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单词 gate
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gate
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A gate is a moveable barrier that closes or opens a gap in a wall or fence. A garden gate might swing on rusty hinges, when closed helping to keep deer away from your vegetables.
A pasture gate keeps cattle or horses safe inside a fence, and if you visit someone who lives in a gated community, you'll have to be buzzed in before the gate opens to allow you inside. You'll also find gates at the airport — they're the areas with doors leading out to the airplane. The Old English source of gate is geat, "gate, door, opening, or passage."
WORD FAMILY
gate: gated, gates, gating
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There will also be a smaller ballot for a limited number of tickets for the event at the Menin Gate memorial.
BBC(Jan 02, 2017)
“There’s just so many checks and balances, it just doesn’t surprise me that he got caught before this plane was able to leave the gate.”
New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)
The statement says once at the gate, an employee of the airline’s ground handling vendor was found in the cargo area.
Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017)
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1n a movable barrier in a fence or wall
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Dipylon gate
a gateway to the west of ancient Athens near which a distinctive style of pottery has been found
head gate
a gate upstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end
lock-gate
a gate that can be locked
lichgate, lychgate
a roofed gate to a churchyard, formerly used as a temporary shelter for the bier during funerals
portcullis
gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage
postern
a small gate in the rear of a fort or castle
tailboard, tailgate
a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading
tail gate
a gate downstream from a lock or canal that is used to control the flow of water at the lower end
tollbar, tollgate
a gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid
turnpike
(from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
turnstile
a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering
wicket, wicket door, wicket gate
small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door)
movable barrier
a barrier that can be moved to allow passage
2n passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark
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arrival gate
gate where passengers disembark
departure gate
gate where passengers embark
passageway
a passage between rooms or between buildings
3v supply with a gate
The house was gated
Hyper
furnish, provide, render, supply
give something useful or necessary to
4v control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate
Hyper
control, operate
handle and cause to function
5v restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment
Hyper
bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel
place limits on (extent or access)
2
n total admission receipts at a sports event
Hyper
gross, receipts, revenue
the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
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n a computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs
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logic gate
AND circuit, AND gate
a circuit in a computer that fires only when all of its inputs fire
NAND circuit, NAND gate
a logic gate that produces an output that is the inverse of the output of an AND gate
OR circuit, OR gate
a gate circuit in a computer that fires when any of its inputs fire
X-OR circuit, XOR circuit, XOR gate
gate for exclusive OR; a circuit in a computer that fires only if only one of its inputs fire
computer circuit
a circuit that is part of a computer
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