doorstop
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++door·stop /ˈdɔːstɒp $ ˈdɔːrstɑːp/ (also doorstopper /-ˌstɒpə $ -ˌstɑːpər/ British English) noun [countable] 1. DHHsomething you put under or against a door to keep it open 〔让门保持敞开的〕制门器2. DHHa rubber object fastened to a wall to stop a door hitting it when it opens 〔防止门撞墙的〕门吸，门挡
Examples from the Corpus
doorstop• They'd been using the encyclopedia as a doorstop.• Decker power sander or Sears Craftsman heavy-duty pressure-washer, unless you want to see it end up as a doorstop.• I can see why Mrs Hudson is a little upset at 137 being used as a doorstop.• His paper-weight and doorstop were of ground and polished foin-stone.• Nowhere was it written that Macintosh would render Lisa an expensive and rather bulky doorstop.door·stop nounChineseSyllable
a you under against put keep Corpus something to or door
doorstop
door‧stop /ˈdɔːstɒp $ ˈdɔːrstɑːp/
(also door‧stop‧per /-ˌstɒpə $ -ˌstɑːpər/ British English) noun [countable]
1. something you put under or against a door to keep it open
2. a rubber object fastened to a wall to stop a door hitting it when it opens
door‧stop /ˈdɔːstɒp $ ˈdɔːrstɑːp/
(also door‧stop‧per /-ˌstɒpə $ -ˌstɑːpər/ British English) noun [countable]1. something you put under or against a door to keep it open
2. a rubber object fastened to a wall to stop a door hitting it when it opens