noun🔗Shareドアストッパー, ドア止めAny device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor, door or wall."I used a heavy book as a doorstop to keep the classroom door open. "教室のドアを開けておくために、重い本をドアストッパーとして使いました。architecturedevicebuildingutilityitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share分厚い本、ドアストッパーA large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door."My dad used a thick dictionary as a doorstop to keep the front door propped open. "父は玄関のドアを開けたままにするために、分厚い辞書をドアストッパーとして使った。literaturearchitectureutilityitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share分厚いサンドイッチ(in error for doorstep) A thick sandwich."My dad made me a doorstop for lunch: two thick slices of bread overflowing with ham and cheese. "父がランチに分厚いサンドイッチを作ってくれました。ハムとチーズがたっぷり挟まった、分厚いパンが2枚。foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share玄関先でのインタビューAn interview with a politician or other public figure (apparently informal or spontaneous but often planned), as they enter or leave a building."Reporters ambushed the mayor with questions in a brief doorstop as he left the meeting. "記者たちは、市長が会議を後にする際、玄関先での短いインタビューで質問を浴びせた。politicsmediagovernmentcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
