单词	doorstep
释义	doorstep1 noundoorstep2 verb doorstepdoor‧step1 /ˈdɔːstep $ ˈdɔːr-/ ●○○ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES A cat sat patiently on the doorstep. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A dark and lovely young woman smiled at her from the doorstep. But it wasn't funny this morning when the police arrived on the doorstep. He just felt it was easier to step across the state line and have people groveling at your doorstep. His father buried the membrane beneath the doorstep. She stood paralysed for several moments on Giles Carnaby's doorstep. Then there is its well preserved old quarter, and on the doorstep a romantic, well wooded and castle-adorned countryside. They say I had the vanity to go down to Croisset and make an embarrassing scene on his doorstep. Thomas Hewett was off duty and having a quiet glass of stout and a chinwag on his front doorstep. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatornear where you live► local a local store, hospital etc is in the area where you live and that you are most likely to use: · Volunteers like Joyce go round local schools helping children with their reading problems.somebody's local school/cinema etc: · You can find all these books in your local library.· Polzeath is our local beach, but there are better surfing beaches further away. ► on your doorstep informal very near the place where you live: · We're very lucky to have the park right on our doorstep.· Homelessness is a problem that too many people ignore. Yet it's happening on our own doorstep. ► in your own backyard informal near the place where you live - use this especially when talking about something that you do not want there: · Most people want the new airport so long as it isn't in their own backyard. WORD SETS► Food/Dish afters, nounalmond, nounanchovy, nounapple, nounapricot, nounartichoke, nounasparagus, nounaspic, nounaubergine, nounavocado, nounbacon, nounbagel, nounbaguette, nounbaked beans, nounbanana, nounbap, nounbarley sugar, nounbatter, nounbear claw, nounbhaji, nounbiscuit, nounbisque, nounblancmange, nounbloater, nounblood orange, nounblue cheese, nounboiled sweet, nounbologna, nounbouillon, nounbread, nounbreadfruit, nounbreast, nounBrie, nounbrioche, nounbroad bean, nounbroccoli, nounbrownie, nounBrussels sprout, nounbubble and squeak, nounbullseye, nounburger, nounburrito, nounbutter, nounbutter bean, nounbutterfat, nounbutterscotch, nounCanadian bacon, nouncanapé, nouncandy apple, nouncandy cane, nouncandyfloss, nouncannelloni, nouncantaloup, nouncaramel, nouncarrot, nouncashew, nouncauliflower, nouncaviar, nouncelery, nouncereal, nouncheddar, nouncheeseburger, nouncheesecake, nounchew, nounchewing gum, nounchicken, nounchicken-fried steak, nounchilli, nounChinese leaves, nounchip, nounchipolata, nounchitterlings, nounchoc, nounchoccy, nounchoc-ice, nounchocolate, nounchocolate chip cookie, nounchop, nounchop suey, nounchowder, nounchow mein, nounChristmas cake, nounChristmas cookie, nounChristmas pudding, nounchutney, nounclementine, nouncock-a-leekie, nouncoconut, nouncod, nouncoleslaw, nouncollard greens, nouncompote, nouncoq au vin, nounCornish pasty, nouncouscous, nouncrème caramel, nouncrepe, nouncrumble, nouncurry, nounDanish, nounDanish pastry, noundessert, noundevil's food cake, noundigestive biscuit, noundill pickle, noundip, noundish, noundoorstep, noundory, noundouble cream, noundouble-decker, noundoughnut, noundressing, noundrumstick, nounduck, noundumpling, nounDundee cake, nounenchilada, nounfaggot, nounfava bean, nounfish, nounfish and chips, nounfishcake, nounfish finger, nounfish stick, nounflapjack, nounfoie gras, nounfondant, nounfondue, nounfortune cookie, nounfrankfurter, noungammon, noungarbanzo, noungâteau, noungelatin, nounghee, noungherkin, noungiblets, nounginger, adjectivegingerbread, nounginger nut, nounglacé, adjectiveglacé icing, noungoose, noungooseberry, noungoulash, noungranola, noungrape, noungrapefruit, noungravy, noungreen bean, noungreengage, noungreen onion, noungreen pepper, noungreen salad, noungriddlecake, nounguacamole, nounhaggis, nounhamburger, nounharicot, nounhash, nounhash browns, nounhazelnut, nounheavy, adjectiveheavy cream, nounhelping, nounhero, nounhock, nounhominy, nounhomogenized, adjectivehoney, nounhors d'oeuvre, nounhorseradish, nounhot-cross bun, nounhot dog, nounhotpot, nounhoumous, nounhuckleberry, nounhumbug, nounhumus, nounice, nouniceberg lettuce, nounice cream, nouningredient, nouninstant, adjectiveIrish stew, nouniron