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doorknob

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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door·knob /ˈdɔːnɒb $ ˈdɔːrnɑːb/ noun [countable]  door_knob.jpg DHHa round handle that you turn to open a door 球形门把手4  See picture of 见图 DOOR
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doorknobThus resolved, Theodora focused her flashlight on the brass doorknob on the panelled door.Thick and wavy-grained like smoke, but thicker, like water, and a glass doorknob.A second slab of beef has crawled out of bed and found his doorknob.Then one day I came upstairs and caught her with her hand on my doorknob.Everything was designed, including wastepaper baskets and the doorknobs.With the bolt drawn and one hand on the doorknob, I paused to note the time.Wasn't there a dark smear on the doorknob of the long room?
door·knob nounChineseSyllable
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doorknob
doorknob /ˈdɔːnɒb $ ˈdɔːrnɑːb/ noun [countable]

a round handle that you turn to open a door


door·knobBrE /ˈdɔːnɒb/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdɔːrnɑːb/ 🔊 noun
a type of round handle for a door, that you turn in order to open the door 球形门拉手