threshold
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT The threshold of a building or room is the floor in the doorway, or the doorway itself. 門口
He stopped at the threshold of the bedroom. 他在臥室門口停了下來。
2. N-COUNT A threshold is an amount, level, or limit on a scale. When the threshold is reached, something else happens or changes. 界限; 臨界點
Moss has a high threshold for pain and a history of fast healing. 莫斯的忍痛力很強,而且有迅速瘉郃的經歷。
3. PHRASE If you are on the threshold of something exciting or new, you are about to experience it. 即將經歷
We are on the threshold of a new era in astronomy. 我們將邁入天文學的新時代。
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threshold /ˈθrɛʃəʊld/ (thresholds)
剑桥词典
threshold noun (ENTRANCE)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]the floor of an entrance to a building or room
門檻
threshold noun (LEVEL)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 通常作爲單數使用的名詞 ]the level or point at which you start to experience something, or at which something starts to happen
閾,界限;起點
I have a low /high boredom threshold (= I do/don't feel bored easily ). 我很容易/不容易感到厭倦。
His secretary earns £268 a month , well below the threshold for paying tax . 他的秘書每月掙268英鎊,遠遠不夠納稅的標準。