English Dictionary

at the door

前置詞句

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see at, the, door. / Ringing the doorbell or knocking on the door. / At the first threshold of the event itself rather than in advance.

日本語の意味

玄関先にいる、または玄関においてベルを鳴らす・ノックする行為を示す。 / 物事の開始直前、つまり正式な始まりの入り口に立つ状態を表す（転じて、事態が本格的に始まる寸前の状態）。

I heard a faint scratching at the door and went to see who it was.

かすかな引っかき音がドアの前で聞こえたので、誰が来たのか確かめに行った。

意味（1）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see at, the, door.

Colette had met them at the door and told them what they owed and they laughed at her.

意味（2）

Ringing the doorbell or knocking on the door.

The delivery man is at the door.

意味（3）

At the first threshold of the event itself rather than in advance.

You can buy tickets at the door, but they will be pricier.