doorway

IPA/ˈdɔːweɪ/
KK[dˈɔrwˌe]IPA/ˈdɔːrweɪ/

doorway — 名詞

  • doorwaysingular
  • doorwaysplural

1. the space in the wall of a building or room that a door fits into, giving people

1.名詞B1
釋義

門口

牆壁上安裝門的開口

the space in the wall of a building or room that a door fits into, giving people a way to go in or out

例句

Dewi stood in the doorway and called goodbye to his flatmates.

Dewi 站在門口，向他的室友們喊再見。

collocation: stand in the doorway

A tall man in a grey coat appeared in the doorway of the shop.

一個穿著灰色大衣的高大男子出現在商店門口。

collocation: appear in the doorway of [place]

常見搭配
  • stand in the doorway
  • appear in the doorway
  • fill the doorway
  • block the doorway
  • lean against the doorway
  • the doorway of a house / shop / room
  • through the doorway
  • a narrow / low / wide doorway
  • a wooden / stone / arched doorway
同義詞
  • entrance

    broader term — can refer to any way into a place, not just one with a door

  • entryway

    common in American English; often includes the area just inside the door

  • opening

    general word; lacks the specific sense that a door belongs there

  • portal

    more formal or literary; suggests a grand or impressive entrance

用法筆記

Commonly used with prepositions of position or movement: stand in the doorway, appear in the doorway, walk through the doorway. The doorway refers to the opening itself, not the door panel that swings open.

常見錯誤

She knocked on the doorway.
She knocked on the door.
Doorway refers to the opening in the wall, not the wooden or metal panel you knock on.
He walked through the door of the kitchen.' (when describing the space)
He walked through the doorway into the kitchen.
Use doorway when you mean the passage through the wall; door refers to the object that opens and closes.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • doorway of a house / room / shop / building

常用片語

  • stand in the doorway
  • fill the doorway
  • block the doorway
  • appear in the doorway
  • walk through the doorway
  • duck through the doorway

介系詞搭配

  • in the doorway
  • through the doorway
  • out of the doorway