gate
noun
verb
ɡeɪt noun
1 the part of a fence or outside wall that you can open and close so that you can enter or leave a place 〔栅栏或围墙上的〕大门; C
We went through the gate into the orchard.
我们从大门进了果园。
the wrought-iron gates of the palace
宫殿的锻铁大门
open/close/shut a gate
I left the engine running and ran back to close the gate.
我没让发动机熄火,跑回去关上了大门。
front/back/main gate
Make sure that the back gate is locked, please.
后大门请一定要锁好。
garden/farm/school gate
The children poured out of the school gates.
孩子们涌出了校门。
2 the place where you leave an airport building to get on a plane 登机门,登机口 C
Air France flight 76 leaves from gate 6A.
法航 76 次航班从 6A 登机口起飞。
3
-gate
used with the name of a place or a person to give a name to an event involving dishonest behaviour by a politician or other public official …门事件〔用于表示政治丑闻等的名称〕
Irangate
伊朗门事件
4
gate money
a. the number of people who go in to see a sports event, especially a football match b. also 又作 the amount of money that these people pay 〔体育比赛,尤指足球赛的〕门票收入 C U | BrE BrE
verb
5 to prevent a student from leaving a school as a punishment for behaving badly [英] 禁止…离校外出〔作为对学生行为不端的一种处罚〕