doorbell
doorbell — 名詞
- doorbellsingular
- doorbellsplural
1. a small button mounted outside a building that, when pressed, makes a ringing so
門鈴
安裝在門外的按鈴裝置
a small button mounted outside a building that, when pressed, makes a ringing sound inside to alert the people in the building that a visitor is at the door
A strange man rang the doorbell just as the Tanaka family sat down for dinner.
就在田中一家坐下來吃晚餐時，一個陌生男子按了門鈴。
collocation: ring the doorbell
The doorbell is broken, so please knock loudly when you arrive.
門鈴壞了，所以你到的時候請用力敲門。
collocation: broken doorbell
Leila pressed the doorbell and heard footsteps coming down the hall.
Leila 按了門鈴，聽到走廊傳來腳步聲。
The baby was woken by a loud doorbell during her afternoon nap.
嬰兒在午睡時被響亮的門鈴聲驚醒。
passive: was woken by the doorbell
Ravi answered the doorbell and found a large package on the step.
Ravi 去應門，發現階梯上有一個大包裹。
collocation: answer the doorbell
- ring the doorbell
- press the doorbell
- answer the doorbell
- the doorbell rang
- fix the doorbell
- front doorbell
- back doorbell
文法句型
the + doorbell
possessive + doorbell
用法筆記
Common verb partners include 'ring', 'press', 'answer', and 'fix'. Some homes have a separate doorbell for the front and back door.