n.[C]

1. 大门；栅栏门；围墙门
   I'll wait for you at the gate.

   我在大门口等你。

2. 出入口；门道；登机门
   Our flight is boarding at gate number 4.

   我们的航班在四号门登机。

3. 水闸；山口
4. 门路，途径[（+to/for）]
   Diligence is the gate to success.

   勤奋是迈向成功之路。

5. （运动会等的）观众数；门票收入
   Gates are down on last season.

   上个赛季观众人数减少了。

vt.

1. 给……装大门
2. 【英】限制（学生）外出
3. 【美】【俚】解雇

n.

1. a hinged barrier used to close an opening in a wall, fence, or hedge.
   ▸an exit from an airport building to an aircraft.
   ▸a hinged or sliding barrier for controlling the flow of water:

   a sluice gate.
2. the number of people who pay to enter a sports ground for an event.
3. an arrangement of slots into which the gear lever of a motor vehicle moves to engage each gear.
4. an electric circuit with an output which depends on the combination of several inputs.
5. a device for holding each frame of a movie film in position behind the lens of a camera or projector.

v.

n.