threshold 详细解释
threshold
['θreʃhəuld]
n.门槛, 开端, 界限, 入口
n.
1. 门槛[C]
He had never crossed the threshold of a bar before.
他过去从未进过酒吧的门。
2. 出发点, 开端, 起点[S]
Scientists are on the threshold of a breakthrough in their treatment of that disease.
科学家在治疗那种疾病方面很快就要取得突破。
3. (税的)起征点[S]
The tax threshold for a pensioner is $6, 000.
领退休金的人的纳税起点是六千美元。
4. 【生】【心】阈[C]
5. (工资、价格的)起增点
词形变化
动词过去式: threshed | 动词过去分词: threshed | 动词现在分词: threshing | 动词第三人称单数: threshes |
词义辨析
同义:
n.门槛; 入口
同义参见:
英英释义
名词 threshold:
the starting point for a new state or experience
the smallest detectable sensation
同义词：limen
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
同义词：doorway, door, room access
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
a region marking a boundary
短语词组
on the threshold of
1. 在……的开端
Scientists are now on the threshold of a better understanding of how the human brain works.
科学家们现在对人脑的功能开始有更进一步的了解。
补充
thresholdthreshold英:[ˈθreʃhəuld] 美:[ˈθrɛʃˌold, -ˌhold]n.1.门槛; 〈喻〉开始I'll never cross the threshold of your house again.我再也不进你的家门了。例句
1. She has a low boredom threshold.她很容易感到乏味无聊。 2. she was on the threshold of a dazzling career.她正要开始灿烂的职业前程。 3. everyone has a different pain threshold.每个人的痛觉阈不同。 4. the VAT threshold.增值税起征点。 5. Young children have a low boredom threshold.小孩子很容易厌倦。 6. He stepped across the threshold.他迈过门槛。 7. When they were married he carried her over the threshold. [=he picked her up and carried her into their home when they entered it together for the first time]他们结婚时，他把她抱进家门。 8. "If your income rises above a certain threshold, your tax rate also rises."如果收入超过某个定值，税率也会增加。 9. sounds that are above/below the threshold of hearing [=sounds that are too high/low to be heard]高/低于听觉临界点的声音 10. I have a low threshold for boredom. [=I get bored easily]我很容易厌烦。 11. He has a high pain threshold. [=he does not feel pain as easily as other people]他的痛阈很高。 12. young people on the threshold of adulthood即将成年的年轻人 13. We are (standing) at the threshold of a great adventure.我们马上就要开始伟大的探险。