| 单词 | entrance |
| 释义 | 1. noun uses2. verb use entrance (entrəns ) noun uses Word forms: entrances 1. countable noun A2 The entrance to a place is the way into it, for example a door or gate. Beside the entrance to the church, turn right. [+ to/into/of] He was driven out of a side entrance with his hand covering his face. A marble entrance hall leads to a sitting room. 2. countable noun [usually singular, usually with poss] You can refer to someone's arrival in a place as their entrance, especially when you think that they are trying to be noticed and admired. If she had noticed her father's entrance, she gave no indication. 3. countable noun [usually singular, usually with poss] When a performer makes his or her entrance on to the stage, he or she comes on to the stage. He made his entrance into the parade ring. 4. uncountable noun If you gain entrance to a particular place, you manage to get in there. [formal] Hewitt had gained entrance to the Hall by pretending to be a heating engineer. [+ to] Synonyms: admission, access, entry, entrée 5. uncountable noun If you gain entrance to a particular profession, society, or institution, you are accepted as a member of it. Entrance to universities and senior secondary schools was restricted. [+ to/into] ...entrance exams for the French civil service. 6. singular noun If you make an entrance into a particular activity or system, you succeed in becoming involved in it. Charlie found his entrance into higher education completely miserable. [+ into] ...his entrance into politics in 1993. entrance (ɪntrɑːns , -træns ) verb use Word forms: entrances , entrancing , entranced verb If something or someone entrances you, they cause you to feel delight and wonder, often so that all your attention is taken up and you cannot think about anything else. As soon as I met Dick, he entranced me because he has a lovely voice. [VERB noun] Last Friday she entranced the audience with her classical Indian singing. [VERB noun] Synonyms: enchant, delight, charm, absorb entranced adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE after verb, ADJECTIVE noun] I became entranced with the idea. For the next three hours we sat entranced as the train made its way up the mountains. He is entranced by the kindness of her smile. [+ by] entrancing adjective The light reflected off the stone, creating a golden glow he found entrancing. Collocations: back entrance Nevertheless, it was possible to get in through a back entrance. Times, Sunday Times There was a ridiculous queue, so we decided to find the back entrance. Times, Sunday Times He refused to speak to the media and left the courthouse through the back entrance. ST We gathered at the back entrance of the store at 9.30am. Times, Sunday Times In fact, you can easily slip out of the excavations by the back entrance and enjoy a leisurely lunch before resuming your sightseeing. Times, Sunday Times Millions of students are taking national college entrance exam after days of having their health tracked. Times,Sunday Times I studied with you after nursery every day to prepare you for the entrance exam to the best prep school. Times, Sunday Times In short: you are on your own, though a few boroughs offer grants for entrance exam fees. Times, Sunday Times Instead, on the day he was to sit his entrance exam, the 19-year-old was buried in his school uniform. Times, Sunday Times He then applied for the civil service and came top of their entrance exam. Times, Sunday Times These are stacked on two compact storeys above the entrance foyer, safely removed from the action. Times, Sunday Times Work started last year but was halted after asbestos was found in the ceiling above the entrance foyer. Times, Sunday Times Instead, shoes are removed in the genkan (mudroom or entrance foyer), and often replaced with slippers called uwabaki. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The original large, wooden doors still open from the front entrance foyer into the main-level gymnasium, which still retains much of its 1940 character. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The entrance pavilion's sides were curved around the spiral staircases at both ends of the entrance foyer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In sweltering heat, two vast columns of pilgrims coming from opposite directions were crushed together outside a narrow entrance gate, triggering panic. Times, Sunday Times When they needed topsoil, they dug a pond at the entrance gate and used the soil from the excavations. Times, Sunday Times But last night officers were back at the crime scene and a uniformed constable stood at the entrance gate while a team of officers carried out forensic investigations. The Sun Police said that they were reviewing footage from a surveillance camera that overlooks the entrance gate and the road beyond, but declined to say whether the crime was recorded. Times, Sunday Times They were able to walk freely out of the main camp and towards the storage building near the 'outer' entrance gate. Times, Sunday Times We continued farther down the mountain the next day, for several hours, before eventually reaching the national park entrance sign. The Sun Red trousers are issued as you pass the entrance sign, but people with yellow cars are banned. Times, Sunday Times The entrance sign was mounted onto bamboo sticks and stone columns with propane torches. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It features a large drainage ditch, many large trees, some playground equipment, and a wrought-iron entrance sign. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Motorists approaching the bridge will see a unique entrance sign upon entering the bridge. