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A doorbell is the button — or the whole little machine — by the front door. You push it, and a bell or a chime sounds inside so the people in the house know you are there. Older houses had a real bell; many homes now have an electronic chime, and some have a camera too, but people still say doorbell for all of that. You ring the doorbell, or press it; both are fine, and ring is the most natural. As a verb, to doorbell is much rarer: it can mean to go around ringing people’s doorbells, often to sell something or ask for votes. Most only need the noun.
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原始詞典資料3 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。
doorbellnoun/ˈdɔː.bɛl/
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A bell, buzzer, or chime device mounted on or adjacent to a door's exterior, meant to be rung by a visitor to announce one's presence.
- There are, of course, smart speakers (which roughly a quarter of American homes have) and smart thermostats, as well as smart thermometers, smart mattress covers, smart coffee makers, smart doorbells, and even, yes, smart toasters.
doorbellverb/ˈdɔː.bɛl/
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To ring many doorbells in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.
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To ring many doorbells of (target people or an area) in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.
- We doorbelled the whole district in an effort to get out the vote.
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。