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door1 /dɔː $ dɔːr/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable]  1  TBBDHthe large flat piece of wood, glass etc that you move when you go into or out of a building, room, vehicle etc, or when you open a cupboard 门 → gate Could you open the door for me? 请你帮我开门好吗？ The door flew open and Ruth stormed in. 门一下子打开了，露丝气冲冲地跑了进来。 Don’t forget to lock the garage door. 别忘了把车库的门锁上。 → fire door, French doors, revolving door(1), sliding door, stage door, swing door, trapdoor →4  See picture of 见图 door →4  See picture on 见图 Page A2 Car 汽车2  DHthe space made by an open door 门口，出入口，门道 SYN doorwayin/out (of)/through the door Rick turned and ran out of the door. 里克转身跑出门外。 I glanced through the open door. 门开着，我向里看了一眼。3  at the door ARRIVEif someone is at the door, they are waiting for you to open the door of a building so they can come inside 在门口，在门外 There’s somebody at the front door. 前门有人。4  out of doors DLOOUT/OUTSIDEoutside 室外 SYN outdoors I prefer working out of doors. 我更喜欢在室外工作。5  show/see somebody to the door GOODBYEto take someone to the main way out of a building 送某人到门口 My secretary will show you to the door. 我的秘书会送你到门口。6  two/three etc doors away/down/up NEARused to say how many houses or buildings there are between your house, office etc and another building 隔两/三户[幢房子]等two/three etc doors away/down/up from Patrick lived two doors away from me. 帕特里克的住处和我家相隔两户人家。7  (from) door to door a) TRAVEL especially British English from one place to another 两地之间 How long is the journey, door to door? 全程有多远？ b) BBTgoing to each house in a street or area to sell something, collect money, or ask for votes 挨家挨户〔推销、筹钱或拉选票〕 Joe sold vacuum cleaners door to door for years. 乔挨家挨户推销真空吸尘器已很多年了。 → door-to-door8. be on the door APTBOto work at the entrance to a theatre, club etc, collecting tickets 在〔剧院、俱乐部等〕门口把门[收票]9  shut/close the door on something IMPOSSIBLEto make something impossible 使某事不可能发生 The accident shut the door on her ballet career. 这场事故使她的芭蕾舞生涯终结了。 → at death’s door at death(7), → behind closed doors at closed(5), → get in through the back door at back door(2), → lay something at somebody’s door at lay2(19), → next door1, → open doors (for somebody) at open2(16), → open-door policy, → open the door to something at open2(16), → show somebody the door at show1(20) COLLOCATIONSverbsopen/close/shut the door 开门/关门I opened the door and Dad was standing there. 我打开门,爸爸站在那里。nCan you close the door as you go out?slam/bang the door (=shut it loudly, usually because you are angry) 〔一般因为生气而〕摔门,砰地关门He strode from the room, slamming the door behind him. 他大步走出房间,重重地摔上门。answer the door (=open it for someone who has knocked or pressed the bell) 开门,应门Lucy ran downstairs to answer the door. 露西跑下楼去开门。a door leads somewhere (=used to say what place is on the other side of a door) 门通向某处This door leads into the garden. 这扇门通向花园。a door opens/closes/shuts 门打开/关上We were still waiting for the train doors to open. 我们还在等火车开门。a door slams/bangs (shut) (=shuts loudly) 门砰地关上I heard the front door slam. 我听到前门砰地关上了。a door flies/bursts open (=opens very suddenly and quickly) 门突然打开nThen the door burst open and two men with guns came in.a door swings open/shut (=moves forward to open or backwards to shut) 门一下子打开/关上nThe door swung shut behind me.a door slides open/shut (=moves smoothly to the side or back again) 门滑开/滑上nThe lift doors slid open and we got in.lock/unlock the door 锁上门/打开门锁nI locked the door and turned out the lights.bolt the door (=slide a metal bar across to fasten it) 闩上门nOnce inside, he bolted the door.knock on/at the door (=hit it with your hand to make someone open it) 敲门nWho's that knocking at the door?bang/hammer on the door (=hit it very loudly and urgently) 〔砰砰地〕捶门,砸门nA policeman was banging on the door across the road.tap on/at the door (=hit it very gently) 轻轻敲门nI tapped on the door and opened it.get the door (=open or close it for someone) 去开[关]门Could you get the door for me? 请你帮我开门好吗？ADJECTIVES/NOUN + doorthe front/back/side door (=of a house) 前门/后门/边门I heard someone knocking at the front door. 我听见有人在敲前门。nUse the back door if your boots are muddy.the main door (=the door into a building that most people use) 正门The main door to the hotel is on Queen Street. 