doorstep 详细解释

doorstep

['dɔ:step]

n.门阶

词形变化

名词复数:doorsteps

英英释义

名词 doorstep:

the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway

同义词:doorsill, threshold

短语词组

at/on one's doorstep

1. 在某人近旁

There's a swimming pool right at his doorstep.

他家门口就有个游泳池。

补充

doorstepdoorstep英:[ˈdɔ:step] 美:[ˈdɔrˌstɛp, ˈdor-]n.1.门阶

例句

1. the BBC journalist who was shot dead on her doorstep在自家门口被枪杀的英国广播公司女记者 2. There's a giant oil refinery right on their doorstep.他们家门口就有一家大型炼油厂。 3. It is all too easy to lose sight of what is happening at our own doorstep.自家门口发生的事情, 是最容易视而不见的。 4. The newspaper contacted his grandmother to trace his present address, and later doorstepped him at his home.那家报纸从他祖母那儿得知他现在的住址, 随后登门拜访要求采访。 5. He complained about being constantly doorstepped by the press.他埋怨经常被上门的记者纠缠不休。 6. [as modifier]doorstep sandwiches.厚块的三明治。 7. he was being doorstepped by the tabloids.那些小报记者一直在他家门外蹲守。 8. he doorsteps for his church at weekends.他在周末到各家为教会宣讲。 9. the airport is on my doorstep so flying is easy.机场就在我家门口,乘飞机很方便。 10. The sea was right on our doorstep.大海就在我们家近旁。 11. We sat on the doorstep.我们坐在门阶上。 12. The police were at my doorstep.警察就在我家门阶上。 13. The beach is right at your doorstep. [=the beach is very close]海滩离你很近。 14. Bars and restaurants are on the doorstep of the hotel. [=bars and restaurants are very close to the hotel]酒吧和饭店离旅馆都很近。