문학_언어_languages/English
문 앞 즉석 인터뷰를 의미하는 doorstep. doorstepping, 도어 스테핑 단어 뜻.
by 원시
2022. 7. 14.
문 + 계단 합친 단어. 문 앞 계단을 의미.
doorstep noun [ C ] UK /ˈdɔː.step/ US /ˈdɔːr.step/ doorstep noun [C] (STEP) a step in front of an outside door:
He left the package on the doorstep.
그 사람은 문 앞 계단 위에다 소포를 놓고 갔다.
영국식 영어. 매우 두꺼운 빵.
doorstep noun [C] (BREAD) UK a very thick piece of bread
Vocabulary: related words and phrases Idiom
on someone's doorstep
언론인들이 어떤 사람 집 앞까지 와서 인터뷰를 하는 것. 수동태로 쓰이다.
doorstep verb UK UK /ˈdɔː.step/ US /ˈdɔːr.step/ -pp- [ T often passive ]
disapproving If you are doorstepped by journalists, they come to your house and ask you to speak or answer questions, even if you do not want them to: He complained about being doorstepped by the press.
[ I or T ] to go to every house in a particular area selling something or asking for support.
Doorstepping, or door-stepping, is an attempt to obtain an interview, or piece to camera,
from a contributor without prior arrangement or agreement,
typically by confronting them in a public space,
such as outside their home, workplace, or courthouse.
