Word · Frequency #3727
doorway
门口；门道
the space in a wall through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
- 1.
The passage of a door; a door-shaped entrance into a house or a room.
门口,门道。
- 2.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
门口；门道(墙上的入口空间,供人进出房间或建筑；门可关闭的空间)
- 3.
An opening or passage in general.
通道,入口。
门口,门道。；门口；门道(墙上的入口空间,供人进出房间或建筑；门可关闭的空间)；通道,入口。；门口；途径
In use
Please wipe your feet before you stand in the doorway.
The doorway was too narrow for the big sofa to pass through.
He leaned against the doorway and watched the rain.
he stuck his head in the doorway
through the doorway
She walked through the doorway into the garden.
她穿过门口走进花园。
in the doorway
He stood in the doorway, waiting for her.
他站在门口等她。
doorway to [sth]
比喻用法，指途径或机会。
Connections
Collocations
- stand in the doorway
- 站在门口
- She stood in the doorway, waiting for the rain to stop.她站在门口，等雨停。
- doorway to success
- 成功之门
- Education is often seen as a doorway to success.教育常被视为成功之门。
- block the doorway
- 堵住门口
- A large box was blocking the doorway, so we had to climb over it.一个大箱子堵住了门口，我们只好爬过去。
- doorway leading to
- 通往…的门廊
- The doorway leading to the garden was covered in vines.通往花园的门廊被藤蔓覆盖。
- dark doorway
- 黑暗的门道
- The cat disappeared into a dark doorway.猫消失在黑暗的门道里。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
door（门）+ way（路）= 门口，也是通往某处的路径。
Context & Register
neutral; contexts: physical_entrance, figurative_pathway; note_zh: 通常指门框内的开口，多用于物理入口；也可抽象表示途径或机会。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No exact rhymes; the words above share the component 'door' (/dɔr/) or 'way' (/weɪ/) with 'doorway'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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