| 词汇 | doorstop |
| 释义 | doorstop noun[ C ] uk /ˈdɔː.stɒp/ us /ˈdɔːr.stɑːp/ a heavy object that is used to keep a door open（防止门关闭的）门挡，制门器 Parts of buildings: doors & parts of doors architrave back door bell push bi-fold cat flap draught excluder emergency exit entryway fire door five-bar gate knob knocker letterbox purging revolving door safety gate screen door shoji up-and-over weatherboarding Examples of doorstopdoorstop You cannot pick them up, feel them, weigh them, use them as doorstops, trip over them. The proposal for a directive on doorstop selling was briefly discussed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My father—a very law-abiding man—had as his doorstop an artillery shell. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He and his family kept it as a doorstop until 1802. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. For three years, the rock served as a bulky doorstop. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, some reviewers felt the book was excessively long, referring to it as a doorstop. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Shells are made into cameos, bracelets and lamps, and traditionally as doorstops or decorations by families of seafaring men. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Cross-ventilation during temperate weather was so effective that doorstops were required to prevent doors from slamming closed if left ajar. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Lidlington has retained a daily doorstop milk and newspaper delivery service, but has lost its village post office. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Whichever method is used, the door's movement should never be impaired by a doorstop or other obstacle. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. For a particular toy, bookend, or doorstop, metalworkers would first carve a wood form, or hammer out the basic design in metal. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. On one of his trips, he saw a broken piece of a banded agate being used as a doorstop in a small hut in a remote area. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The wedge is kicked into position and the downward force of the door, now jammed upwards onto the doorstop, provides enough static friction to keep it motionless. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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