threshold

noun

OPAL W

/ˈθreʃhəʊld/

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the floor or ground at the bottom of a doorway, considered as the entrance to a building or room
- He stepped across the threshold.
- on the threshold She stood hesitating on the threshold.
Topics Houses and homesc1, Buildingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + threshold
- cross
preposition
- across the threshold
- over the threshold
- on the threshold
- …
See full entry
the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect
- He has a low boredom threshold (= he gets bored easily).
- I have a high pain threshold (= I can suffer a lot of pain before I start to react).
- My earnings are just above the tax threshold (= more than the amount at which you start paying tax).
Extra Examples
- The number of people with the disease is reaching a critical threshold.
- They earn wages below the decency threshold set by the EU.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- high
- low
- maximum
- …
verb + threshold
- have
- reach
- meet
- …
threshold + noun
- level
- value
preposition
- above a/the threshold
- below a/the threshold
See full entry
[usually singular] the point just before a new situation, period of life, etc. begins
- on the threshold of something She felt as though she was on the threshold of a new life.

Word OriginOld English therscold, threscold; related to German dialect Drischaufel; the first element is related to thresh (in a Germanic sense ‘tread’), but the origin of the second element is unknown.

单词	threshold
释义	threshold noun OPAL W /ˈθreʃhəʊld/ /ˈθreʃhəʊld/ jump to other results the floor or ground at the bottom of a doorway, considered as the entrance to a building or room He stepped across the threshold. on the threshold She stood hesitating on the threshold. Topics Houses and homesc1, Buildingsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + threshold cross preposition across the threshold over the threshold on the threshold … See full entry the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect He has a low boredom threshold (= he gets bored easily). I have a high pain threshold (= I can suffer a lot of pain before I start to react). My earnings are just above the tax threshold (= more than the amount at which you start paying tax). Extra Examples The number of people with the disease is reaching a critical threshold. They earn wages below the decency threshold set by the EU. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective high low maximum … verb + threshold have reach meet … threshold + noun level value preposition above a/the threshold below a/the threshold See full entry [usually singular] the point just before a new situation, period of life, etc. begins on the threshold of something She felt as though she was on the threshold of a new life. Word OriginOld English therscold, threscold; related to German dialect Drischaufel; the first element is related to thresh (in a Germanic sense ‘tread’), but the origin of the second element is unknown.
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