threshold

US /ˈθreʃ.hoʊld/
UK /ˈθreʃ.hoʊld/
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1.

門檻

a strip of wood, metal, or stone forming the bottom of a doorway and crossed in entering a house or room

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He stumbled on the threshold as he entered the room.
他進屋時在門檻上絆了一下。
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The old house had a worn wooden threshold.
那座老房子有一個磨損的木製門檻。
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2.

閾值, 門檻

the magnitude or intensity that must be exceeded for a certain reaction, phenomenon, or result to occur or be produced

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The noise level exceeded the pain threshold.
噪音水平超過了疼痛閾值。
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The company set a high threshold for new hires.
公司為新員工設定了很高的門檻。
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3.

開端, 起點

the point of beginning; the outset

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They are on the threshold of a new era.
他們正處於一個新時代的開端。
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The discovery brought them to the threshold of a major breakthrough.
這項發現使他們站在了重大突破的開端。
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