noun🔗Share门阶，门槛 An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home."The children waited on the doorstep, patiently waiting for their mother to come home from work. "孩子们在门阶上等着，耐心地等待妈妈下班回家。architecturebuildingplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share家门口, 附近. One's immediate neighbourhood or locality."They want to build the prison right on our doorstep; it will only be half a mile away and being that close scares me."他们想把监狱建到我们家门口，只有半英里远，这么近真让我害怕。areaplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share大块 (dà kuài)，厚片 (hòu piàn) A big slice, especially of bread."For lunch, Dad sliced a doorstep of bread for sandwiches. "午饭时，爸爸切了一大块面包做三明治。foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share挨家挨户拜访，上门。 To visit one household after another to solicit sales, charitable donations, political support, etc."The campaign workers were doorsteping homes to gain support for the school bond proposal. "竞选工作人员正在挨家挨户拜访，上门争取对学校债券提案的支持。politicsbusinesssocietyworkcommunicationactionorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share堵访，拦截采访。 To corner somebody for an unexpected interview."The reporter doorstep the famous author to ask about her new book. "记者堵访了那位著名作家，想问问她的新书。mediacommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
