doorstep

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

I.door‧step¹ /ˈdɔːstep $ ˈdɔːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1. a step just outside a door to a house or building
on the doorstep
He stood on the doorstep, straightening his tie.
the front doorstep
2. on sb’s/the doorstep
a) very near someone’s home:
Wow! You’ve got the beach right on your doorstep!
b) at someone’s home:
I got a shock when he just turned up on the doorstep.
3. British English informal a very thick piece of bread
II.doorstep² BrE AmE verb (past tense and past participle doorstepped, present participle doorstepping) [intransitive and transitive] British English
if politicians or ↑journalists doorstep people, they visit people at their homes in order to get votes or information – often used to show disapproval:
Journalists had doorstepped the couple and their neighbours.

doorstephu

◎	['dɔ:step]
※	danh từ
	■	ngưỡng cửa

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  doorsill, threshold