door 1 S1 W1 / dɔ $ dɔr / 名词 [可数名词]

1 the large flat piece of wood, glass etc that you move when you go into or out of a building, room, vehicle etc, or when you open a cupboard → gate :

Could you open the door for me?

The door flew open and Ruth stormed in.

Don’t forget to lock the garage door. → fire door , French doors , revolving door ( 1 ) , sliding door , stage door , swing door , trapdoor

2 the space made by an open door 同义词 doorway

in/out (of)/through the door

Rick turned and ran out of the door.

I glanced through the open door.

3 at the door if someone is at the door, they are waiting for you to open the door of a building so they can come inside :

There’s somebody at the front door.

4 out of doors outside 同义词 outdoors :

I prefer working out of doors.

5 show/see somebody to the door to take someone to the main way out of a building :

My secretary will show you to the door.

6 two/three etc doors away/down/up used to say how many houses or buildings there are between your house, office etc and another building

two/three etc doors away/down/up from

Patrick lived two doors away from me.

7 (from) door to door

a) especially British English from one place to another :

How long is the journey, door to door?

b) going to each house in a street or area to sell something, collect money, or ask for votes :

Joe sold vacuum cleaners door to door for years. → door-to-door

8 be on the door to work at the entrance to a theatre, club etc, collecting tickets

9 shut/close the door on something to make something impossible :

The accident shut the door on her ballet career.

→ at death’s door at death ( 7 ) , → behind closed doors at closed ( 5 ) , → get in through the back door at back door ( 2 ) , → lay something at sb’s door at lay 2 ( 19 ) , → next door , → open doors (for somebody) at open 2 ( 16 ) , → open-door policy , → open the door to something at open 2 ( 16 ) , → show somebody the door at show 1 ( 20 )

COLLOCATIONS

动词

open/close/shut the door I opened the door and Dad was standing there. | Can you close the door as you go out?

slam/bang the door (= shut it loudly, usually because you are angry ) He strode from the room, slamming the door behind him.

answer the door (= open it for someone who has knocked or pressed the bell ) Lucy ran downstairs to answer the door.

a door leads somewhere (= used to say what place is on the other side of a door ) This door leads into the garden.

a door opens/closes/shuts We were still waiting for the train doors to open.

a door slams/bangs (shut) (= shuts loudly ) I heard the front door slam.

a door flies/bursts open (= opens very suddenly and quickly ) Then the door burst open and two men with guns came in.

a door swings open/shut (= moves forward to open or backwards to shut ) The door swung shut behind me.

a door slides open/shut (= moves smoothly to the side or back again ) The lift doors slid open and we got in.

lock/unlock the door I locked the door and turned out the lights.

bolt the door (= slide a metal bar across to fasten it ) Once inside, he bolted the door.

knock on/at the door (= hit it with your hand to make someone open it ) Who’s that knocking at the door?

bang/hammer on the door (= hit it very loudly and urgently ) A policeman was banging on the door across the road.

tap on/at the door (= hit it very gently ) I tapped on the door and opened it.

get the door (= open or close it for someone ) Could you get the door for me?

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + door

the front/back/side door (= of a house ) I heard someone knocking at the front door. | Use the back door if your boots are muddy.

the main door (= the door into a building that most people use ) The main door to the hotel is on Queen Street.

the kitchen/bedroom/bathroom etc door The kitchen door opened and Jake walked in.

the cupboard door British English , the closet door AmE: Both the cupboard doors were locked.

the fridge/oven door Steam came out as I opened the oven door.

a car door She heard a car door slamming.

the passenger door (= for the person in a car who sits beside the driver ) The taxi driver was holding open the passenger door.

a rear door (= a door at the back of a vehicle ) The kids opened the rear doors and climbed in.

door + NOUN

a door handle (= that you move up or down to open a door ) Ella reached for the door handle.

a door knob (= that you turn to open a door ) I turned the door knob and went into the room.

a door knocker (= a metal object on a door that you use to knock with ) There was a brass door knocker in the shape of a lion’s head.

a door bell (= that you press to make it ring ) Adam walked up the path and rang the door bell.

a door key She was looking in her bag for her door key.