
gates(名词复数):gate 的复数,常指大门、闸门、入口;也可指(机场)登机口,或(电子学)逻辑门等。(不同语境含义会变化)
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The school gates open at 7 a.m.
学校大门早上七点开放。
After hours of waiting, they finally reached the boarding gates, only to learn the flight was delayed again.
等了好几个小时后,他们终于到了登机口,却得知航班又延误了。
gate 源自古英语 geat(意为“门、开口、通道”),与日耳曼语系中表示“开口/通道”的词同源;后来引申出“入口、门道、闸门”等多种用法。