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doorknob

/dawr-nob, dohr-/US // ˈdɔrˌnɒb, ˈdoʊr- //

门把手,门把,门锁,門把手

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the handle or knob by which a door is opened or closed.

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Examples

  • Wireless headphones were only a thing we dreamed about every time our earbuds got yanked out of our ears when the cord got caught in a doorknob.

  • He was familiar with the neighborhood’s old homes and deftly helped customers who came searching for just the right screw or doorknob.

  • They wore blue medical gloves when they left their building, layering against doorknob germs.

  • I can’t believe it’s been over a year since I licked a doorknob!

  • More disinfectant wipes also are getting improperly flushed, utilities say, as people sanitize counters and doorknobs.

  • First, the ghost of his departed partner, Jacob Marley, comes calling, his face emerging from the doorknob.

  • First we laugh, then we begin to wonder why the man was so distracted that he didn't notice he'd taken the doorknob with him.

  • A powder-blue blazer with a patch reading “All-Time All-American” hung in a clear plastic bag from the closet doorknob.

  • Stage Three is again untimed, but tests athletes with obstacles like the Hang Climb and the Doorknob Grasper.

  • When she brought her master his breakfast on Sunday, she stood irresolutely holding the doorknob in her hand.

  • At the head of the steps he fumbled with his hand until he found a doorknob.

  • Her hand met its smooth surface, then clicked as the metallic joints came in contact with the doorknob.

  • Her hand was on her mother's doorknob, when the door swung open, and the mother's white face made her start back in affright.

  • He gripped the doorknob and shoved fiercely, but the stout metal panels were immovable.