- [countable]
a door, gate, passage, etc. used for entering a room, building or place 大门（口）；入口（处）；入口通道 the front/back/side entrance of the house 房子的前门／后门／侧门 A separate entrance leads to the garden. 一个单独的入口通向花园。 At last we reached the entrance of the cave. 最后我们到达了洞口。 - entrance to something
Protesters blocked the entrance to the building. 抗议者封锁了大楼的入口。 A lighthouse marks the entrance to the harbour. 灯塔是进入海港的标志。 - at the entrance
I'll meet you at the main entrance. 我在正门和你碰面。 Guards were posted at the entrance. 入口处设置了警卫。 an entrance hall (特指大建筑正面的)门厅.
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesb1, Buildingsb1He was waiting at the entrance to the cave. 他在洞口等候。 The side entrance is no longer in use. 侧门不再使用。 While the front door is being repaired, please use the side entrance. 前门正在维修，请走侧门。 There is a back entrance from West Street. 西街有一个后门入口。 The band left by the rear entrance to escape photographers. 为躲避摄影记者，乐队从后门离开了。 A life-sized mastodon greets visitors at the entrance to the museum. 一只真人大小的乳齿象在博物馆入口处迎接游客。 the entrance into the car park 通向停车场的入口 The little porch marked the entrance to a churchyard. 小走廊是通向教堂庭院的入口。 The building has only one entrance. 这个建筑只有一个入口。 She stood firm, blocking the entrance. 她坚持站在那里堵住入口。 She stood in the entrance to the ward. 她站在病房的门口。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- narrow
- wide
- main
- …
- use
- mark
- have
- …
- area
- foyer
- hall
- …
- at the entrance
- by an/the entrance
- in the entrance
- …
- [countable, usually singular]
the act of entering a room, building or place, especially in a way that attracts the attention of other people 进入；出场；登场 His sudden entrance took everyone by surprise. 他的突然出场使所有人都感到意外。 A fanfare signalled the entrance of the king. 响亮的喇叭声是国王驾到的信号。 She made her entrance after all the other guests had arrived. 她在其他所有客人都到达后才入场。 The hero makes his entrance (= walks onto the stage) in Scene 2. 男主角在第 2 场出场。
Extra ExamplesAfter so many years in show business he knew how to make an entrance. 在演艺界这么多年，他知道如何登场。 The Prime Minister's entrance to the platform was greeted with loud cheers. 首相登上讲台时受到了热烈的欢呼。 She made a grand entrance once all the guests were assembled. 客人到齐之后，她隆重出场。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- dramatic
- grand
- …
- make
- gain
- entrance into
- [uncountable] entrance (to something)
the right or opportunity to enter a building or place 进入权；进入机会 They were refused entrance to the exhibition. 他们被拒于展览会门外。 The police were unable to gain entrance to the house. 警方未能得到进入这栋房子的许可。 an entrance fee (= money paid to go into a museum, etc.) 入场费
Extra Examplesan entrance ticket to the zoo 动物园门票 Is there an entrance fee? 有入场费吗？ Some of the protesters tried to gain entrance to the meeting. 一些抗议者试图进入会场。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + entrance- gain
- deny somebody
- charge
- fee
- ticket
- …
- [countable] entrance (into something)
the act of becoming involved in something 卷入；参与 The company made a dramatic entrance into the export market. 这家公司戏剧性地打入了出口市场。 her entrance into politics 她投身政界
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- dramatic
- grand
- …
- make
- gain
- entrance into
- [uncountable]
permission to become a member of a club, society, university, etc. （俱乐部、社团、大学等的）准许加入，进入许可 a university entrance exam 大学入学考试 What are the entrance requirements for this course? 修这门课要具备什么条件？ students hoping to gain entrance to college 希望上大学的学生 - entrance (to something)
Entrance to the golf club is by sponsorship only. 只有通过赞助才能加入这个高尔夫球俱乐部。
compare entry
door/gate门
going in进入
becoming involved卷入
to club/institution俱乐部；机构
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘right or opportunity of admission’): from Old French, from entrer ‘enter’.