doorway
gb/dˈɔɹwˌeɪ/ us/dˈɔɹwˌeɪ/
B1
Anh
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
B1
entity
1
an entrance with a door
the place where you go in or out of a room or building
Mẫu sử dụng:
the doorway to/into [place]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes say doorway when they mean the door (the moving panel). A doorway is the opening (and often the frame) that the door is in.
Từ đồng nghĩa
entrance (More general; not necessarily an opening with a door.)
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entryway (Often refers to the entrance area, not just the opening.)
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door (Common in casual speech, but it can mean the panel rather than the opening.)
Từ trái nghĩa
wall (A solid barrier with no opening.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
front doorway
|rear doorway
|a narrow doorway
|the doorway to the kitchen
|through the doorway
|in the doorway
|doorway entrance
|a doorway leading to
|block the doorway
|stand in the doorway
Chủ đề
home
|buildings
|daily_life
Ví dụ
- She paused in the doorway and listened.
- The movers struggled to get the sofa through the doorway.
- There was mud tracked all around the doorway.
Ví dụ cho người học
- Please close the doorway.
- He stood in the doorway.
Danh từ
B1
entity
2
the space at the door
the place right at a door where you enter
Mẫu sử dụng:
in/at the doorway (of [place])
Lỗi thường gặp:
Don’t confuse doorway (the place at the door) with hallway (a long passage).
Từ đồng nghĩa
threshold (More precise; focuses on the line/edge where you cross.)
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entrance (Broader; can mean the whole way in.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
wait in the doorway
|meet at the doorway
|crowd the doorway
|hover in the doorway
|the doorway of the classroom
|a figure in the doorway
|standing in the doorway
Chủ đề
daily_life
|home
Ví dụ
- A man appeared in the doorway and asked for directions.
- They kissed quickly in the doorway before she left.
- Don’t stop in the doorway—people are trying to get through.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I saw her in the doorway.
Danh từ
B2
abstract
3
a way into something new
an opportunity or way to start something
Mẫu sử dụng:
a doorway to/into [something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
This is a metaphor; it does not mean a real physical door.
Từ đồng nghĩa
gateway (Common in the same metaphor; often suggests a major route in.)
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pathway (Emphasizes a process or route rather than access.)
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route (More practical/neutral; less vivid than doorway.)
Từ trái nghĩa
dead end (Something that offers no progress or access.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
a doorway to success
|a doorway into politics
|a doorway to new opportunities
|provide a doorway to
|open a doorway to
|a doorway to the future
Chủ đề
work
|education
|life_choices
Ví dụ
- The internship became a doorway into the industry.
- For many families, education is a doorway to a better life.
- Learning to code can be a doorway to many different careers.
Ví dụ cho người học
- This course is a doorway to a new job.
Danh từ
B2
entity
4
the doorframe and its structure
the frame around a door, especially in building design
Mẫu sử dụng:
a [adjective] doorway
Từ đồng nghĩa
doorframe (More specific to the frame; doorway can include more of the surrounding structure.)
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portal (Often used for large or impressive entrances.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
arched doorway
|stone doorway
|carved doorway
|a wide doorway
|a low doorway
|the main doorway
|a decorative doorway
Chủ đề
buildings
|architecture
|design
Ví dụ
- The chapel has a beautiful arched doorway.
- They restored the original stone doorway during renovations.
- A carved wooden doorway marked the entrance to the old house.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The doorway is made of stone.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
doorway
IPA
GB/dˈɔɹwˌeɪ/
US/dˈɔɹwˌeɪ/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
door - way (2 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (door)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: doorway
- Plural: doorways
Họ từ
Forms
doorways
noun
Core family
door
noun A1
Related words
doorbell
noun
doorstep
noun
doorframe
noun
doorman
noun
Cách diễn đạt
a doorway to/into [something]
1/ə dˈɔɹwˌeɪ tˈoʊɪntoʊ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
an opportunity to access something
a way to start something or get access
Ví dụ
- Volunteering can be a doorway to paid work.
- The scholarship was a doorway into higher education for her.
- This small role became a doorway to bigger opportunities.
doorway drug
1/dˈɔɹwˌeɪ dɹˈʌɡ/
fixed phrase
drug seen as leading to others
a drug that may lead to using stronger drugs
Ví dụ
- Some people describe nicotine as a doorway drug.
- The campaign warned teenagers about so-called doorway drugs.
- Researchers disagree about whether cannabis acts as a doorway drug.
doorway effect
1/dˈɔɹwˌeɪ ɪfˈɛkt/
fixed phrase
technical
forgetting after entering a room
forgetting something when you enter a new room
Ví dụ
- I walked into the kitchen and forgot why—classic doorway effect.
- The study examined the doorway effect during everyday tasks.
- People often joke about the doorway effect when they lose their train of thought.
doorway page
1/dˈɔɹwˌeɪ pˈeɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
technical
SEO page made to redirect users
a web page made to attract clicks and redirect people
Ví dụ
- The site was penalized for using doorway pages to manipulate rankings.
- We removed several doorway pages that were sending users to the same product page.
- Search engines try to detect and demote doorway pages.