the floor or ground at the bottom of a doorway, considered as the entrance to a building or room 门槛；门口 He stepped across the threshold. 他迈过门槛。 - on the threshold
She stood hesitating on the threshold. 她站在门口，犹豫不决。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + threshold- cross
- across the threshold
- over the threshold
- on the threshold
- …
the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect 阈；界；起始点 He has a low boredom threshold (= he gets bored easily). 他极易感到乏味。 I have a high pain threshold (= I can suffer a lot of pain before I start to react). 我的痛阈很高。 My earnings are just above the tax threshold (= more than the amount at which you start paying tax). 我的收入刚刚超过税收起征点。
Extra ExamplesThe number of people with the disease is reaching a critical threshold. 此病患者人数即将达到临界关口。 They earn wages below the decency threshold set by the EU. 他们的工资低于欧盟规定的最低标准。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- maximum
- …
- have
- reach
- meet
- …
- level
- value
- above a/the threshold
- below a/the threshold
- [usually singular]
the point just before a new situation, period of life, etc. begins 开端；起点；入门
Word OriginOld English therscold, threscold; related to German dialect Drischaufel; the first element is related to thresh (in a Germanic sense ‘tread’), but the origin of the second element is unknown.