rations, nounjacket potato, nounjalapeño, nounjam, nounjambalaya, nounjawbreaker, nounJell-O, nounjelly, nounjelly baby, nounjelly bean, nounjelly roll, nounjerky, nounJerusalem artichoke, nounkabob, nounkale, nounkebab, nounkedgeree, nounkernel, nounketchup, nounkidney, nounkidney bean, nounkipper, nounkiwi fruit, nounkorma, nounkumquat, nounlamb, nounlasagne, nounleek, nounlemon, nounlemon curd, nounlemon sole, nounlentil, nounlettuce, nounlima bean, nounlime, nounlinguini, nounliquorice, nounliver, nounliver sausage, nounloaf, nounlobster, nounloganberry, nounlollipop, nounlox, nounlozenge, nounluncheon meat, nounlychee, nounmacaroni, nounmacaroon, nounmarzipan, nounmash, nounmatzo, nounmayo, nounmayonnaise, nounmeatball, nounmeatloaf, nounMelba toast, nounmelon, nounmeringue, nounmilk pudding, nounmincemeat, nounmince pie, nounminestrone, nounmixed grill, nounmonkey nut, nounmoussaka, nounmousse, nounmuesli, nounmuffin, nounmulberry, nounmullet, nounmulligatawny, nounmunchies, nounmush, nounmushy peas, nounmuskmelon, nounmussel, nounmutton, nounnachos, nounnan, nounneapolitan, adjectivenectarine, nounnonpareil, nounnoodle, nounnougat, nounoat cake, nounoatmeal, nounomelette, nounopen-faced sandwich, nounopen sandwich, nounorange, nounoven-ready, adjectiveoyster, nounpacked lunch, nounpaella, nounpancake, nounpantry, nounpapaya, nounpaprika, nounparfait, nounParmesan, nounparsley, nounparsnip, nounparson's nose, nounpassion fruit, nounpasta, nounpastrami, nounpastry, nounpasty, nounpâté, nounpatty, nounpavlova, nounpawpaw, nounpea, nounpeach, nounPeach Melba, nounpeanut, nounpeanut butter, nounpear, nounpease pudding, nounpecan, nounpemmican, nounpeppermint, nounpepperoni, nounpersimmon, nounpickle, nounpilchard, nounpineapple, nounpippin, nounpistachio, nounpitta bread, nounpizza, nounplantain, nounplum, nounplum pudding, nounpomegranate, nounpopcorn, nounpoppadom, nounPopsicle, nounpound cake, nounprofiterole, nounpudding, nounquiche, nounradish, nounragout, nounraisin, nounrasher, nounraspberry, nounravioli, nounredcurrant, nounred pepper, nounrelish, nounrice pudding, nounrisotto, nounrissole, nounroly-poly, nounsalad, nounsalsa, nounsamosa, nounsausage roll, nounsavoury, nounschnitzel, nounsemolina, nounshepherd's pie, nounsherbet, nounsoft-boiled, adjectivesole, nounsorbet, nounsoufflé, nounsoup, nounsour cream, nounsoy sauce, nounspaghetti, nounSpam, nounspare ribs, nounspeciality, nounspecialty, nounsponge, nounsubmarine sandwich, nounsuccotash, nounsucker, nounsummer pudding, nounsundae, nounsushi, nounsweet, nounsweetbread, nounsweetie, nounsweet roll, nounSwiss roll, nounSwiss steak, nounsyllabub, nountagliatelle, nounterrine, nountoad-in-the-hole, nounvol-au-vent, nounwafer, nounwaffle, nounwater biscuit, nounwater chestnut, nounwater ice, nounwatermelon, nounweenie, nounWelsh rarebit, nounwhip, nounwhipped cream, nounwhipping cream, nounYorkshire pudding, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► stood on the doorstep  He stood on the doorstep, straightening his tie. ► front doorstep  the front doorstep ► right on ... doorstep  Wow! You’ve got the beach right on your doorstep! ► turned up on the doorstep  I got a shock when he just turned up on the doorstep. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► arrive · Too often, he says, we only recognise an opportunity when it arrives back on our doorstep as an import.· Paul, much less consulting him as to where to live, she simply literally arrived on his doorstep.· Sometimes they are not even informed that the waste is hazardous before it arrives on their doorstep.· One problem is the constant flow of visitors who arrive unannounced on my doorstep.· Telephone? Arrive on the doorstep? ► leave · Elaine could have left you on a doorstep, wrapped in a tea-towel.· Occasionally, a baby is left on our doorstep.· She has five hedgehogs hibernating in mounds of leaves and a kestrel which was left on her doorstep with a damaged foot.· It just gets left on the doorstep with the milk, doesn't it. ► sit · He sat on his own doorstep and tried to think what to do.· She sat on the kitchen doorstep, knees wide apart, frowning.· Father worn out from the beating he had administered, sat on the doorstep smoking his pipe.· I was smoking a pipe, sat down on a doorstep.· Uncle Henry sat upon the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky, which was even greyer than usual. ► stand · I stood there on my doorstep with him, and I actually considered it.