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