英语词汇“-gate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

gate¹ n. [countable]

a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
a tower for defending or decorating such an opening:the palace gate.
any means of access or entrance:the gate to success.
Transportany movable barrier, as at a tollbooth or a railroad crossing.
Transporta passageway in a passenger terminal or pier that leads to a place for boarding a train, plane, or ship.
[usually singular* the + ~] the total number of persons who pay for admission to an athletic contest, a performance, an exhibition, etc.
[usually singular* the + ~] the total receipts from such admissions.

-gate, suffix.

-gate was derived from Watergate, originally the name of a hotel complex where officials of the Republican party were caught trying to burglarize Democratic party headquarters. Watergate then came to be associated with "a political cover-up and scandal.'' The suffix is attached to some nouns to form nouns that refer to scandals resulting from concealed crime in government or business:Iran + -gate → Irangate (= a scandal involving arms sales to Iran).

gate¹ n., v., gat•ed, gat•ing.
n.

a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
an opening permitting passage through an enclosure.
a tower, architectural setting, etc., for defending or adorning such an opening or for providing a monumental entrance to a street, park, etc.:the gates of the walled city; the palace gate.
any means of access or entrance:The gate to stardom is talent.
a mountain pass.
any movable barrier, as at a tollbooth or a road or railroad crossing.
a gateway or passageway in a passenger terminal or pier that leads to a place for boarding a train, plane, or ship.
a sliding barrier for regulating the passage of water, steam, or the like, as in a dam or pipe;
valve.
[Skiing.]
- an obstacle in a slalom race, consisting of two upright poles anchored in the snow a certain distance apart.
- the opening between these poles, through which a competitor in a slalom race must ski.
the total number of persons who pay for admission to an athletic contest, a performance, an exhibition, etc.
the total receipts from such admissions.
[Cell Biol.]a temporary channel in a cell membrane through which substances diffuse into or out of a cell.
Cinema[Motion Pictures.]See film gate.
a sash or frame for a saw or gang of saws.
[Metall.]
- Also called ingate. a channel or opening in a mold through which molten metal is poured into the mold cavity.
- the waste metal left in such a channel after hardening.
[Electronics.]
- a signal that makes an electronic circuit operative or inoperative either for a certain time interval or until another signal is received.
- Also called logic gate. a circuit with one output that is activated only by certain combinations of two or more inputs.
get the gate, [Slang.]to be dismissed, sent away, or rejected.
give (someone) the gate, [Slang.]
- to reject (a person), as one's fiancé, lover, or friend.
- to dismiss from one's employ:They gave him the gate because he was caught stealing.

v.t.

(at British universities) to punish by confining to the college grounds.
[Electronics.]
- to control the operation of (an electronic device) by means of a gate.
- to select the parts of (a wave signal) that are within a certain range of amplitude or within certain time intervals.

v.i.

[Metall.]to make or use a gate.

bef. 900; Middle English gat, gate, Old English geat (plural gatu); cognate with Low German, Dutch gat hole, breach; compare gate²

gate² n.

[Archaic.]a path;
way.
[North Eng. and Scot.]habitual manner or way of acting.

Old Norse gata path; perh. akin to Old English geat gate¹; compare gat³
Middle English 1150–1200

-gate,

a combining form extracted from Watergate, occurring as the final element in journalistic coinages, usually nonce words, that name scandals resulting from concealed crime or other alleged improprieties in government or business:Koreagate.

单词	-gate
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 gate¹ /geɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable] a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure. a tower for defending or decorating such an opening:the palace gate. any means of access or entrance:the gate to success. Transportany movable barrier, as at a tollbooth or a railroad crossing. Transporta passageway in a passenger terminal or pier that leads to a place for boarding a train, plane, or ship. [usually singular* the + ~] the total number of persons who pay for admission to an athletic contest, a performance, an exhibition, etc. [usually singular* the + ~] the total receipts from such admissions. -gate, suffix. -gate was derived from Watergate, originally the name of a hotel complex where officials of the Republican party were caught trying to burglarize Democratic party headquarters. Watergate then came to be associated with "a political cover-up and scandal.'' The suffix is attached to some nouns to form nouns that refer to scandals resulting from concealed crime in government or business:Iran + -gate → Irangate (= a scandal involving arms sales to Iran). WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 gate¹ (gāt),USA pronunciation n., v., gat•ed, gat•ing. n. a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure. an opening permitting passage through an enclosure. a tower, architectural setting, etc., for defending or adorning such an opening or for providing a monumental entrance to a street, park, etc.:the gates of the walled city; the palace gate. any means of access or entrance:The gate to stardom is talent. a mountain pass. any movable barrier, as at a tollbooth or a road or railroad crossing. a gateway or passageway in a passenger terminal or pier that leads to a place for boarding a train, plane, or ship. a sliding barrier for regulating the passage of water, steam, or the like, as in a dam or pipe; valve. [Skiing.] an obstacle in a slalom race, consisting of two upright poles anchored in the snow a certain distance apart. the opening between these poles, through which a competitor in a slalom race must ski. the total number of persons who pay for admission to an athletic contest, a performance, an exhibition, etc. the total receipts from such admissions. [Cell Biol.]a temporary channel in a cell membrane through which substances diffuse into or out of a cell. Cinema[Motion Pictures.]See film gate. a sash or frame for a saw or gang of saws. [Metall.] `Also called ingate.` a channel or opening in a mold through which molten metal is poured into the mold cavity. the waste metal left in such a channel after hardening. [Electronics.] a signal that makes an electronic circuit operative or inoperative either for a certain time interval or until another signal is received. `Also called logic gate.` a circuit with one output that is activated only by certain combinations of two or more inputs. get the gate, [Slang.]to be dismissed, sent away, or rejected. give (someone) the gate, [Slang.] to reject (a person), as one's fiancé, lover, or friend. to dismiss from one's employ:They gave him the gate because he was caught stealing. v.t. (at British universities) to punish by confining to the college grounds. [Electronics.] to control the operation of (an electronic device) by means of a gate. to select the parts of (a wave signal) that are within a certain range of amplitude or within certain time intervals. v.i. [Metall.]to make or use a gate. bef. 900; Middle English gat, gate, Old English geat (plural gatu); cognate with Low German, Dutch gat hole, breach; compare gate² gate² (gāt),USA pronunciation n. [Archaic.]a path; way. [North Eng. and Scot.]habitual manner or way of acting. Old Norse gata path; perh. akin to Old English geat gate¹; compare gat³ Middle English 1150–1200 -gate, a combining form extracted from Watergate, occurring as the final element in journalistic coinages, usually nonce words, that name scandals resulting from concealed crime or other alleged improprieties in government or business:Koreagate.
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