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Door-to-door means going from one house to the next along a street: knock, talk, then the next door, then the next. People do this to sell things, collect money for charity, or ask for votes.
Door-to-door means意思是 along a street沿著一條街 from one house to the next一家接著一家 going走:knock敲門、talk講話,then the next door然後下一家門、then the next再下一家。People人們 do this這樣做,to sell things是為了賣東西、collect money for charity為慈善募款、or ask for votes或拉票。
You can use it before a noun (a door-to-door salesman) or after a verb (they went door-to-door). The picture is house by house, not a casual visit to one friend.
You你 can use it可以把它用 before a noun在名詞前——a door-to-door salesman——or after a verb或動詞後——they went door-to-door。The picture畫面 is house by house是一戶又一戶,not a casual visit不是隨意去拜訪 to one friend一位朋友。
In many places this kind of selling is less welcome than it used to be; some people treat it as a nuisance and do not open the door. There is a related use in travel and delivery — “door-to-door” as all the way from your house to the other person’s house — but the heart of this word is still that trail of front doors.
In many places在許多地方,this kind of selling這種賣東西的方式 than it used to be比從前 is less welcome更不受歡迎;some people有些人 treat it as a nuisance把它當成打擾,and do not open the door而不開門。in travel and delivery在旅行和貨運裡 There is a related use有一個相關的用法——“door-to-door” as就是 from your house從你家 all the way一路 to the other person’s house到對方家——but但 this word這個字 the heart of的核心 is still仍然是 that trail of front doors那一連串的大門。
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
door-to-dooradj/ˌdɔː(ɹ)təˈdɔː(ɹ)/
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Going from house to house, when selling, delivering, or asking for something.
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Sent or delivered from a store or factory directly to a house.
- They must secure a higher share of the consumer goods which require transport not from siding-to-siding, but door-to-door.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。