gatepost

/geyt-pohst/US // ˈgeɪtˌpoʊst //UK // (ˈɡeɪtˌpəʊst) //

门柱,门牌号,门岗,门槛

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : the vertical post on which a gate is suspended by hinges, or the post against which the gate is closed.

After a moment Bob dismounted and threw his reins over the gatepost.
The blur passed in an instant, and a monster dog wolf lay at the gatepost, relaxing in a spasm of death.
Does the portly yeoman suspect that the λ on his gatepost means “no good”?
Already, as he rode out of the yard, a gatepost and a tree shone spectrally.
He sprang down and looped the reins round a gatepost when they reached the winding drive which led up to The Larches.