darken someone's door

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To arrive at someone's residence or location, especially as an unexpected visitor. idiomatic
    — "I'll tell you, Peter," said I, "were I my lord, and a friend or kinsman of mine should leave the town while the court was sitting, that kinsman, or be he what he liked, should never darken my door again."

词形变化

darkens someone's door present,singular,third-person darkening someone's door participle,present darkened someone's door participle,past darkened someone's door past darken someone's doorstep alternative darken someone's doorway alternative

词源

Probably from the observation that one's shadow falling upon a door whilst standing at it causes it to appear darkened. Alternatively, possibly derived from an old sense of darken meaning "to lie in wait, loiter, lurk".
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