"doormats" in Chinese (Simplified)
门垫
Definition
门垫是放在门前用来擦脚的垫子。这个词也可非正式地指那些总是被别人欺负却不反抗的人。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'门垫'主要指实际物品。非正式场合,用来形容性格软弱、被人欺负不反抗的人。日常生活中比喻用法较常见,但语气带有轻微贬义。
Examples
We bought two new doormats for the house.
我们为家里买了两个新的**门垫**。
Please wipe your feet on the doormats before coming in.
进来前请在**门垫**上擦擦脚。
There are colorful doormats in every apartment.
每个公寓门前都有彩色的**门垫**。
Some people act like real doormats and let others walk all over them.
有些人就像真正的**门垫**,总是被别人踩在脚下。
It’s time to stop being doormats and speak up for ourselves.
我们该停止当**门垫**了,要为自己发声。
All the doormats at my office have funny messages.
我办公室的所有**门垫**上都写着有趣的话。