noun🔗Share门挡, 门阻 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. "我用一本厚重的书当门挡,把教室的门撑开了。architecturedevicebuildingutilityitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share厚书, 大部头. 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. "我爸爸用一本厚厚的字典当门挡,把前门撑开了。literaturearchitectureutilityitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share厚三明治 (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. "我爸给我做了个厚三明治当午饭:两片厚厚的面包,里面塞满了火腿和奶酪。foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share门口采访,堵门采访 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. "记者们在市长离开会场时,进行了一次简短的门口采访,堵着他问了一堆问题。politicsmediagovernmentcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading