gate

/ɡeɪt/ n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

大门；栅栏门；登机口

释义与例句

n. 大门；栅栏门
a movable barrier that closes an opening in a wall, fence, or hedge, or the entrance itself
  1. Please close the gate so that the dog cannot escape.
    请关上大门，免得狗跑出去。
  2. A crowd had gathered outside the factory gates.
    一群人聚集在工厂大门外。
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  1. The path leads through a wooden gate into the field.
    这条小路穿过一扇木门，通向田野。
n. 登机口
the numbered exit at an airport through which passengers leave the terminal to board a plane
  1. Flight BA217 is now boarding at gate 14.
    BA217 航班现在正在 14 号登机口登机。
  2. We reached the gate just before it closed.
    我们赶在登机口关闭前到了那里。
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  1. Check the screens in case your departure gate has changed.
    查看一下显示屏，以防你的登机口有变。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 户外围墙、篱笆上的“门”多用 gate；机场的 gate 则特指“登机口”。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • gateway 门户；通道；途径
    可数名词，既可指实际的门口通道，也常用于 gateway to something，比喻通往某地或某事物的途径。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • door 门；门口
    door 通常指建筑物、房间或车辆上的门；gate 通常指围墙、篱笆等户外围护结构的出入口，或在机场指登机口。
    She knocked on the front door and waited. 她敲了敲前门，然后等候。
常见搭配
  • at the gate 在大门口
    A security guard checked our passes at the gate. 一名保安在大门口检查了我们的通行证。
  • boarding gate 登机口
    The boarding gate is a ten-minute walk from security. 从安检处步行到登机口需要十分钟。
  • open the gate 打开大门
    The farmer opened the gate to let the sheep through. 农民打开栅门让羊群通过。