| 单词 | portal |
| 释义 | portal (once / 962 pages) 1n 2n A portal is a large and imposing gate or doorway. You’re likely to find a portal in a castle, in a cathedral, or even on an internet site. Portal can be used to describe other types of doorways, both literal and metaphorical. For example, portal can refer to a web page that provides access to other sites on the web. If you enjoy reading science fiction or fantasy, you may be familiar with the use of the word portal to mean “a doorway to another world.” The wardrobe in C.S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe functions as a portal to the land of Narnia. WORD FAMILYportal: portals USAGE EXAMPLESThe portal will be sealed, and the Order of Things will be restored. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) The report in Tianshan Net, a news portal run by Communist Party officials in Xinjiang, says the incident occurred Wednesday afternoon in Moyu county. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) The report in Tianshan Net, a news portal run by Communist Party officials in Xinjiang, says the incident happened Wednesday afternoon in Moyu county. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1 1n a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically) the portals of the cathedral the portals of heaven the portals of success Hyper entrance, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway something that provides access (to get in or get out) 2n a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet 2a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. Syn|Hyper portal site internet site, site, web site, website a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web n a short vein that carries blood into the liver Syn|Hyper hepatic portal vein, portal vein, vena portae vein, vena, venous blood vessel a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart |
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