首页 / 词典 / good

doorstep

美 [ˈdɔːrstep]英 [ˈdɔːstep]
  • n.门阶;(常用以做三明治的)厚面包片
  • v.(记者)登门采访,蹲守

复数: doorsteps 过去式: doorstepped 现在分词: doorstepping 过去分词: doorstepped 第三人称单数: doorsteps

doorstepdoorstep

noun

1

门阶
a step outside a door of a building, or the area that is very close to the door

The police turned up on their doorstep at 3 o'clock this morning.

今天凌晨3点,警察出现在他们的住所门前。

2

(常用以做三明治的)厚面包片
a thick piece of bread, usually one that is made into a sandwich

习语

very close to where a person lives

有这些酒吧和夜总会位于家门口,夜生活真是棒极了。
The nightlife is great with bars and clubs right on the doorstep.

verb

VN V(记者)登门采访,蹲守
when a journalist doorsteps sb, he or she goes to the person's house to try to speak to them, even if they do not want to say anything

doorstep

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 门阶
    A doorstep is a step in front of a door on the outside of a building.

  • 2
    VERB (记者)登门采访,蹲守
    When journalists doorstep someone, they go to their home and try to get an interview or photographs, even when the person does not want to talk to them.

    The newspaper contacted his grandmother to trace his present address, and later doorstepped him at his home.

    报纸联系了他祖母,查到了他现在的住址后便前往登门采访。

  • 3
    PHRASE 在…住所近旁
    If a place is on your doorstep, it is very near to where you live. If something happens on your doorstep, it happens very close to where you live.

    It is all too easy to lose sight of what is happening on our own doorstep...

    我们很容易无视身边之事。

noun

1
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
Synonym: doorsill threshold

数据来源:WordNet

  1. A couple of teenagers were kissing and cuddling on the doorstep .

    一对年轻人在门阶上亲吻拥抱。

  2. I marched him across the room , down the hall and out onto the doorstep .

    我拽着他穿过房间和大厅,来到门阶上。

  3. The police turned up on their doorstep at 3 o'clock this morning .

    今天凌晨3点,警察出现在他们的住所门前。

  4. The nightlife is great with bars and clubs right on the doorstep .

    有这些酒吧和夜总会位于家门口,夜生活真是棒极了。

  5. They were having a real ding-dong on the doorstep .

    他们在门前大吵起来。

  6. She just turned up unannounced on my doorstep .

    她未打招呼就来到我家门口了。

  7. Dozens of reporters camped out on her doorstep .

    许多记者在她家门口露宿。

  8. Those wishing to study urban development have a ready-made example on their doorstep

    那些想要研究城市发展的人眼下就有一个十分现成的范例。

  9. They have to put up with a giant oil refinery right on their doorstep .

    他们不得不忍受就在家门口的巨型炼油厂。

  10. This was the weekend that the war finally landed on their doorstep .

    在这个周末,战火终于烧到了他们的家门口。

  11. She continued to smile at the ranks of cameras on their doorstep .

    她依旧对着门口的一排排照相机微笑着。

  12. It is all too easy to lose sight of what is happening on our own doorstep

    我们很容易无视身边之事。

  13. The newspaper contacted his grandmother to trace his present address , and later doorstepped him at his home .

    报纸联系了他祖母,查到了他现在的住址后便前往登门采访。

  14. Each one sweeps the snow from his own doorstep and doesn 't heed the frost on his neighbour 's roof .

    各人自扫门前雪,莫管他家瓦上霜。

  15. More than drones dropping a new supply of underwear on your doorstep , Apple 's massively successful brick-and-mortar-and-glass retail stores and Amazon 's small steps in the same direction are what should keep old-fashioned retailers awake at night .

    比起无人机把一批新内衣扔到你家门口,苹果大获成功的实体零售店,以及亚马逊在这方面取得的进步,更会让传统零售商寝食难安。

  16. No sooner did she leave my doorstep than I had emails from two women whose kids go to my son 's nursery and who recognized my face .

    她刚离开我家门口,我就收到两个女人的电子邮件,她们的孩子跟我儿子在同一家托儿所,她们认得我。

  17. She 'd watch me coming down her street , and by the time I 'd biked up to her doorstep , there 'd be a cold drink waiting .

    她会看着我沿街向下,等我骑自行车到她门口时,会有一杯冷饮等着我。

  18. Today , it may seem hard that we cannot mark this special anniversary as we would wish . Instead , we remember from our homes and our doorsteps .

    今天,我们很难以自己所希望的方式庆祝这个特别的日子,而只能在家中或是家门口纪念。

  19. The screens are winning adherents left and right . Print newspapers are turning into " snailpapers " that arrive at our doorsteps with news that is 12 hours late .

    各类屏幕已赢得不同派别的集体支持,而纸质报纸正在变成“蜗牛报纸”。报纸送到我们门口的时候,那上面的新闻我们12小时前就已经知道了。

  20. You Could Be Fined If Caught Eating And Drinking Near Churches And Public Buildings In Florence In 2018 , the city of Florence banned people from pausing in the historic center to eat food standing10 or sitting on sidewalks , roadways , and on the doorsteps of shops and houses .

    在意大利佛罗伦萨的教堂和公共建筑附近吃喝会被罚款2018年,佛罗伦萨市立法禁止人们在历史中心停下来站着吃东西或坐在人行道、马路上及商店和房屋的门前台阶上吃东西。

  21. It 's not like we could just show up on her doorstep .

    我们不能贸然出现在她家门前

  22. He showed up on her doorstep one day with roses .

    有一天他出现在母亲的门前,手里拿著玫瑰花。

  23. and never once made it further than your front doorstep .

    但从没进过你的家门

  24. Everything needed for their activities is available on their doorstep .

    他们可以在附近获得生产活动所需要的所有东西。

  25. A real live film star was standing on my doorstep .

    一个活生生的电影明星就站在我们门阶上。

  26. Now a fortune 500 company has come right to my doorstep .

    现在,一家《财富》(fortune)500强企业来到了家门口。

  27. They want everything on their doorstep in the heart of the city .

    他们想要住在市中心,在家门口就能享受所需的一切服务。

  28. the dream of becoming a writer came right to my doorstep .

    成为作家的梦想在向我招手。

  29. One day , a handsome young prince arrived at their doorstep .

    有一天,一位年轻英俊的王子来到他们家门前。

  30. Think fate 'll deliver my information to your doorstep ?

    命运会把我的讯息送到家?

  • 习语

n.

on the/your doorstep

在某人的住所旁
very close to where a person lives

The nightlife is great with bars and clubs right on the doorstep.

有这些酒吧和夜总会位于家门口,夜生活真是棒极了。