doorway
UK/'dɒ:wei/US
B2
Definitions
n.
The opening or passage in a wall where a door is fitted; an entrance.
门口、门道（墙上安装门的开口或通道）；入口。
Root Breakdown
Native Englishdoor + way ('passage') = the way through a door. Key distinction: the doorway is the opening itself — the gap you walk through — not the swinging panel. You can stand in a doorway with no door at all.
Root door still carries 5 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.in the doorway在门口
- 2.stand in the doorway站在门口
- 3.a doorway to通往……的门户
- 4.block the doorway堵住门口
Example Sentences
- 1.
She stood in the doorway, waiting for me.
- 2.
He paused in the doorway before stepping inside.
- 3.
A good education can be a doorway to a better life.