Word · Frequency #6432
doorsteps
门阶；门口台阶
doorsteps is the plural of doorstep.
核心释义
An outside step leading up to the entrance of a building, usually a home.
- 1.
通向建筑物(通常是住宅)门口的室外台阶。
An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home.
- 2.
门槛；门框底部的水平木条或石头,供人进出时踩踏支撑
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
- 3.
某人的邻近地区；居住地附近。
One's immediate neighbourhood or locality.
门槛；门底横木；家门口；住所附近；通向建筑物(通常是住宅)门口的室外台阶。；门槛；门框底部的水平木条或石头,供人进出时踩踏支撑；某人的邻近地区；居住地附近。
用法In use
I wiped my feet on the doorstep before entering the house.
用法提示：此处 doorstep 作名词，指门口的门槛。
There was a mysterious package left on our doorstep this morning.
用法提示：doorstep 指房屋入口处的台阶或门槛。
Be careful not to trip over the doorstep when you come in.
用法提示：doorstep 是名词，指门槛，可能高于地面。
be on (one's) doorstep
此结构也可用于引申义，表示某事近在眼前或即将发生。
The package was left on my doorstep.
包裹被留在了我的门口。
leave sth on the doorstep
She left a note on the doorstep.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- on the doorstep
- 在门口
- She found a package on the doorstep.她在门口发现了一个包裹。
- at the doorstep
- 在门槛处；在门口
- He waited at the doorstep for the door to open.他在门口等着门打开。
- from doorstep to doorstep
- 挨家挨户地
- The salesman traveled from doorstep to doorstep selling brushes.那个推销员挨家挨户地卖刷子。
- delivered to the doorstep
- 送货上门
- Our groceries are delivered to the doorstep every Friday.我们的杂货每周五送货上门。
- on one's doorstep
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
doorstep = door（门）+ step（台阶），进门先踩门槛。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于描述建筑物入口的台阶或门槛，属于中性词汇，多出现在日常居家或建筑描述中。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，常与介词 on 连用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words step, footstep, steppe, and overstep all rhyme with doorstep (pronounced /stɛp/). The word stop looks similar but has a different vowel sound /stɑp/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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