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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.

 

 

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