· The owner was standing on the doorstep and observing my predicament with satisfaction.· Lord Lane said: Oppression does not stand on the doorstep with a toothbrush moustache and a swastika armband.· I stood on the doorstep alone, pressing my lids together, breathing in, breathing out.· I stood on her doorstep and started hooting with laughter.· Detective Sergeant Maxham was standing on the doorstep.· I was touched when my dad told me that every night he stood on the back doorstep and said goodnight to John. ► turn · Landladies had mysteriously found tenants in the few minutes between a telephone inquiry and one's turning up on the doorstep.· My guess is you turned up on the doorstep during business hours with some papers for Marty to sign.· That is being done, so many people may turn up on our doorsteps not with their tanks but with their suitcases.· The phone kept ringing and no one there, and then he turned up on the doorstep.· Indeed, the governments of the region seem quite ungrateful when the well-meaning secretary of state turns up on their doorsteps. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► on somebody’s/the doorstep Father worn out from the beating he had administered, sat on the doorstep smoking his pipe. For Elizabeth Gould, however, this ornithological cornucopia right on the doorstep did not hold the same all-encompassing fascination. Paul, much less consulting him as to where to live, she simply literally arrived on his doorstep. They say I had the vanity to go down to Croisset and make an embarrassing scene on his doorstep. Thomas Hewett was off duty and having a quiet glass of stout and a chinwag on his front doorstep. Two burly men were on the doorstep. When anyone anywhere had a question about leadership, he inevitably wound up on my doorstep. Yet here is a dark continent on our own doorstep, crying out for missionary endeavour. 1a step just outside a door to a house or buildingon the doorstep He stood on the doorstep, straightening his tie. the front doorstep2on somebody’s/the doorstep a)very near someone’s home:  Wow! You’ve got the beach right on your doorstep! b)at someone’s home:  I got a shock when he just turned up on the doorstep.3 British English informal a very thick piece of bread doorstep1 noundoorstep2 verb doorstepdoorstep2 verb (past tense and past participle doorstepped, present participle doorstepping) [intransitive, transitive] British English Verb Table VERB TABLE doorstep Simple Form Present I, you, we, they doorstep he, she, it doorsteps Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they doorstepped Present perfect I, you, we, they have doorstepped, doorsteped he, she, it has doorstepped, doorsteped Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had doorstepped, doorsteped Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will doorstep Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have doorstepped, doorsteped Continuous Form Present I am doorstepping he, she, it is doorstepping you, we, they are doorstepping Past I, he, she, it was doorstepping you, we, they were doorstepping Present perfect I, you, we, they have been doorstepping he, she, it has been doorstepping Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been doorstepping Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be doorstepping Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been doorstepping word sets WORD SETS► Newspapers/Printing/Publishing abstract, nounagony aunt, nounagony column, nounannual, nounanthology, nounantiquarian, adjectiveappendix, nounarticle, nounauthor, nounautobiography, nounback, nounbackslash, nounbackspace, nounballoon, nounbanner headline, nounbestiary, nounbest-seller, nounbibliography, nounbibliophile, nounbind, verbbinder, nounbinding, nounbiographer, nounbiography, nounblackout, nounbold, adjectiveboldface, nounbook, nounbookbinding, nounbooklet, nounbookmark, nounbookmobile, nounbookplate, nounbookseller, nounbookshop, nounbookstall, nounbookstore, nounbound, adjectivebox, nounbraille, nounbroadsheet, nounbrochure, nounbubble, nounbulletin, nounby-line, nouncalendar, nouncaption, nouncarry, verbcatalogue, nouncentrefold, nounchain letter, nounchapbook, nounchapter, nounchequebook journalism, nouncircular, nouncirculation, nouncity desk, nouncity editor, nounclassified ad, nounclip, nounclipping, nouncodex, nouncol, collection, nouncolour supplement, nouncolumn, nouncolumnist, nouncomic, nouncomic strip, nouncommentary, nouncommentator, nouncompanion, nouncompendium, nouncomposition, nouncompositor, nouncontribute, verbcontributor, nouncopy, nouncopy