doorstep

US [ˈdɔrˌstep]
UK [ˈdɔː(r)ˌstep]
  • n.门阶；厚三明治或面包
  • v.〈非正式〉(为推销,竞选,采访等)上门访问
  • Web门口；门前的台阶；门口的阶梯
Plural Form：doorsteps  Present Participle：doorstepping  Past Tense：doorstepped  

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doorstep
n.
1.
门阶a step outside a door of a building, or the area that is very close to the door
The police turned up on their doorstep at 3 o'clock this morning.
今天凌晨 3 点，警察出现在他们的住所门前。
2.
(informal)
（常用以做三明治的）厚面包片a thick piece of bread, usually one that is made into a sandwich
IDM
The nightlife is great with bars and clubs right on the doorstep.
有这些酒吧和夜总会在家门口，夜生活真是棒极了。
on the/your doorstep
在某人的住所旁very close to where a person lives
The nightlife is great with bars and clubs right on the doorstep.
有这些酒吧和夜总会在家门口，夜生活真是棒极了。
v.
1.
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~ (sb)
（记者）登门采访，蹲守when a journalistdoorsteps sb, he or she goes to the person's house to try to speak to them, even if they do not want to say anything

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,门阶门阶,厚三明治或面包厚三明治或面包,〈非正式〉上门访问〈非正式〉上门访问,门口门口,门前的台阶门前的台阶,门口的阶梯门口的阶梯
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1.
And yet, whenever I tried to picture his life, the first thing I saw was Vimal dropping a burlap sack of grain on his cousin's doorstep.
然而，无论何时当我试着描绘他的生活时，我头脑里想到的第一个画面就是维姆正把一袋粮食放在他堂弟的家门口。
rán ér , wú lùn hé shí dāng wǒ shì zhe miáo huì tā de shēng huó shí , wǒ tóu nǎo lǐ xiǎng dào de dì yī gè huà miàn jiù shì wéi mǔ zhèng bǎ yī dài liáng shi fàng zài tā táng dì de jiā mén kǒu 。
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2.
Now ask yourself: If it were 2 in the morning, and you were in trouble, who would you want to see on your doorstep?
现在问问自己：如果你在凌晨两点遇到了麻烦，最希望以上三位当中的哪一个出现在你家门口来帮你？
xiàn zài wèn wèn zì jǐ : rú guǒ nǐ zài líng chén liǎng diǎn yù dào le má fan , zuì xī wàng yǐ shàng sān wèi dāng zhōng de nǎ yī gè chū xiàn zài nǐ jiā mén kǒu lái bāng nǐ ?
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3.
I was not schooled enough to be afraid of you in the dark, therefore I came upon your doorstep unaware.
我没有得到太多的教训，在黑夜中我并不担忧，因此，不知不觉，我登上你的门阶。
wǒ méi yǒu dé dào tài duō de jiào xun , zài hēi yè zhōng wǒ bìng bù dān yōu , yīn cǐ , bù zhī bù jué , wǒ dēng shàng nǐ de mén jiē 。
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4.
At least 90% of the cause for the financial crisis can be laid at the doorstep of the Federal Reserve.
至少有90%的经济危机的账可以被算在美联储头上。
zhì shǎo yǒu bǎi fēn zhī jiǔ shí de jīng jì wēi jī de zhàng kě yǐ bèi suàn zài měi lián chǔ tóu shàng 。
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5.
Still, my mommy will walk me up to every doorstep, just in case of a bully hiding in the bushes that would attack me.
但是，我妈妈仍旧跟着我一起到每家的门口。以防会有藏在灌木丛中的坏人袭击我。
dàn shì , wǒ mā mā réng jiù gēn zhe wǒ yì qǐ dào měi jiā de mén kǒu 。 yǐ fáng huì yǒu cáng zài guàn mù cóng zhōng de huài rén xí jī wǒ 。
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6.
And he shows up on their porch, their doorstep, with a toothbrush and pajamas, and he's ready to spend the week with them.
他出现在他们的走廊上、他们的门阶，穿着睡衣拿着牙刷，他准备与他们一起度过一周。
tā chū xiàn zài tā men de zǒu láng shàng 、 tā men de mén jiē , chuān zhe shuì yī ná zhe yá shuā , tā zhǔn bèi yǔ tā men yì qǐ dù guò yī zhōu 。
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7.
This scar was the only hint of Harry's very mysterious past, of the reason he had been left on the Dursleys'doorstep eleven years before.
这条疤痕是哈利神秘过去的唯一线索，由于这缘故十一年前他被遗弃在杜史林家的阶梯上。
zhè tiáo bā hén shì hā lì shén mì guò qù de wéi yī xiàn suǒ , yóu yú zhè yuán gù shí yī nián qián tā bèi yí qì zài dù shǐ lín jiā de jiē tī shàng 。
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8.
Climbing over the walls and dropping down into the courtyard, they discovered an old woman sitting on her doorstep weeping bitterly.
他们爬过墙，跳到院子里，发现一个老大娘坐在门前的台阶上伤心地哭泣。
tā men pá guò qiáng , tiào dào yuàn zǐ lǐ , fā xiàn yī gè lǎo dà niáng zuò zài mén qián de tái jiē shàng shāng xīn de kū qì 。
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9.
I never meant to make In the Heat of the Sun or Devils at the Doorstep autobiographical.
我从没想过要把《阳光灿烂的日子》和《鬼子来了》拍成自传电影。
wǒ cóng méi xiǎng guò yào bǎ 《 yáng guāng càn làn de rì zǐ 》 hé 《 guǐ zi lái le 》 pāi chéng zì zhuàn diàn yǐng 。
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10.
During the time spent away from her husband she had adopted a baby girl left on her doorstep - what she called a "gift from heaven" .
在离开丈夫的岁月里，她收养了一个遗弃在门口的女婴。她把女婴称作上帝的恩赐。
zài lí kāi zhàng fu de suì yuè lǐ , tā shōu yǎng le yī gè yí qì zài mén kǒu de nǚ yīng 。 tā bǎ nǚ yīng chēng zuò shàng dì de ēn cì 。
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