Word · Frequency #22601
gatehouses
门房；警卫室
gatehouses is the plural of gatehouse.
a house built at a gateway, typically used as the gatekeeper's residence
- 1.
A lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence.
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。
- 2.
a house built at a gateway; usually the gatekeeper's residence
建在大门口的房子；通常是看门人的住所
- 3.
A shelter for a gatekeeper.
看门人的岗亭或遮蔽处。
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。；建在大门口的房子；通常是看门人的住所；看门人的岗亭或遮蔽处。；警卫室；门房
In use
The old gatehouse still stands at the entrance to the estate.
The groundskeeper lives in the stone gatehouse next to the main gate.
Visitors must report to the gatehouse before entering the factory.
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。
a gatehouse at [place]
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。
Common mistakes
There are two gatehouse near the castle gate.
Connections
Collocations
- castle gatehouse
- 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。
- medieval gatehouse
- 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。
- stone gatehouse
- 石头门楼
- They renovated the old stone gatehouse.他们翻新了那座古老的石头门楼。
- estate gatehouse
- 庄园门房
- The estate gatehouse sits beside the main road.庄园门房坐落在主干道旁。
Synonyms
- lodge
- （庄园、公园等入口旁的）小屋，供门卫或园丁居住 · lodge 比 gatehouse 更常用、词义更宽，可指供园丁、门卫等居住的入口小屋；gatehouse 常强调与大门相连的建筑。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
gatehouse = gate（大门）+ house（房子），大门边的房子就是门房/警卫室。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
gatehouses
Pronunciation & Spelling
这组词都以 -ouse 结尾，末尾发音为 /aʊs/（如 house /haʊs/、mouse /maʊs/、spouse /spaʊs/），与 gatehouse 的结尾 /haʊs/ 一致。其中 house、greenhouse、penthouse、lighthouse 直接以 -house 结尾，发音同为 /haʊs/。注意不要与形近词混淆：hose /hoʊz/、loose /luːs/、goose /ɡuːs/ 的元音或尾音都不同。
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