酒店的正门在皇后街上。the kitchen/bedroom/bathroom etc door 厨房/卧室/盥洗室等的门nThe kitchen door opened and Jake walked in.the cupboard door British English, the closet door American English （壁）橱门nBoth the cupboard doors were locked.the fridge/oven door 冰箱门/烤箱门nSteam came out as I opened the oven door.a car door 汽车的门nShe heard a car door slamming.the passenger door (=for the person in a car who sits beside the driver) 副驾驶车门nThe taxi driver was holding open the passenger door.a rear door (=a door at the back of a vehicle) 后车门nThe kids opened the rear doors and climbed in.door + NOUNa door handle (=that you move up or down to open a door) 门把手nElla reached for the door handle.a door knob (=that you turn to open a door) 球形门把手nI turned the door knob and went into the room.na door knocker (=a metal object on a door that you use to knock with)There was a brass door knocker in the shape of a lion's head.na door bell (=that you press to make it ring)Adam walked up the path and rang the door bell.a door key 房门钥匙nShe was looking in her bag for her door key.

Examples from the Corpus

door• He kept walking up and down, up and down, on the pavement opposite her door.• At 44, she found most doors slammed shut.• I'd allowed the door to swing to behind me and just as it clicked shut, some one knocked.• He stepped outside, closed the doors, switched off the flashlight and walked back up the slope to the cottage.• A Sturmabteilung opened the door that led into the cabin and Frick walked through, the others following.• He got out of bed and tiptoed to the door to listen.• We had the trap door, the back door.in/out (of)/through the door• In a slightly awkward movement, he shows her out the door.• I couldn't possibly get the peg in the door before he got his foot in it.• He stood in the door of the milking house, holding out the buckets for her to take.• His aide signaled to me to move quickly and followed us out the door.• Maybe we only come to fully appreciate many great athletes and artists just before they walk out the door.• More or less, Ijust walked out the door, and kept walking.• Got up and went out the door and everything looked different.• Carefully he peeked through the glass window in the door.door2 verb [transitive]  to hit someone with a car door when they are riding past on a bicycle 开车门撞到〔骑自行车经过的人〕 I nearly got doored as I went past the flats in Camden Street. 我在经过坎登大街的公寓时差点被车门撞到。→ See Verb tableOrigin door Old English duru “door” and dor “gate”

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door¹ S1 W1 /dɔː $ dɔːr/ noun [countable]
1. the large flat piece of wood, glass etc that you move when you go into or out of a building, room, vehicle etc, or when you open a cupboard ⇨ gate:
    Could you open the door for me?
    The door flew open and Ruth stormed in.
    Don’t forget to lock the garage door. ⇨ fire door, French doors, revolving door(1), sliding door, stage door, swing door, trapdoor
2. the space made by an open door
   SYN  doorway
    in/out (of)/through the door
    Rick turned and ran out of the door.
    I glanced through the open door.
3. at the door if someone is at the door, they are waiting for you to open the door of a building so they can come inside:
    There’s somebody at the front door.
4. out of doors outside
   SYN  outdoors:
    I prefer working out of doors.
5. show/see somebody to the door to take someone to the main way out of a building:
    My secretary will show you to the door.
6. two/three etc doors away/down/up used to say how many houses or buildings there are between your house, office etc and another building
    two/three etc doors away/down/up from
    Patrick lived two doors away from me.
7. (from) door to door
  a. especially British English from one place to another:
    How long is the journey, door to door?
  b. going to each house in a street or area to sell something, collect money, or ask for votes:
    Joe sold vacuum cleaners door to door for years. ⇨ door-to-door
8. be on the door to work at the entrance to a theatre, club etc, collecting tickets
9. shut/close the door on something to make something impossible:
    The accident shut the door on her ballet career.
