gate
/ɡeɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡˈet] /ɡeɪt/ (ame, ipa) · [ɡˈet] /ˈgāt/ (ame, mw)
gate — 名詞
- gatesingular
- gatesplural
1. a movable panel that blocks a gap in an outdoor barrier, such as a garden wall o
大門；柵門
圍牆或籬笆上可開關的入口裝置
a movable panel that blocks a gap in an outdoor barrier, such as a garden wall or boundary fence, and can be opened to create a passage.
Kevin closed the garden gate after the dog ran out into the street.
Kevin 在狗跑到街上之後，把花園的大門關上了。
collocation: close/open a gate
The old iron gate at the entrance to the park had a heavy latch.
公園入口那扇老舊的鐵門裝了一把很重的門閂。
pattern: the gate at/to [place]
Mr. Chen painted the wooden gate that separates his farm yard from the main road.
陳先生粉刷了那道木門，它把農場院子和主要道路隔開了。
The delivery driver rang the bell at the front gate and waited for someone to open it.
送貨司機按了前門的門鈴，等待有人來開門。
Eve pushed open the gate and walked into the field.
Eve 推開柵門，走進了田野裡。
文法句型
a/the + gate
gate + preposition (to/in/at/of)
用法筆記
A gate is part of a larger barrier (fence, wall, hedge) and swings or slides to create a passage. It is distinct from a door, which is part of a building and hinges to the building's frame.
常見錯誤
2. the area in an airport terminal where passengers wait and then walk through a do
登機門
機場內乘客上下飛機的通道區域
the area in an airport terminal where passengers wait and then walk through a doorway to board their aeroplane, or where they arrive after leaving a plane.
The passengers waited at gate 12 for their flight to Taipei.
乘客在 12 號登機門等候前往台北的班機。
pattern: at gate + number
An announcement said that boarding at gate 7 would begin in ten minutes.
廣播說 7 號登機門將在十分鐘後開始登機。
Lara rushed to gate 23 just before the doors closed for departure.
Lara 在艙門關閉前趕到了 23 號登機門。
Passengers travelling to Tokyo should go to gate 15 for boarding.
前往東京的旅客請到 15 號登機門登機。
- boarding gate
more formal and specific term, used in official airport announcements
- departure gate
emphasises that passengers leave from here
文法句型
gate + number
at gate + number
gate + for [flight/destination]
用法筆記
Airport gates are usually identified by a number (gate 5, gate 22). The gate number is shown on the boarding pass and on screens in the terminal.
常見錯誤
3. a type of barrier that moves sideways on a track or folds into sections when ope
滑門；摺門
橫向滑動或摺疊式開啟的門
a type of barrier that moves sideways on a track or folds into sections when opened, commonly used where a swinging door would take up too much space.
The sliding gate at the car park opened automatically when a car approached the sensor.
停車場的滑門在車子靠近感應器時自動打開了。
pattern: sliding gate + at [place]
A folding metal gate was pulled across the shop entrance every evening after closing.
每天打烊後，商店入口會拉上一道金屬摺門。
collocation: folding gate
The warehouse uses a heavy steel gate that slides along a track.
倉庫使用一道沿著軌道滑動的重型鋼門。
A sliding gate at the railway crossing lowered to stop traffic when a train approached.
火車即將接近時，平交道的滑門降下來阻擋車輛通行。
- barrier
general term; less specific about the sliding or folding mechanism
文法句型
sliding/folding + gate
用法筆記
Distinguish from noun sense 1 (DOOR IN FENCE OR WALL): sense 1 gates swing on hinges; sense 3 gates slide or fold. Sense 3 is more common for commercial or industrial settings where space is limited.
4. how many people come to a sports match, show, or festival, or the total sum rais
觀眾；收入
體育賽事或活動的觀眾人數或售票收益
how many people come to a sports match, show, or festival, or the total sum raised from ticket sales.
Sixty thousand fans came to the stadium, making it the biggest gate of the year.
超過六萬名球迷湧進體育館，創下今年最高的入場人數紀錄。
pattern: the biggest/largest gate
The organisers were pleased with the gate of forty-five thousand for the three-day music festival.
主辦單位對為期三天的音樂節達到四萬五千人次感到滿意。
A gate of only twelve thousand people meant the small club lost money that night.
當晚僅有不到一萬兩千名觀眾入場，這間小俱樂部虧了錢。
The boxing match set a new gate record for the city this summer.
這場拳擊賽創下了本市今年夏天最高的門票收入紀錄。
- attendance
refers specifically to the number of people, not the money
- takings
more general word for money received, not limited to events
- receipts
formal term for money taken, often used in financial or business contexts
文法句型
a gate of + number
the gate + was/reached
用法筆記
Most often used in sports reporting. The context usually makes clear whether the word refers to people (attendance) or money (revenue). For example, 'a gate of £50,000' is clearly about money, while 'a gate of 20,000' is about people.
5. a basic electronic circuit used in computers and digital devices that takes one
邏輯閘；閘門
電腦中依邏輯規則處理訊號的基本電路
a basic electronic circuit used in computers and digital devices that takes one or more input signals and produces a single output signal according to a fixed logical rule, such as AND, OR, or NOT.
In the alarm system, an AND gate checks both the door sensor and the motion detector before triggering the alarm.
在警報系統中，AND 閘會同時檢查門窗感應器和動作偵測器，然後才觸發警報。
pattern: AND/OR/NOT gate
An Intel processor chip contains millions of logic gates that process binary data inside a laptop.
