gateway

gateway
noun
  1. an opening that can be closed by a gate
    门口;门道;出入口,通道
    we turned into a gateway leading to a small cottage.
    我们进入一条通往一间小屋的通道。
    ■a frame or arch built around or over a gate
    门框;门拱
    a big house with a wrought-iron gateway.
    一幢有着铁门框的大房子。
    ■a means of access or entry to a place
    (接近或进入某处的)方法,途径
    Mombasa, the gateway to East Africa.
    蒙巴萨是东非的门户。
    ■a means of achieving a state or condition
    (达到某种状态或情景的)方法,途径
    the Christian symbolism of death as the gateway to life.
    死亡代表着获得生命的途径的基督教观念。
    ■(Computing)a device used to connect two different networks, especially a connection to the Internet
    (计算机)(尤指连接到互联网的)网关,网间连接器
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