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the gatehouse of [place]
用 the gatehouse of 表示‘某处的门房/警卫室’。
The gatehouse of the castle is now a small museum.
城堡的门房现在是一个小博物馆。
门房；警卫室
gatehouses — plural of gatehouse
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门房；警卫室
a house built at a gateway, typically used as the gatekeeper's residence
The gatehouse of the castle is now a small museum.
城堡的门房现在是一个小博物馆。
庄园入口旁的看守房,常为看门人住所；也指过去用作此住所的房屋。
A lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence.
建在大门口的房子；通常是看门人的住所
a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence
看门人的岗亭或遮蔽处。
A shelter for a gatekeeper.
The old gatehouse still stands at the entrance to the estate.
那座旧门房仍然矗立在庄园入口处。
The groundskeeper lives in the stone gatehouse next to the main gate.
园丁住在主大门旁的石砌门房里。
Visitors must report to the gatehouse before entering the factory.
访客进入工厂前必须先到警卫室报到。
用 the gatehouse of 表示‘某处的门房/警卫室’。
The gatehouse of the castle is now a small museum.
城堡的门房现在是一个小博物馆。
用 at 说明门房的位置，常见于入口、大门口等。
They live in a gatehouse at the entrance to the estate.
他们住在大宅入口处的门房里。
Not this
There are two gatehouse near the castle gate.
Use this
There are two gatehouses near the castle gate.
gatehouse 是可数名词，two 后面必须用复数形式 gatehouses。汉语名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏掉 -s。
Not this
The guard lives in gatehouse.
Use this
The guard lives in a gatehouse.
gatehouse 是单数可数名词，前面需要加限定词 a/an/the/this 等；汉语没有冠词，学习者常会漏掉 a。
Not this
He knocked on the gatehouse to get in.
Use this
He knocked on the gate to get in.
gatehouse 指大门旁的房子（门房/警卫室），不是大门本身；敲门应该说 knock on the gate。注意区分建筑物与入口的 gate。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
城堡门楼
The castle gatehouse still stands at the main entrance.
城堡门楼仍然矗立在大门入口处。
中世纪门楼
This medieval gatehouse was once part of the city walls.
这座中世纪门楼曾是城墙的一部分。
石头门楼
They renovated the old stone gatehouse.
他们翻新了那座古老的石头门楼。
庄园门房
The estate gatehouse sits beside the main road.
庄园门房坐落在主干道旁。
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gatehouse = gate（大门）+ house（房子），大门边的房子就是门房/警卫室。
语域：neutral 常见场景：historical buildings、large estates、university campuses gatehouse 是比较中性的名词，通常指大门旁供门卫居住或使用的房屋，多用于描述历史建筑、庄园入口、大学校园等场景。书面语和口语中都可以使用。
gatehouses
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