⇨ at death’s door at death(7), ⇨ behind closed doors at closed(5), ⇨ get in through the back door at back door(2), ⇨ lay something at sb’s door at lay²(19), ⇨ next door, ⇨ open doors (for somebody) at open²(16), ⇨ open-door policy, ⇨ open the door to something at open²(16), ⇨ show somebody the door at show¹(20)
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ verbs
   ▪ open/close/shut the door I opened the door and Dad was standing there. | Can you close the door as you go out?
   ▪ slam/bang the door (=shut it loudly, usually because you are angry) He strode from the room, slamming the door behind him.
   ▪ answer the door (=open it for someone who has knocked or pressed the bell) Lucy ran downstairs to answer the door.
   ▪ a door leads somewhere (=used to say what place is on the other side of a door) This door leads into the garden.
   ▪ a door opens/closes/shuts We were still waiting for the train doors to open.
   ▪ a door slams/bangs (shut) (=shuts loudly) I heard the front door slam.
   ▪ a door flies/bursts open (=opens very suddenly and quickly) Then the door burst open and two men with guns came in.
   ▪ a door swings open/shut (=moves forward to open or backwards to shut) The door swung shut behind me.
   ▪ a door slides open/shut (=moves smoothly to the side or back again) The lift doors slid open and we got in.
   ▪ lock/unlock the door I locked the door and turned out the lights.
   ▪ bolt the door (=slide a metal bar across to fasten it) Once inside, he bolted the door.
   ▪ knock on/at the door (=hit it with your hand to make someone open it) Who's that knocking at the door?
   ▪ bang/hammer on the door (=hit it very loudly and urgently) A policeman was banging on the door across the road.
   ▪ tap on/at the door (=hit it very gently) I tapped on the door and opened it.
   ▪ get the door (=open or close it for someone) Could you get the door for me?
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + door
   ▪ the front/back/side door (=of a house) I heard someone knocking at the front door. | Use the back door if your boots are muddy.
   ▪ the main door (=the door into a building that most people use) The main door to the hotel is on Queen Street.
   ▪ the kitchen/bedroom/bathroom etc door The kitchen door opened and Jake walked in.
   ▪ the cupboard door British English, the closet door AmE: Both the cupboard doors were locked.
   ▪ the fridge/oven door Steam came out as I opened the oven door.
   ▪ a car door She heard a car door slamming.
   ▪ the passenger door (=for the person in a car who sits beside the driver) The taxi driver was holding open the passenger door.
   ▪ a rear door (=a door at the back of a vehicle) The kids opened the rear doors and climbed in.
■ door + NOUN
   ▪ a door handle (=that you move up or down to open a door) Ella reached for the door handle.
   ▪ a door knob (=that you turn to open a door) I turned the door knob and went into the room.
   ▪ a door knocker (=a metal object on a door that you use to knock with) There was a brass door knocker in the shape of a lion's head.
   ▪ a door bell (=that you press to make it ring) Adam walked up the path and rang the door bell.
   ▪ a door key She was looking in her bag for her door key.

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door² verb [transitive]
to hit someone with a car door when they are riding past on a bicycle:
    I nearly got doored as I went past the flats in Camden Street.

