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BNC: 1707 COCA: 2010

gate

gate /ˈgeɪt/ noun
plural gates
gate
/ˈgeɪt/
noun
plural gates
Learner's definition of GATE
[count]
: a place in a wall or a fence that has a movable part which can be opened or closed like a door大门;围墙门;篱笆门
also : the movable part itself
see also pearly gates, starting gate
: a device that can be opened and closed to control the flow of water or other liquids闸门;水闸
: an area at an airport where passengers arrive and leave登机口;到达口
: the number of people who buy tickets for a sports event(体育比赛购票的)观众人数
: the amount of money received from selling tickets to a sports event(体育比赛的)门票收入
BNC: 1707 COCA: 2010

gate

1 of 4

noun (1)

1
: an opening in a wall or fence
2
: a city or castle entrance often with defensive structures (such as towers)
3
a
: the frame or door that closes a gate
b
: a movable barrier (as at a grade crossing)
4
a
: a means of entrance or exit
c
: an area (as at a railroad station or an airport) for departure or arrival
d
: a space between two markers through which a competitor must pass in the course of a slalom race
5
a
: a door, valve, or other device for controlling the passage especially of a fluid
b(1)
: an electronic switch that allows or prevents the flow of current in a circuit compare base entry 1, drain entry 2, source entry 1
(2)
: an electrode in a field-effect transistor that modulates the current flowing through the transistor according to the voltage applied to the electrode compare drain, source
c
: a device (as in a computer) that outputs a signal when specified input conditions are met
logic gate
d
: a molecule or part of a molecule that acts (as by a change in conformation) in response to a stimulus to permit or block passage (as of ions) through a cell membrane
6
slang : dismissal
used in the phrases get the gate and give one the gate
If he does get the gate, expect him to have another job in the league by lunchtime. Bill WilliamsonThe boss gave him the gate after one too many unexcused absences.
7
: the total admission receipts or the number of spectators (as at a sports event)

gate

2 of 4

verb

gated; gating

transitive verb

1
British : to confine to a campus or dormitory
2
: to supply with a gate
3
: to control with a gate

gate

3 of 4

noun (2)

1
archaic : way, path
2
dialect : method, style

-gate

4 of 4

noun combining form

ˌgāt
: usually political scandal often involving the concealment of wrongdoing
Irangate

Synonyms

Noun (1)

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English geat; akin to Old Norse gat opening

Noun (2)

Middle English, borrowed from Old Norse gata, going back to North and West Germanic *gatōn- (whence also Middle Low German gate "lane, street," Old High German gazza), East Germanic *gatwōn- (whence Gothic gatwo "street"), etymon of uncertain origin

Noun combining form

Watergate

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of gate was before the 12th century
BNC: 1707 COCA: 2010
gate

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF GATES | VERB + GATE | GATE + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEfront, main前門;正門entrance, exit入口;出口back, side後門;側門inner, outer裏門;外門double, five-bar, five-barred (BrE) 雙門;上了五道門栓的門a wide driveway with double gates裝有兩扇大門的寬敞車道big, great, large大門The great gates of the abbey were shut fast.修道院的大門緊緊地關着。heavy沉重的門high高高的門narrow窄門open敞開的門closed, locked關閉的門;上鎖的門iron, metal, steel, wooden, wrought-iron鐵門;金屬門;鋼門;木門;熟鐵門city, factory, farm, garden, park, prison, school, etc.城門、(工)廠門、農場門、花園門、公園門、監獄門、學校門等security安全門departure登機口A flight attendant was stationed at the departure gate to check tickets.一名空乘人員站在登機口檢查機票。starting( 賽馬的 ) 起跑門柵The horses began entering the starting gate.賽馬開始進入起跑門。lock, sluice閘門;水閘門... OF GATESset一套門a set of ornamental gates一套裝飾門VERB + GATEopen開門bar, close, lock, shut插上門;關門;鎖門Don't forget to shut the gate when you leave.離開時別忘了關上大門。The defenders had closed and barred all the city gates.守軍關閉並閂上了所有城門。go through穿過門Go through the gate and continue down the track.穿過大門,沿着小路繼續走下去。GATE + VERBopen, swing open門打開;門轉開The heavy gate swung open.沉重的大門緩緩打開了。close, shut, slam, slam shut門關上;門砰的一聲關上The gate shut behind him.大門在他身後關上了。lead to sth門通向⋯PREPOSITIONthrough a/the gate穿過大門He led us through a gate into a little garden.他領着我們穿過一扇門進入了一個小花園。

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