doorbell

英 [ˈdɔːbel]

美 [ˈdɔːrbel]

n.  门铃

复数：doorbells　

Collins.1 / BNC.16579 / COCA.11801

牛津词典

noun

• 门铃
  a bell with a button outside a house that you push to let the people inside know that you are there
  1. to ring the doorbell
     按门铃

柯林斯词典

• 门铃
  Adoorbellis a bell on the outside of a house which you can ring so that the people inside know that you want to see them.

英英释义

noun

• a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
  Synonym:bellbuzzer

双语例句

• He decided that the doorbell was broken.
  他断定门铃坏了。
• I had hardly sat down for a rest when the doorbell rang.
  我刚坐下来休息门铃就响了。
• Then one birthday, the doorbell rang.
  后来有一天我生日，我听见门铃响了。
• In fact, they were still there at midnight when the doorbell rang and a policeman arrived.
  事实上，到了午夜他们仍然在那儿，突然门铃响了，一名警察来了。
• Excuse me for a minute, I think that was the doorbell.
  失陪一下，我想是门铃（在响了）。
• Impatiently she gave another ring of the doorbell.
  她不耐烦地又按了一次门铃。
• My family said they heard the doorbell.
  我家人说他们听到了门铃。
• I left the car and timidly rang the doorbell.
  我离开车子，踌躇地按了按门铃。
• I was reading my newspaper and I heard the doorbell ring.
  读报时，我听到门铃响了。
• I was reading the newspaper when the doorbell rang.
  我正在看报，突然门铃响了。