door
/dɔː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /dɔːr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdȯr/ (ame, mw)
door — noun
- doorsingular
- doorsplural
1. A flat panel made of wood, glass, or another solid material. People open and clo
A flat panel made of wood, glass, or another solid material. People open and close it to move between spaces such as inside a house and the street, one room and the next, a cupboard and a kitchen, or a car and the outside.
Xiu pushed the heavy wooden door open and walked into the kitchen.
push + door + open — verb + door + adjective complement
Aarav locked the front door before leaving for school at seven.
lock the front door — common daily household action
A small dog scratched at the front door, waiting to be let inside.
Hugo painted the bathroom door blue to match the walls.
Could you please close the car door before we drive away?
常見錯誤
2. The activity of checking who may enter a venue — for instance, collecting entry
The activity of checking who may enter a venue — for instance, collecting entry passes at the door of a theatre or verifying ages before letting people into a nightclub.
Ishaan worked the door at the concert hall for three summers before college.
work the door — fixed phrase for ticket-collecting job
Élise worked the door at the Grand Theatre for six months last year.
work the door at [venue] — fixed phrase for ticket duty
Walid stood at the door of the club, asking guests for their ID cards.
The manager asked Luca to work the door because he knew the regular customers well.
- bouncer
a person who works at a club entrance to keep out troublemakers, often more aggressive than a ticket-collector
- ticket collector
someone whose main job is taking tickets, not checking identity or enforcing rules
用法筆記
The phrase 'work the door' is the most common expression for this sense. 'Stand at the door' describes the physical position but does not by itself imply the ticket-collecting duty.
3. A way of referring to a house, flat, or other building by how many buildings awa
A way of referring to a house, flat, or other building by how many buildings away it is from another one along a street.
The Watanabe family lives three doors down from the town library.
three doors down — distance expression with number
Gabriel knocked on every door along Maple Street asking for donations.
Adaeze's grandmother lives just two doors away from the corner shop.
Tariro lives just three doors down from the post office.
Our new neighbours moved in next door last Saturday morning.
用法筆記
This sense is most often used in the plural ('three doors down', 'two doors away') or in the fixed phrase 'next door'. It does NOT refer to the physical door panel but to the whole building or residence.
常見錯誤
4. In or into the area outside a building, not inside it.
In or into the area outside a building, not inside it.
The children played out of doors until the street lights came on.
out of doors — fixed phrase for outside
Joaquín prefers to eat out of doors when the weather is warm.
Baraka hung the washing out of doors to dry in the afternoon sun.
Eshe took her coffee out of doors and sat on the balcony.
- indoors
inside a building
用法筆記
Almost always used in the fixed phrase 'out of doors'. The more common single-word equivalent is 'outdoors' or 'outside'. 'Out of doors' sounds slightly more literary or old-fashioned.
常見錯誤
5. A chance or way to reach, get, or achieve something that you want — for example,
A chance or way to reach, get, or achieve something that you want — for example, a job offer that opens the door to a new career, or a law that opens the door to change.
The scholarship opened the door to a better education for Xiu.
open the door to [something] — opportunity idiom
With the right training, Hana opened the door to a better career.
Learning English opened many doors for Hugo when he moved abroad.
The new trade agreement could open the door to more business between the two countries.
Cole's summer internship opened the door to a career in nursing.
- opportunity
a direct synonym, but 'door' is more metaphorical and informal
- gateway
similar metaphor, often implying a path to a different kind of life or status
- pathway
less common, suggests a series of steps rather than a single opening
- barrier
something that blocks access or prevents progress
文法句型
door to [something]
door for [someone]
open the door to [something]
用法筆記
Most commonly used in the fixed expression 'open the door to [something]'. The plural 'open doors' is also common. The preposition that follows is almost always 'to'.