Intel 處理器晶片含有數百萬個邏輯閘，在筆記型電腦內部處理二進位資料。
collocation: logic gate
Inside the calculator chip, each logic gate checks whether certain conditions are true before sending a result to the display.
在計算機晶片內部，每個邏輯閘在送出結果到顯示器之前，都會檢查某些條件是否成立。
A digital thermometer processor uses AND and OR gates to convert the temperature into a readable number.
數位溫度計的處理器使用 AND 和 OR 邏輯閘，將溫度轉換為可讀的數字。
- logic gate
more precise term; all electronic gates are logic gates that perform Boolean operations
- circuit
a broader term that may contain many gates working together
文法句型
logic gate
AND/OR/NOT gate
用法筆記
Commonly used with a prefix naming the logical rule: AND gate, OR gate, NOT gate, NAND gate, NOR gate. The term appears in computing textbooks and hardware descriptions.
gate — 名詞
1. a word part added to a noun to name a public scandal, usually one that involves
大門；柵門
圍牆或籬笆上可開關的入口裝置
a word part added to a noun to name a public scandal, usually one that involves dishonest, secret, or illegal behaviour by people in positions of power.
The story became known as Travelgate after reporters uncovered the misuse of public money.
Kevin 在狗跑到街上之後，把花園的大門關上了。
pattern: [X]gate = scandal involving X
A scandal called Datagate destroyed the company's reputation last year.
公園入口那扇老舊的鐵門裝了一把很重的門閂。
The media used the name Bridgegate because the affair involved the closure of a bridge.
陳先生粉刷了那道木門，它把農場院子和主要道路隔開了。
Labour Party politicians at the centre of the Fundinggate scandal faced demands to resign from parliament.
送貨司機按了前門的門鈴，等待有人來開門。
- scandal
the general term; -gate is a stylistic suffix used only in media contexts
文法句型
[noun] + gate
用法筆記
Derived from the Watergate scandal (1972). Since then, -gate has been added to many nouns in journalism to name scandals. It is an informal, media-driven formation and is rarely found in formal writing.
常見錯誤
gate — 動詞
- gatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- gates3rd person singular
- gating-ing form
- gatedpast simple
1. to punish a student at a boarding school by not allowing them to leave the schoo
禁足
處罰住宿生不得離開校園
to punish a student at a boarding school by not allowing them to leave the school grounds or their dormitory for a set period of time.
The headmaster gated three students for the weekend after the noisy dormitory party.
校長在吵鬧的宿舍派對後，處罰三名學生週末禁足。
pattern: gate + someone + for + period
Kevin was gated for a month after leaving the school grounds without permission.
Kevin 因為未經許可擅自離校，被禁足一個月。
passive: be gated
Harrow School gated two students for a week after catching them sneaking out of the dormitory past midnight.
Harrow School 處罰兩名學生禁足一週，因為抓到他們半夜偷偷溜出宿舍。
Eri was worried about being gated for the whole holiday break after the incident.
Eri 擔心事件之後整個假期都會被禁足。
- confine
more general term; not specific to school punishments
文法句型
be gated + for [period]
gate + someone + for [period]
用法筆記
Almost exclusively used in British boarding school contexts. Usually appears in the passive voice (was gated, were gated). Very rare in American English.
2. to provide a fence, wall, or other opening with a gate, or to close off an area
裝門
在圍牆或通道上加裝門扇
to provide a fence, wall, or other opening with a gate, or to close off an area by installing a gate.
The council decided to gate the park entrance to keep vehicles out at night.
市議會決定在公園入口加裝大門，以防夜間車輛進入。
pattern: gate + [location]
The farmer gated the new fence to allow access to the field for the tractor.
農夫在新籬笆上裝了一道門，方便拖拉機進出田地。
The narrow path was gated to stop walkers from entering the private garden.
那條窄路裝上了門，以防止行人走進私人花園。
The landowner gated the driveway after too many cars parked there without permission.
地主在車道上裝了門，因為太多車輛未經允許就停在這裡。
- block
more general; does not specify using a gate specifically
文法句型
gate + [location]
be gated
用法筆記
Much less common than the noun form of gate. In everyday speech, people are more likely to say 'put a gate in' or 'install a gate' rather than use the verb gate.
3. to regulate the passage of something such as water, electrical current, or data
閘控流量
用閘門裝置調節流體或訊號的通過
to regulate the passage of something such as water, electrical current, or data using a device that opens and closes like a gate to start or stop the flow.
A valve gates the flow of water through the pipe when pressure rises.
壓力升高時，閥門會調節流經水管的水流量。
pattern: gate + the flow of [substance]
A temperature sensor gates the electrical current to prevent the motor from overheating.
溫度感應器會控制電流通過，防止馬達過熱。
The office router gates data traffic between the Taipei and Tokyo servers during the afternoon peak hours to prevent congestion.
辦公室的網路路由器在下午尖峰時段調節台北與東京伺服器之間的資料流量，以防止壅塞。
The temperature-control chip gates the power signal based on the voltage it receives from the heat sensor in the boiler.
溫度控制晶片會根據鍋爐內溫度感測器傳來的電壓，調節電力訊號的通過。
文法句型
gate + [flow/current/data]
用法筆記
Most commonly used in technical writing about engineering or computing. In everyday English, 'control' or 'regulate' are more common alternatives.