| 单词 | gatepost |
| 释义 | Related topics: Household, Constructiongate·post /ˈɡeɪtpəʊst $ -poʊst/ noun [countable] 1. DHTBCone of two strong upright poles set in the ground to support a gate 〔大门两边的〕门柱2. between you, me, and the gatepostme, and the gatepost between you British English spokenSECRET used to say that you are going to tell someone your opinion, but you want it to be a secret 我私下跟你说Examples from the Corpusgatepost• Soon he was cannoning off lime trees and, as they passed the second gates, crashed into the left-hand gatepost.• When we stood back it looked just like an ordinary gatepost.• The taxi driver was squatting by one of Bonefish's gateposts where he surreptitiously smoked a cigarette.• Henry hung around for a few minutes then gave the gatepost a kick and went home.• Sailors returning home stuck a pineapple or two on their gateposts to tell the community they were back and welcomed visitors.gate·post nounChineseSyllable set ground poles in one Corpus two of upright the strong |
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