gate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++gate1 /ɡeɪt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 
1 DH[countable] the part of a fence or outside wall that you can open and close so that you can enter or leave a place 〔栅栏或围墙上的〕大门 → door We went through the gate into the orchard. 我们穿过大门进了果园。 the wrought-iron gates of the palace 宫殿的锻铁大门open/close/shut a gate I left the engine running and ran back to close the gate. 我没让发动机熄火，跑回去关上了大门。front/back/main gate Make sure that the back gate is locked, please. 后门请一定锁好。garden/farm/school gate The children poured out of the school gates. 孩子们涌出校门。2 TTA[countable] the place where you leave an airport building to get on a plane 登机门，登机口 Air France flight 76 leaves from gate 6A. 法航76号航班从6A登机口起飞。3 a) DS[countable] British English the number of people who go in to see a sports event, especially a football match 〔体育比赛，尤指足球赛的〕观众人数 b) DS[uncountable] British English (also gate money) the amount of money that these people pay 〔体育比赛，尤指足球赛的〕门票收入n COLLOCATIONSverbsopen a gateHe heard Jack open the gate.close/shut a gatePlease close the gate.lock/padlock a gate (=close it with a key/a special lock)She locked the gate behind her.go through a gateThey went through the gate into the orchard.leave the gate openSomeone left the gate open, and the dog got out.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + gatethe front/back gate (=the gate in front of or at the back of a building)She stood outside the front gate of the cottage.the entrance gateDerek met us at the entrance gate.the main gate (=where most people go in)Soldiers were guarding the main gate.a garden gateEllie ran down the path towards the garden gate.a farm/factory/school etc gateI carefully shut the farm gate behind me.Lots of parents were waiting outside the school gate.a wooden/iron/wrought-iron gateTheir way was barred by huge wrought-iron gates.
1 DH[countable] the part of a fence or outside wall that you can open and close so that you can enter or leave a place 〔栅栏或围墙上的〕大门 → door We went through the gate into the orchard. 我们穿过大门进了果园。 the wrought-iron gates of the palace 宫殿的锻铁大门open/close/shut a gate I left the engine running and ran back to close the gate. 我没让发动机熄火，跑回去关上了大门。front/back/main gate Make sure that the back gate is locked, please. 后门请一定锁好。garden/farm/school gate The children poured out of the school gates. 孩子们涌出校门。2 TTA[countable] the place where you leave an airport building to get on a plane 登机门，登机口 Air France flight 76 leaves from gate 6A. 法航76号航班从6A登机口起飞。3 a) DS[countable] British English the number of people who go in to see a sports event, especially a football match 〔体育比赛，尤指足球赛的〕观众人数 b) DS[uncountable] British English (also gate money) the amount of money that these people pay 〔体育比赛，尤指足球赛的〕门票收入n COLLOCATIONSverbsopen a gateHe heard Jack open the gate.close/shut a gatePlease close the gate.lock/padlock a gate (=close it with a key/a special lock)She locked the gate behind her.go through a gateThey went through the gate into the orchard.leave the gate openSomeone left the gate open, and the dog got out.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + gatethe front/back gate (=the gate in front of or at the back of a building)She stood outside the front gate of the cottage.the entrance gateDerek met us at the entrance gate.the main gate (=where most people go in)Soldiers were guarding the main gate.a garden gateEllie ran down the path towards the garden gate.a farm/factory/school etc gateI carefully shut the farm gate behind me.Lots of parents were waiting outside the school gate.a wooden/iron/wrought-iron gateTheir way was barred by huge wrought-iron gates.Examples from the Corpus
gate• The new Disney movie took a gate of $4.6 million.• This game should get the biggest gate ever.• a garden gate• They walked towards the tall iron gates of the school.• Next morning the sun rose to see a variety of signs hanging, not always squarely, on the battered quarry gate.• On the next day the old king hid at the gate and observed it all.• Gritz and his team immediately drove in a recreational vehicle to the gate at Justus Township, Smith said.• With the gates yet to come down, there is little agreement on how deregulation might shake out in the industry.• Enter farmyard, turn right and keep right, to pass through gate and on to road.open/close/shut a gate• Open gates invite attention and disequilibration; closed gates preclude attention and disequilibration.• Water managers have already shut a gate north of the crash site to reduce the southerly flow of water.• They ran, on rubbery legs, through an open gate and across a dirt yard towards the lit window.