doorstep
noun [ C ] uk/ˈdɔː.step/ us/ˈdɔːr.step/
(STEP)
(门前的)台阶
a step in front of an outside door
He left the package on the doorstep. 他把包裹留在了门前的台阶上。
(BREAD)
UK厚面包片
a very thick piece of bread
Idiom
on someone's doorstepidiom informal 靠近;在…家附近
very close to where someone is or lives
There's a lovely park right on our doorstep. 离我们住处不远有个很漂亮的公园。
doorstep
verb UK uk/ˈdɔː.step/ us/ˈdɔːr.step/ -pp-
[ T often passive ] disapproving强行上门采访
If you are doorstepped by journalists, they come to your house and ask you to speak or answer questions, even if you do not want them to.
He complained about being doorstepped by the press. 他对报社记者强行上门采访颇有微词。
[ I or T ]挨家挨户兜售(募捐、拉选票等)
to go to every house in a particular area selling something or asking for support