out of doors in the fresh air.
     你应多花点时间在户外呼吸新鲜空气。

shut/slam the door in sb's face

• 将某人拒之门外；让某人吃闭门羹
  to shut a door hard when sb is trying to come in
• 拒绝见某人；拒绝同某人谈话
  to refuse to talk to sb or meet them, in a rude way

to sb's door

• 直接到某人的家
  directly to sb's house
  1. We promise to deliver to your door within 48 hours of you ordering.
     我们承诺在接到订单后48小时内送货上门。

close, etc. the barn door after the horse has escaped

close, etc. the barn door after the horse has escaped

beat a path to sb's door

• 使门庭若市；蜂拥而至；使成注意焦点
  if a lot of people beat a path to sb's door , they are all interested in sth that person has to sell, or can do or tell them
  1. Top theatrical agents are beating a path to the teenager's door.
     顶尖级戏剧演员代理人正纷纷把目光投向那个十多岁的孩子。

close its doors

• 停业；歇业；关闭
  to stop trading
  1. The factory closed its doors for the last time in 2002.
     这家工厂最后于2002年关闭。

behind closed doors

• 与外界隔绝；秘密地；暗地里
  without the public being allowed to attend or know what is happening; in private

never darken my door again

• 再不要跨进我的门槛；再不许踏进我的家门
  used to tell sb never to come to your home again

at death's door

• （因病重）生命危在旦夕；病危
  so ill/sick that you may die

get/have a/your foot in the door

• 设法加入，涉足（某组织、行业等）
  to manage to enter an organization, a field of business, etc. that could bring you success
  1. I always wanted to work in TV but it took me two years to get a foot in the door.
     我一直想做电视工作，但花了两年才进了这个圈子。

open doors for sb

• 为…敞开大门；提供良机
  to provide opportunities for sb to do sth and be successful

show sb the door

• 要某人离开；下逐客令
  to ask sb to leave, because they are no longer welcome

close, lock, etc. the stable door after the horse has bolted

• 马跑了才去关厩门；贼走关门，为时已晚
  to try to prevent or avoid loss or damage when it is already too late to do so

keep the wolf from the door

• 勉强度日；糊口
  to have enough money to avoid going hungry; to stop sb feeling hungry

noun

1. a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
   1. he knocked on the door
   2. he slammed the door as he left

2. a room that is entered via a door
   1. his office is the third door down the hall on the left

3. a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)
   1. the office next door
   2. they live two doors up the street from us

4. the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building
   1. he stuck his head in the doorway

   Synonym:    doorwayroom accessthreshold

5. anything providing a means of access (or escape)
   1. we closed the door to Haitian immigrants
   2. education is the door to success