门户 ménhù noun ① (门) door ▸ 门户紧闭。 The doors are all shut tight. ▸ 门户虚掩。 The door is off the latch. ② figurative (要地) gateway ▸ 欧洲的门户 gateway to Europe ③ (家) family ▸ 兄弟俩已经自立门户。 The two brothers have set up their own homes. ④ (派别) faction → 门户之见⑤ (门第) family status ▸ 门户相当的两家 two families well-matched in social status |