"doorstops" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 門擋

Definition

放在門邊或安裝在門上的小物件，用來保持門開著、關著或防止其撞到牆上。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常指實際用來固定門的物品，有時也可幽默地指用作門擋的其他重物。也可以比喻指很厚的書。例如：‘橡膠門擋’、‘金屬門擋’。

Examples

We use doorstops to keep the classroom door open.

我們用**門擋**讓教室的門保持打開。

The hotel room has two doorstops on the floor.

飯店房間地板上有兩個**門擋**。

Please put the doorstops back when you finish cleaning.

打掃完後請把**門擋**放回去。

We had to use books as doorstops because we couldn’t find the real ones.

我們找不到真正的**門擋**，只好用書頂住。

That old brick has turned into one of the most useful doorstops at my place.

那塊舊磚頭成了我家最有用的**門擋**之一。

Honestly, I think that huge novel could double as one of my doorstops.

說真的，那本厚厚的小說都可以當我的**門擋**了。