doormat
US /ˈdɔːr.mæt/
UK /ˈdɔːr.mæt/
1.
발매트, 현관 매트
a mat placed at the entrance to a house, where people can wipe their shoes
:
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Please wipe your feet on the doormat before entering.
들어오기 전에 발매트에 발을 닦으세요.
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The new doormat has a welcoming message.
새 발매트에는 환영 메시지가 있어.
2.
호구, 봉
a person who allows others to treat them badly without complaining or defending themselves
:
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Don't be a doormat; stand up for yourself!
호구처럼 굴지 마; 자신을 지켜!
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She was tired of being treated like a doormat by her colleagues.
그녀는 동료들에게 호구 취급받는 것에 지쳤다.