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the doorman + verb
表示看门人执行某个动作。
The doorman opened the door for us.
看门人为我们开了门。
看门人
doormen — plural of doorman
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
看门人
someone who guards an entrance
The doorman opened the door for us.
看门人为我们开了门。
复数形式为doormen
在建筑物入口处开门、召唤出租车并提供安全保障的人；在公寓楼中,他还接受快递并可能执行某些礼宾服务。
A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services.
门卫(守卫入口的人)
someone who guards an entrance
The doorman held the door open for us.
看门人为我们扶着门。
The doorman called a taxi for the guests.
看门人为客人叫了出租车。
The doormen at the hotel wear uniforms.
酒店的看门人都穿着制服。
表示看门人执行某个动作。
The doorman opened the door for us.
看门人为我们开了门。
请求或指示看门人做某事。
Please ask the doorman to call a taxi.
请让看门人叫一辆出租车。
表示职业身份。
He works as a doorman at a hotel.
他在一家酒店当看门人。
联系看门人的动作。
Call the doorman if you need help with your luggage.
如果你需要搬行李，就叫看门人。
Not this
There are three doorman at the hotel.
Use this
There are three doormen at the hotel.
doorman是可数名词，复数形式是doormen，而不是保持原形。中文学习者容易忽略不规则复数变化。
Not this
The doorman cleaned the floor.
Use this
The janitor cleaned the floor.
doorman特指看门人，负责守卫入口，而非清洁工作。中文学习者可能混淆doorman与janitor（清洁工）的职责。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
酒店门卫
The hotel doorman opened the car door for us.
酒店门卫为我们打开了车门。
有门卫的大楼
They wanted to live in a doorman building for safety.
为了安全，他们想住在一栋有门卫的大楼里。
给门卫小费
Don't forget to tip the doorman.
别忘了给门卫小费。
当门卫
He works as a doorman at a big hotel.
他在一家大酒店当门卫。
Use doormen naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想成 door（门）+ man（人）：站在门口为你开门、叫出租车的人，就是门卫。
语域：neutral 常见场景：building entrance、apartment building 这是一个中性词，正式或日常口语中都适用；通常用来指在建筑物入口处提供服务或守护入口的人，多用于描述酒店、公寓楼等场所的门口工作人员。
可数名词，复数形式为doormen
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