Word · Frequency #20280
doormat
门口地垫；擦鞋垫
A rough mat placed at the entrance of a house or building, used for wiping one's shoes before going inside.
- 1.
A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.
门口擦鞋底的粗垫子。
- 2.
a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
懦弱无用的人
- 3.
a mat placed outside an exterior door for wiping the shoes before entering
门垫
软弱无能的人；懦弱无用者；门口擦鞋底的粗垫子。；懦弱无用的人；门垫；擦鞋垫
In use
Please wipe your feet on the doormat before entering.
He's such a doormat; he lets everyone boss him around.
Stop being a doormat and stand up for yourself!
wipe one's feet on the doormat
此处为字面义，指门口供擦鞋的垫子。
Please wipe your feet on the doormat before coming inside.
进屋前请在门垫上擦擦脚。
treat sb like a doormat
比喻把人当成可以随意欺负或轻慢的对象。
Stop treating me like a doormat and listen to my opinion.
别再把我当受气包了，听听我的意见。
be a doormat
形容人过于顺从、软弱，任人利用。
Connections
Collocations
- wipe your feet on the doormat
- 在门垫上蹭掉鞋底的灰尘
- Please wipe your feet on the doormat before coming in.进来前请在门垫上蹭掉鞋底的灰尘。
- front doormat
- 前门地垫；门口擦鞋垫
- The package was left on the front doormat.包裹被放在了前门地垫上。
- be a doormat
- 逆来顺受；任人欺负
- Don't be a doormat—say what you think.别逆来顺受，把你的想法说出来。
- treat someone like a doormat
- 把某人当软柿子捏；随意欺负某人
- He treats his assistant like a doormat.他把助理当成软柿子捏。
Idioms & figurative uses
- treat someone like a doormat
- 把某人当门垫；不尊重地对待某人He treats his coworkers like doormats.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
door（门）+mat（垫）→ 门垫人人踩踏，正好联想：被当门垫踩的懦弱无用的人。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：家门口、日常会话（比喻） 字面义“门口擦鞋垫”是中性日常用词，多用于家居场景；比喻义“软弱可欺的人”比较常见于口语或非正式语境，通常带有贬义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 doormat 押韵（/mæt/，重音在最后一个音节）：mat, flat, chat。注意：format 虽以 -mat 结尾，但重音在第一个音节，不押韵；doorman 以 door- 开头，但结尾是 /mæn/，发音不同。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.