🔑 doorBrE /dɔː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /dɔːr/ 🔊 noun🔑

[countable] 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 门◆a knock on the door 敲门◆to open/shut/close/slam/lock/bolt the door开门；关门；砰地关上门；锁门；闩门◆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）◆the front/back door (= at the entrance at the front/back of a building) 前门；后门◆the bedroom door卧室门◆the door frame门框◆a four-door saloon car四门轿车◆the fridge door冰箱门◆Shut the door! 把门关上！🔊🔊◆Close the door behind you, please. 请随手关门。🔊🔊◆The door closed behind him. 他一出门，门就关上了。🔊🔊  ➡  see also back-door, fire door, French door, open door noun, revolving door, sliding door, stable door, stage door, swing door, trapdoor 🔑 [countable] the space when a door is open 出入口；门口◆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。🔊🔊◆(informal) She's just arrived—she's just come in the door. 她刚到，刚踏进门。🔊🔊◆(informal) He walked out the door. 他出门去了。🔊🔊🔑 [countable] the area close to the entrance of a building 门边；门旁◆There's somebody at the door (= at the front door of a house). 门口有人。🔊🔊◆'Can I help you?' asked the man at the door. “我能为您效劳吗？” 门边的男子问道。🔊🔊  ➡  see also doorway [countable] a house, room, etc. that is a particular number of houses, rooms, etc. away from another 栋；住户；人家◆the family that lives three doors up from us住在与我们相隔三户的那户人家◆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。🔊🔊  ➡  see also next door noun [uncountable] (BrE) the amount of money made by selling tickets for an event 票房收入 SYN gate ◆50% of the door will go to the Red Cross.50% 的票房收入将捐给红十字会。●be on the doorto work at the entrance to a theatre, club, etc., for example collecting tickets from people as they enter 把门（在戏院、夜总会等门口做检票等工作）●close/shut the ˈdoor on sthto make it unlikely that sth will happen 使不可能；拒…于门外；把…的门堵死◆She was careful not to close the door on the possibility of further talks. 她小心翼翼不让进一步谈判的大门关上。🔊🔊●(from) ˌdoor to ˈdoorfrom building to building 从一栋房子到另一栋房子；从一处到另一处；挨家挨户◆The journey takes about an hour door to door. 全程大约要花一个小时。🔊🔊◆a door-to-door salesman走家串户的推销员●(open) the door to sth(to provide) the means of getting or reaching sth; (to create) the opportunity for sth （为…提供）达到目的的手段；（为…创造）机会◆The agreement will open the door to increased international trade. 此协议将会提供增长国际贸易的机会。🔊🔊◆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 ˈdoor(formal) to say that sb is responsible for sth that has gone wrong 把…归咎于某人；认为某人应对…负责●leave the door ˈopen (for sth)to make sure that there is still the possibility of doing sth 不把门堵死；保留可能性●out of ˈdoorsnot inside a building 在户外；露天◆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 faceto shut a door hard when sb is trying to come in 将某人拒之门外；让某人吃闭门羹to refuse to talk to sb or meet them, in a rude way 拒绝同某人谈话；拒绝见某人●to sb's doordirectly to sb's house 直接到某人的家◆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。🔊🔊●by/through the back doorin an unfair or indirect way 走后门◆He used his friends to help him get into the civil service by the back door. 他利用朋友帮他开后门当上了公务员。🔊🔊●close, etc. the barn door after the horse has eˈscaped(NAmE) (BrE close, etc. the stable door after the horse has ˈbolted) to try to prevent or avoid loss or damage when it is already too late to do so 马跑了才去关厩门；贼走关门，为时已晚●beat a path to sb's ˈdoorif 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 使门庭若市；蜂拥而至；使成注意焦点◆Top theatrical agents are beating a path to the teenager's door. 顶尖级演员经纪正纷纷把目光投向那个青少年。🔊🔊●close its doors(of a business, etc. 企业等) to stop trading 停业；歇业；关闭◆The factory closed its doors for the last time in 2009. 这家工厂最后于 2009 年关闭。🔊🔊●behind closed ˈdoorswithout the public being allowed to attend or know what is happening; in private 与外界隔绝；秘密地；暗地里●never darken my ˈdoor again(old-fashioned, humorous) used to tell sb never to come to your home again 再不要跨进我的门槛；再不许踏进我的家门●at death's ˈdoor(often humorous) so ill/sick that you may die （因病重）生命危在旦夕；病危●get/have a/your ˌfoot in the ˈdoorto manage to enter an organization, a field of business, etc. that could bring you success 设法加入，涉足（某组织、行业等）◆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 ˈdoors for sbto provide opportunities for sb to do sth and be successful 为…敞开大门；提供良机●show sb the ˈdoorto ask sb to leave, because they are no longer welcome 要某人离开；下逐客令●close, lock, etc. the stable door after the horse has ˈbolted(BrE) (US close, etc. the barn door after the horse has eˈscaped) to try to prevent or avoid loss or damage when it is already too late to do so 马跑了才去关厩门；贼走关门，为时已晚●keep the ˈwolf from the door(informal) to have enough money to avoid going hungry; to stop sb feeling hungry 勉强度日；糊口