• Development, so denied, often results in closed gates, bad affect, boredom, and mindlessness among students and teachers.• The tall man had been leaning against the stable's open gates, but straightened up as Lucille appeared from the house.• Jimmy, entering through the open gates, stared at the motorcar, a sign of real riches.• The closed gate suddenly seemed miles away.• And then we opened a gate into the woods.gate2 verb [transitive] British EnglishFORBID to prevent a student from leaving a school as a punishment for behaving badly 〔作为对学生不良行为的处罚〕禁止…离校外出→ See Verb table-gate /ɡeɪt/ suffix Pused after the name of a place, person, or thing to give a name to an event involving dishonest behaviour by a politician or other public official 门事件〔用于以地名、人名或事物名命名的政治丑闻〕 Irangate (=when members of the US government sold weapons to Iran in exchange for the return of American hostages) 伊朗门事件〔美国政府官员向伊朗出售武器以换回美国人质的事件〕From Longman Business Dictionarygategate /geɪt/ noun1[countable]TRAVEL the door leading to the planes at an airportAir France flight 76 will leave from gate 6A.2[countable, uncountable]COMMERCE the number of people attending a public place or event such as a football match, amusement park, film etc, or the total sum of money that these people payRevenue for the television rights and gate receipts will exceed $10 million.Universal Studios Hollywood concedes itstotal gate is slightly lower this year.3open/close its gatesCOMMERCE if a company or organization opens its gates, it opens for business for the first time. If it closes its gates, it is no longer in businessBy the time Disneyland opened its gates, the city of Anaheim had increased to four times its size.Falling orders forced the factory to close its gates.Origin gate Old English geatgate1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1gate2 verb-gate suffixLDOCE OnlineChinese
a outside wall Business part Corpus or the of fence
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gate1 S2 W2 /ɡeɪt/ 
noun
1. [countable] the part of a fence or outside wall that you can open and close so that you can enter or leave a place ⇨ door:
We went through the gate into the orchard.
the wrought-iron gates of the palace
open/close/shut a gate
I left the engine running and ran back to close the gate.
front/back/main gate
Make sure that the back gate is locked, please.
garden/farm/school gate
The children poured out of the school gates.
2. [countable] the place where you leave an airport building to get on a plane:
Air France flight 76 leaves from gate 6A.
3.
a. [countable] British English the number of people who go in to see a sports event, especially a football match
b. [uncountable] British English (also gate money) the amount of money that these people pay
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▪open a gate He heard Jack open the gate.
▪close/shut a gate Please close the gate.
▪lock/padlock a gate (=close it with a key/a special lock) She locked the gate behind her.
▪go through a gate They went through the gate into the orchard.
▪leave the gate open Someone left the gate open, and the dog got out.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + gate
▪the front/back gate (=the gate in front of or at the back of a building) She stood outside the front gate of the cottage.
▪the entrance gate Derek met us at the entrance gate.
▪the main gate (=where most people go in) Soldiers were guarding the main gate.
▪a garden gate Ellie ran down the path towards the garden gate.
▪a farm/factory/school etc gate I carefully shut the farm gate behind me. | Lots of parents were waiting outside the school gate.
▪a wooden/iron/wrought-iron gate Their way was barred by huge wrought-iron gates.
gate2 verb [transitive]
British English to prevent a student from leaving a school as a punishment for behaving badly
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noun Language: Old English
Origin: geat
Origin: geat
1. [countable] the part of a fence or outside wall that you can open and close so that you can enter or leave a place ⇨ door:
open/close/shut a gate
front/back/main gate
garden/farm/school gate
2. [countable] the place where you leave an airport building to get on a plane:
3.
a. [countable] British English the number of people who go in to see a sports event, especially a football match
b. [uncountable] British English (also gate money) the amount of money that these people pay
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verb [transitive]British English to prevent a student from leaving a school as a punishment for behaving badly
