threshold

US /ˈθreʃ.hoʊld/
UK /ˈθreʃ.hoʊld/
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1.

门槛

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.
他进屋时在门槛上绊了一下。
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The old house had a worn wooden threshold.
那座老房子有一个磨损的木制门槛。
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2.

阈值, 门槛

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.
噪音水平超过了疼痛阈值。
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The company set a high threshold for new hires.
公司为新员工设定了很高的门槛。
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3.

开端, 起点

the point of beginning; the outset

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They are on the threshold of a new era.
他们正处于一个新时代的开端。
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The discovery brought them to the threshold of a major breakthrough.
这项发现使他们站在了重大突破的开端。
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