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Framing the entrance to the display, the tongue-in-cheek pronouncements feel like giant square quotes, counselling the visitor towards wry scepticism. The Times Literary Supplement A small portico juts out from the center of the building, topped by a pediment, with two high arched windows framing the entrance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A small wooden porch frames the entrance, a wooden paneled door with transom and sidelights. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Two smaller 1-1/2 story wings extend from the reception side, framing the entrance court, with an entry porch at the end of one wing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A covered breezeway, built in the same weathered brick as the house itself, with three small arches mimicking the grander front entrance. AFTER ALL THESE YEARS (1993) The official walked me back through the embassy to the front entrance. THE EXECUTION (2002) The jeep let him off at the front entrance of a low, angular concrete structure with windows of black, reflective glass. FLOATING CITY (1994) He walked along the street towards the front entrance, the name clear above the door, on an old-fashioned red neon sign. A SEASON IN HELL (2003) She said that she gets frustrated waiting for others to clear the lower heights so that she can make her grand entrance. Times, Sunday Times It was a grand entrance, but they looked dazed, said one of those at the party. Times, Sunday Times The grand entrance hall leads to four reception rooms; there are also four bathrooms and a boot room. Times,Sunday Times A blackened minstrel's gallery in the grand entrance hall survived the inferno. The Sun However, scientists cannot be sure whether they are about to witness its grand entrance or its final flourish. Times, Sunday Times At least two employees would guard the entrance. Times, Sunday Times In a remote picturesque valley a group of young soldiers seems relaxed as they guard the entrance to a popular tourist trail. Times, Sunday Times The epiglottis functions to guard the entrance of the glottis, the opening between the vocal folds. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Two stone lions, welcoming the visitors before entering the garden, also guard the entrance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The others split up into pairs to guard the entrance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She mounted the flight of shallow steps that led to the main entrance of the MAA and went into the festively decorated lobby. MISS MELVILLE REGRETS As the King approached the main entrance, a small troop of soldiers stationed there came to attention but did not present arms. COUP D'ETAT Yellow-and-black incident tapes ruled off a sanitized area in front of the main entrance, with two blues standing behind it. A MEANS TO EVIL Glazed double-height gable ends, in the place of the former main entrance, often gain planning consent, as they preserve the barn's open look. Times, Sunday Times (2018) Trouble is expected only at refineries or depots with one main entrance. Times, Sunday Times (2008) They continue to mark the entrance to the subdivision's entrance for vehicular and pedestrian traffic as they were originally designed to do. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Deposits of horse and cattle remains mark the entrance of one of the cemeteries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A gray stone lodge was built to mark the entrance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This pavilion was to mark the entrance to the burgeoning city. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Three gateposts to the rear of the island's airport mark the entrance - one has had a commemorative plaque attached. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A rear door was only known to staff, forcing everyone else to squeeze through a narrow entrance. The Sun Don't be put off by the narrow entrance and minimal number of tables outside; take that as a sign of quality. Times, Sunday Times In sweltering heat, two vast columns of pilgrims coming from opposite directions were crushed together outside a narrow entrance gate, triggering panic. Times, Sunday Times To enhance the mystery, she has shrouded the narrow entrance behind low-growing shrubs and encouraged self-seeding foxgloves, campanulas and such to spread through the long grass in front. Times, Sunday Times Its narrow entrance provides significant shelter from prevailing sea conditions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The camera showed the attackers arriving, parking their vehicle and getting out next to an open rear entrance to the school. Times, Sunday Times If you're a big cheese, the shop windows can be turned opaque for privacy and you can use a rear entrance. Times, Sunday Times They also kept a low-profile there, using a rear entrance to get in without being seen. The Sun This small, four classroom structure was located just outside the north/rear entrance to the school, just outside school property lines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It includes a rear entrance with increased headroom, 4 seats behind driver partition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There's also a self-contained two-bedroom annexe with a separate entrance. Times,Sunday Times We have a separate entrance that gives some privacy and allows us to be more specific about what sort of advice to give them. Times, Sunday Times This has a separate entrance, although a staircase could be reinstated to link it to the main house. Times, Sunday Times This discount shop will have a separate entrance but will be in the same building. Times, Sunday Times As you'd expect at this level, there's a lift connecting six floors (stairs are so last year) and basement staff quarters with a separate entrance. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 入口 Japanese: 入口 |
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