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单词 entrance
释义 en·trance
I. \ˈen.trən(t)s\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English entraunce, from Middle French entrance, from entrer to enter + -ance — more at enter
1.
 a. : the act or an instance of physical entering : ingress
  < looked up at her entrance into the room >
  < the entrance of the army into the city >
  < made an entrance through the window >
  < the entrance of air and sunshine is desirable >
 b. : the means or place for physical entering (as a door, gate, or passage)
  < all entrances to the city are guarded by armed men >
  < ships threaded their way down this narrow entrance into the bay >
 c. : a particular mode or manner of entering
  < so many … were trying to copy that entrance — Barnaby Conrad >
  < though he had given no thought to an entrance, he could not have perfected a better one — Hamilton Basso >
2.
 a. : the act or fact of entering (as upon an office or course of action)
  < made his entrance into office one month after the election >
  < the entrance of new firms into a highly competitive field >
  < marked the nation's entrance into the role of a great power >
  < a country's entrance into war >
  < entrance into college was a great event in his life >
 b. : a means of entering (as upon a condition or pursuit)
  < schools of nursing are the principal entrance to the profession >
  < books were for the child the entrance to a new and kindlier world >
3. : liberty, power, or permission to enter : admission
 < applied for entrance at a number of schools >
 < he did not have the price … but figured he could wangle an entrance — H.A.Sinclair >
4. : the first part or commencement of a period of time
 < at the entrance of the night silence fell upon the village >
 < at the entrance of the holiday season an unwonted bustle and activity began >
5. capitalized [translation of Late Greek eisodos] : a solemn procession through the body of the church to the bema in the liturgy of the Eastern Church — see great entrance, little entrance
6.
 a. : the point at which a voice or instrument part begins in ensemble music especially after a rest
  < a difficult entrance >
 b. : the manner in which such a beginning is made
  < a ragged entrance >
7. : the bow or entire forepart of a ship below the waterline — compare run; see ship illustration
8.
 a. : the first appearance of an actor in a scene
 b. : an opening at the side or rear of a stage scene by which to enter or exit
II. \ə̇n.ˈtran(t)s, en.-, -raa(ə)n-, -rain-, -rȧn-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: en- (I) + trance (n.)
1. : to put into a trance
 < the loud, rapid breathing of the entranced medium — A.G.N.Flew >
2. : to overpower or carry away with emotion (as with delight, wonder, or rapture)
 < the beauty of the land entranced them — Joseph Baily >
 < able to hold an audience entranced for 20 minutes at a time — W.S.Maugham >
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