threshold
UK ['θreʃ.həʊld] US [-hoʊld] noun
ENTRANCE 入口
countable
■the floor of an entrance to a building or room 门槛
UK ['θreʃ.həʊld] US [-hoʊld] noun
LEVEL 水准
countable usually singular
■the level or point at which you start to experience something, or at which something starts to happen 阈，界限；起点•I have a low/high boredom threshold (= I do/don't feel bored easily).我很容易／不容易感到厌倦。 •His secretary earns £268 a month, well below the threshold for paying tax.他的秘书每月赚268英镑，远远不够纳税的标准。
UK ['θreʃ.həʊld] US [-hoʊld] noun
on the threshold of sth
■at the start of a new and important time or development 在…的开始，在…的起点•We are on the threshold of a new era in European relations.我们欧洲国家间的关系即将进入一个新时代。 |