| 单词 | gate |
| 释义 | gate 1. n. & v. --n 1. a barrier, usu. hinged, used to close an opening made for entrance and exit through a wall, fence, etc. 2. such an opening, esp. in the wall of a city, enclosure, or large building. 3. a means of entrance or exit. 4. a numbered place of access to aircraft at an airport. 5. a mountain pass. 6. an arrangement of slots into which the gear lever of a motor vehicle moves to engage the required gear. 7. a device for holding the frame of a cine film momentarily in position behind the lens of a camera or projector. 8. a an electrical signal that causes or controls the passage of other signals. b an electrical circuit with an output which depends on the combination of several inputs. 9. a device regulating the passage of water in a lock etc. 10. a the number of people entering by payment at the gates of a sports ground etc. b (in full gate-money) the proceeds taken for admission. 11. sl. the mouth. 12. US sl. dismissal. 13. = starting-gate. --vtr. 1. Brit. confine to college or school entirely or after certain hours. 2. (as gated adj.) (of a road) having a gate or gates to control the movement of traffic or animals. Etymology: OE g{aelig}t, geat, pl. gatu, f. Gmc 2. n. (prec. or prefixed by a name) Brit. a street (Westgate). Etymology: ME f. ON gata, f. Gmc |
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