gate

noun

/ɡeɪt/

Idioms

jump to other results

enlarge image

[countable] a barrier like a door that is used to close an opening in a fence or a wall outside a building
- the front/main gate
- the back/side gate
- an iron gate
- to open/close/shut a gate
- He pushed open the garden gate.
- outside a gate Students were still standing outside the school gates.
- at a gate A crowd gathered at the factory gates.
- gate to something Someone was waiting by the gate to his house.
see also lychgate, starting gate, toll gate, wicket gate
Extra Examples
- Don't forget to shut the gate when you leave.
- The gate shut behind him.
- The great gates of the abbey were shut fast.
- The heavy gate swung open.
- a set of ornamental gates
- a wide driveway with double gates
Topics Gardensa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- front
- main
- entrance
- …
… of gates
- set
verb + gate
- open
- bar
- close
- …
gate + verb
- open
- swing open
- close
- …
preposition
- through a/the gate
See full entry
[countable] an opening that can be closed by a gate or gates
- I was slightly nervous as I entered the gates.
- through a gate We drove through the palace gates.
Extra Examples
- Go through the gate and continue down the track.
- He led us through a gate into a little garden.
- Hesitantly, he emerged from the gates of the prison.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- front
- main
- entrance
- …
… of gates
- set
verb + gate
- open
- bar
- close
- …
gate + verb
- open
- swing open
- close
- …
preposition
- through a/the gate
See full entry
[countable] a way out of an airport through which passengers go to get on their plane
- Passengers for Paris should proceed to gate 8.
- at a gate BA flight 726 to Paris is now boarding at gate 16.
Wordfinder
- airport
- baggage reclaim
- board
- check-in
- gate
- immigration
- lounge
- passport
- security
- terminal
Topics Transport by aira2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- front
- main
- entrance
- …
… of gates
- set
verb + gate
- open
- bar
- close
- …
gate + verb
- open
- swing open
- close
- …
preposition
- through a/the gate
See full entry
[countable] a barrier that is used to control the flow of water on a river or canal
- a lock/sluice gate
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- front
- main
- entrance
- …
… of gates
- set
verb + gate
- open
- bar
- close
- …
gate + verb
- open
- swing open
- close
- …
preposition
- through a/the gate
See full entry
[countable] the number of people who attend a sports event
- Tonight's game has attracted the largest gate of the season.
(also gate money)
[uncountable] the amount of money made by selling tickets for a sports event
- Today's gate will be given to charity.
-gate
(forming nouns from the names of people or places; used especially in newspapers) a political scandal connected with the person or place mentioned
Word OriginFrom Watergate, the scandal in the United States that brought about the resignation of President Nixon in 1974.
(also logic gate)
(computing) an electronic switch that reacts in one of two ways to data that is put into it. A computer performs operations by passing data through a very large number of gates.

Word OriginOld English gæt, geat, plural gatu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gat ‘gap, hole, breach’.

Idioms

come, get, etc. out of the gate(s)

(North American English, informal) to be successful from the beginning, especially in sport
- The Grizzlies came out of the gate motivated, bursting to a 27–10 lead.
- The team has struggled to get out of the gate this year.

(right) out of the gate(s)

(North American English, informal) right from the beginning of a situation or an activity
- The trouble began right out of the gate.
- The Democrats had a clear advantage out of the gate.

单词	gate
释义	gate noun /ɡeɪt/ /ɡeɪt/ Idioms jump to other results enlarge image [countable] a barrier like a door that is used to close an opening in a fence or a wall outside a building the front/main gate the back/side gate an iron gate to open/close/shut a gate He pushed open the garden gate. outside a gate Students were still standing outside the school gates. at a gate A crowd gathered at the factory gates. gate to something Someone was waiting by the gate to his house. see also lychgate, starting gate, toll gate, wicket gate Extra Examples Don't forget to shut the gate when you leave. The gate shut behind him. The great gates of the abbey were shut fast. The heavy gate swung open. a set of ornamental gates a wide driveway with double gates Topics Gardensa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective front main entrance … … of gates set verb + gate open bar close … gate + verb open swing open close … preposition through a/the gate See full entry [countable] an opening that can be closed by a gate or gates I was slightly nervous as I entered the gates. through a gate We drove through the palace gates. Extra Examples Go through the gate and continue down the track. He led us through a gate into a little garden. Hesitantly, he emerged from the gates of the prison. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective front main entrance … … of gates set verb + gate open bar close … gate + verb open swing open close … preposition through a/the gate See full entry [countable] a way out of an airport through which passengers go to get on their plane Passengers for Paris should proceed to gate 8. at a gate BA flight 726 to Paris is now boarding at gate 16. Wordfinder airport baggage reclaim board check-in gate immigration lounge passport security terminal Topics Transport by aira2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective front main entrance … … of gates set verb + gate open bar close … gate + verb open swing open close … preposition through a/the gate See full entry [countable] a barrier that is used to control the flow of water on a river or canal a lock/sluice gate Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective front main entrance … … of gates set verb + gate open bar close … gate + verb open swing open close … preposition through a/the gate See full entry [countable] the number of people who attend a sports event Tonight's game has attracted the largest gate of the season. (also gate money) [uncountable] the amount of money made by selling tickets for a sports event Today's gate will be given to charity. -gate (forming nouns from the names of people or places; used especially in newspapers) a political scandal connected with the person or place mentioned Word OriginFrom Watergate, the scandal in the United States that brought about the resignation of President Nixon in 1974. (also logic gate) (computing) an electronic switch that reacts in one of two ways to data that is put into it. A computer performs operations by passing data through a very large number of gates. Word OriginOld English gæt, geat, plural gatu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gat ‘gap, hole, breach’. Idioms come, get, etc. out of the gate(s) (North American English, informal) to be successful from the beginning, especially in sport The Grizzlies came out of the gate motivated, bursting to a 27–10 lead. The team has struggled to get out of the gate this year. (right) out of the gate(s) (North American English, informal) right from the beginning of a situation or an activity The trouble began right out of the gate. The Democrats had a clear advantage out of the gate.
随便看	Willem de Kooning willful William william William and Mary william-and-mary William Blake william-blake William Burroughs William Byrd William Caxton william-caxton William Cobbett william-cobbett William Cody William Congreve william-congreve William Cowper William Faulkner william-faulkner William Gladstone william-gladstone William Golding william-golding William Halsey