door
/dɔː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /dɔːr/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdȯr/ (ame, mw)
door — 名詞
- doorsingular
- doorsplural
1. A flat panel made of wood, glass, or another solid material. People open and clo
門
用來開關出入口的板狀結構
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.
Xiu 推開厚重的木門，走進廚房。
push + door + open — verb + door + adjective complement
Aarav locked the front door before leaving for school at seven.
Aarav 出門上學前把前門鎖上了。
lock the front door — common daily household action
A small dog scratched at the front door, waiting to be let inside.
一隻小狗抓著前門，等著被放進屋裡。
Hugo painted the bathroom door blue to match the walls.
Hugo 把浴室的門漆成藍色，好配合牆壁的顏色。
Could you please close the car door before we drive away?
可以請你在我們開車出發前關上車門嗎？
常見錯誤
2. The activity of checking who may enter a venue — for instance, collecting entry
驗票；把關
在門口檢查門票或確認進場資格的工作
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.
Ishaan 在音樂廳門口驗了三年的票，直到上大學為止。
work the door — fixed phrase for ticket-collecting job
Élise worked the door at the Grand Theatre for six months last year.
Élise 去年在大劇院門口驗了六個月的票。
work the door at [venue] — fixed phrase for ticket duty
Walid stood at the door of the club, asking guests for their ID cards.
Walid 站在俱樂部入口，要求客人出示身分證件。
The manager asked Luca to work the door because he knew the regular customers well.
經理請 Luca 負責門口驗票，因為他很熟那些常客。
- 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
房屋；住家
指建築物在街上的位置或鄰近關係
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.
渡邊家住在離鎮上圖書館隔三間房子的地方。
three doors down — distance expression with number
Gabriel knocked on every door along Maple Street asking for donations.
Gabriel 沿著楓樹街挨家挨戶敲門募款。
Adaeze's grandmother lives just two doors away from the corner shop.
Adaeze 的祖母住在離轉角商店只隔兩間房子的地方。
Tariro lives just three doors down from the post office.
Tariro 就住在郵局再過去第三間房子。
Our new neighbours moved in next door last Saturday morning.
我們的新鄰居上週六早上搬到隔壁了。
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.
戶外
在建築物外面的地方
In or into the area outside a building, not inside it.
The children played out of doors until the street lights came on.
孩子們在戶外玩耍，直到路燈亮起才進屋。
out of doors — fixed phrase for outside
Joaquín prefers to eat out of doors when the weather is warm.
Joaquín 天氣暖和的時候喜歡在戶外吃飯。
Baraka hung the washing out of doors to dry in the afternoon sun.
Baraka 把洗好的衣物掛在戶外，讓午後的陽光曬乾。
Eshe took her coffee out of doors and sat on the balcony.
Eshe 端著咖啡走到戶外，坐在陽臺上。
- 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,
機會；途徑
獲得或達成某事的可能性或方法
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.
這份獎學金為 Xiu 打開了通往更優質教育的大門。
open the door to [something] — opportunity idiom
With the right training, Hana opened the door to a better career.
透過適當的培訓，Hana 為自己打開了通往更理想職業的大門。
Learning English opened many doors for Hugo when he moved abroad.
學英文為 Hugo 移居國外後開啟了許多機會。
The new trade agreement could open the door to more business between the two countries.
這項新的貿易協定可能為兩國之間開啟更多商業往來的大門。
Cole's summer internship opened the door to a career in nursing.
Cole 的暑期實習為他打開了護理職業的大門。
- 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'.