editor, nouncopyist, nouncorrespondent, nouncoursebook, nouncover girl, nouncover story, nouncross-refer, verbcross-reference, nouncutting, noundaily, noundesk, noundiarist, noundiary, noundictionary, noundime novel, noundirectory, noundog-eared, adjectivedoorstep, verbdotted line, noundraft, noundraft, verbDTP, noundust jacket, nouned., edit, verbedition, nouneditor, nouneditorial, nouneditorship, nounemend, verbencyclopedia, nounentry, nounerratum, nounet al, adverbet cetera, adverbexclusive, nounexposure, nounexpurgated, adjectivefeature, nounff, figure, nounfiller, nounfinancial supermarket, Fleet Street, fly leaf, nounfolio, nounfollow-up, nounfont, nounfootnote, nounforeword, nounformat, nounformat, verbfrontispiece, nounfull-page, adjectivefull stop, nounfunny papers, noungagging order, galley, noungazette, noungazetteer, nounghost, verbghost writer, noungloss, noungloss, verbglossary, nounglossy, noungonzo journalism, noungossip column, noungraphic design, nounguide, nounguillotine, nounhack, nounhagiography, nounhalftone, nounhandbill, nounhandbook, nounhardback, nounhardcover, nounheading, nounheadline, nounheadline, verbheadword, nounhistory, nounhumorist, nounillustrate, verbillustration, nounimpression, nounimprimatur, nounimprint, nounindent, verbindentation, nounindex, nounindex, verbinsert, nouninset, nouninset, verbinstalment, nouninterpolate, verbISBN, nounissue, nounitalicize, verbitalics, nounjacket, nounjournal, nounjournalese, nounjournalism, nounjournalist, nounjourno, nounl, landscape, nounlayout, nounleader, nounleading article, nounleaf, nounletter-size, adjectivelibrary, nounlimited edition, nounlined, adjectiveLinotype, nounliterature, nounlocal paper, nounlocal rag, nounloose-leaf, adjectivelower case, nounmag, nounmagazine, nounmanuscript, nounmargin, nounmasthead, nounmezzotint, nounmicrofiche, nounmisprint, nounmonograph, nounmonthly, nounmorocco, nounmuckraking, nounN/A, N.B., news, nounnews agency, nounnewshound, nounnewsletter, nounnewspaper, nounnewsprint, nounnews release, nounnon-fiction, nounnote, nounnotebook, nounnotice, nounnumber, nounobituary, nounoffprint, nounoffset, adjectiveomnibus, nounop. cit., open letter, nounorgan, nounoverleaf, adverboverprint, verbp., pagination, nounpamphlet, nounpamphleteer, nounpap, nounpaparazzi, nounpaper, nounpaperback, nounpaperboy, nounpaper girl, nounpaper round, nounpaper shop, nounpara, passage, nounpaste-up, nounperiodical, nounpersonal ad, nounpersonal column, nounphrasebook, nounpicture book, nounpiece, nounplate, nounpocketbook, nounpp., prequel, nounpress, nounpress baron, nounpress box, nounpress conference, nounpress corps, nounpress cutting, nounpress gallery, nounpressman, nounpress office, nounpress release, nounprint, verbprint, nounprinted matter, nounprinter, nounprinting, nounprinting ink, nounprinting press, nounproblem page, nounproof, nounproofread, verbpublication, nounpublish, verbpublisher, nounpublishing, nounpull-out, nounquarterly, adjectivequarterly, nounquarto, nounquire, nounquotation, nounquote, verbrag, nounreader, nounreadership, nounreading, nounream, nounred ink, nounreference, nounreference book, nounreference library, nounrelease, verbreprint, verbreproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectivereview, nounreview, verbreviewer, nounrevise, verbrevision, nounrider, nounroman, nounsans serif, nounsaturation, nounscare story, nounscoop, nounscoop, verbsection, nounserif, nounset, verbsilk screen, adjectivesketch, nounslipcase, nounsmall ad, nounsoft porn, nounsource, nounspace, nounspine, nounsplash, verbspoiler, nounstay of execution, nounstop press, nounstory, nounstorybook, nounstringer, nounstrip, nounstrip cartoon, nounsub, nounsub, verbsubedit, verbsub-editor, nounsubheading, nounsubscribe, verbsubscriber, nounsubscription, nounsuperscript, adjectivesupplement, nounsymposium, nounsyndicate, verbtable, nountabloid, nountext, nounthumb index, nountitle page, nountome, nountract, nountreatise, nountrot, nountype, nountypeface, nountypescript, nountypesetting, nountypographer, nountypography, nounvanity press, nounvellum, nounvignette, nounvol., volume, nounweekly, nounwell-thumbed, adjectivewoodblock, nounwrite-up, noun if politicians or journalists doorstep people, they visit people at their homes in order to get votes or information – often used to show disapproval:  Journalists had doorstepped the couple and their neighbours.
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