a gateway to sth
表示通往某地、某阶段或某种机会的入口或途径；to 后接名词或动名词。
Education is often seen as a gateway to a better life.
教育常被视为通向更美好生活的途径。
门户；途径；起点；网关；转运点；交接点；可以用门关闭的通道；可用门关闭的入口
An opening or passage that can be closed by a gate.
可以用门关闭的通道
A passage that can be closed by use of a gate.
可用门关闭的入口
an entrance that can be closed by a gate
被认为通往某地的地方
A place regarded as giving access to somewhere.
从一个地方或阶段过渡到另一个的起点
Any point that represents the beginning of a transition from one place or phase to another.
货物从一个地区到另一个地区在运输线之间的交接点
A point at which freight moving from one territory to another is interchanged between transportation lines.
具有额外软件功能的无线互联网接入点,如提供NAT和DHCP,可能还提供VPN支持、漫游、防火墙和各种安全级别等
In wireless internet, an access point with additional software capabilities such as providing NAT and DHCP, which may also provide VPN support, roaming, firewalls, various levels of security, etc.
The narrow gateway between the two buildings was easy to miss.
两栋建筑之间那条狭窄的通道很容易错过。
用法提示：gateway 作名词，指具体的出入口或通道。
Learning to read is often the gateway to a lifelong love of books.
学会阅读往往是通往终生热爱书籍的途径。
用法提示：gateway 作名词，比喻通向某个结果或阶段的起点。
The city's port has long been the gateway for trade with Asia.
这座城市的港口长期以来一直是与亚洲进行贸易的门户。
用法提示：gateway 作名词，表示通往某地的门户或通道。
表示通往某地、某阶段或某种机会的入口或途径；to 后接名词或动名词。
Education is often seen as a gateway to a better life.
教育常被视为通向更美好生活的途径。
比 a gateway to 更强调进入某个具体空间或领域。
The old bridge is a gateway into the historic town.
这座古桥是进入这座历史小镇的门户。
指两地或两个阶段之间的交接点。
The port acts as a gateway between Europe and Asia.
这个港口是连接欧洲和亚洲的门户。
用 serve as 强调某地或某物起到门户、入口的作用。
The small town serves as a gateway to the national park.
这个小镇是通往国家公园的门户。
grammar · medium
易错句子Hard work is the gateway of success.
正确表达Hard work is the gateway to success.
表示“通往某地或某目标的门户、途径”时，gateway 后面固定接介词 to，不接 of。of 表示所属或所有关系（“成功本身的门”），与本义不符，所以要把 of 改为 to。
grammar · medium
易错句子Reading is gateway to knowledge.
正确表达Reading is a gateway to knowledge.
gateway 是可数名词，单数形式前必须有限定词（a/an、the、my 等）。汉语名词前常不加冠词，学习者容易漏掉，这里泛指“一种途径”，要加上不定冠词 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子This job is a gateway to succeed.
正确表达This job is a gateway to success.
gateway to 中的 to 是介词，后面应接名词或动名词，不能接动词原形。succeed 是动词，需改成名词 success，才符合“通往……的起点”这一搭配。
通往…的门户；…的入口
St. Louis is known as the gateway to the West.
圣路易斯被称为通往西部的门户。
诱导性毒品；入门毒品
Some people believe marijuana is a gateway drug.
有些人认为大麻是一种诱导性毒品。
默认网关
You need to configure the default gateway for your network.
你需要为网络配置默认网关。
网络网关
The network gateway routes traffic between your LAN and the internet.
网络网关在你的局域网和互联网之间路由流量。
门户城市
Chicago grew rapidly as a gateway city for immigrants.
芝加哥作为移民的门户城市迅速发展起来。
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