单词 | gate |
释义 | Word Frequency gate 1(ɡeɪt) noun 1. a movable barrier, usually hinged, for closing an opening in a wall, fence, etc 2. an opening to allow passage into or out of an enclosed place 3. any means of entrance or access 4. a mountain pass or gap, esp one providing entry into another country or region 5. a. the number of people admitted to a sporting event or entertainment b. the total entrance money received from them 6. (in a large airport) any of the numbered exits leading to the airfield or aircraft passengers for Paris should proceed to gate 14 7. horse racing short for starting gate 8. electronics a. a logic circuit having one or more input terminals and one output terminal, the output being switched between two voltage levels determined by the combination of input signals b. a circuit used in radar that allows only a fraction of the input signal to pass 9. the electrode region or regions in a field-effect transistor that is biased to control the conductivity of the channel between the source and drain 10. a component in a motion-picture camera or projector that holds each frame flat and momentarily stationary behind the lens 11. a slotted metal frame that controls the positions of the gear lever in a motor vehicle 12. rowing a hinged clasp to prevent the oar from jumping out of a rowlock 13. a frame surrounding the blade or blades of a saw verb (transitive) 14. to provide with a gate or gates 15. British to restrict (a student) to the school or college grounds as a punishment 16. to select (part of a waveform) in terms of amplitude or time Derived forms gateless (ˈgateless) adjective gatelike (ˈgateˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English geat; related to Old Frisian jet opening, Old Norse gat opening, passageWord Frequency gate 2(ɡeɪt) noun dialect 1. the channels by which molten metal is poured into a mould 2. the metal that solidifies in such channels Word origin C17: probably related to Old English gyte a pouring out, geotan to pourWord Frequency gate 3(ɡeɪt) noun Scottish and Northern England dialect 1. a way, road, street, or path 2. a way or method of doing something Word origin C13: from Old Norse gata path; related to Old High German gazza road, streetWord Frequency -gatecombining form in countable noun indicating a person or thing that has been the cause of, or is associated with, a public scandal Irangate Camillagate Word origin C20: on the analogy of Watergate |
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