| 单词 | early door |
| 释义 | > as lemmasearly door early door n. a door at a theatre which opens for a period of admission ending some time before the performance begins, in order to offer a guaranteed seat or a wider selection of seating, typically for a higher price; frequently attributive (usually with hyphen); cf. early doors n. ΚΠ 1883 Academy 5 May 315/3 There was probably no ‘early door’ for the more fortunate or the more open-handed. 1890 Gentleman's Mag. 268 304 The solitaires, pittites who pay a small additional fee for the privilege of being allowed to enter at an early door. 1901 Daily Chron. 6 June 7/2 London playgoers are familiar with the iniquitous ‘early-door’ system, under which grasping managers trade on the fears of their nervous patrons. 1937 N. Marsh Vintage Murder iii. 24 There's a queue for early-door tickets. 1998 Canberra Times (Nexis) 22 Nov. a7 The notorious ‘early-door’ ticket system, which actually made it impossible to get a ticket. < as lemmas |
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