"turnstiles" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 闸机
• 旋转门

Definition

闸机是一种带有旋转杆的机械门，经常用于车站、体育场或有安保的建筑，只允许一人依次通过。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Turnstiles' 常用于描述人流管理设施，通常出现在地铁、体育场等场合。中文里常见译法为“闸机”或“旋转门”。通常用复数形式。偶尔可以比喻严格的进出限制。

Examples

People passed through the turnstiles to enter the subway.

人们通过**闸机**进入地铁。

There are several turnstiles at the stadium entrance.

体育场入口有好几个**闸机**。

Please wait until the turnstiles open before you go in.

请等到**闸机**打开后再进入。

The turnstiles wouldn't accept my card, so I had to ask for help.

**闸机**不认我的卡，所以我只好求助。

When the concert ended, everyone rushed toward the turnstiles at once.

演唱会结束时，大家都同时冲向**闸机**。

Old paper tickets often got stuck in the turnstiles back in the day.

过去，纸质车票经常卡在**闸机**里。