gateway
n
1 way in and out that can be closed by a gate or gates 大門口
Don't stand there blocking the gateway! 別站在那兒擋著門口!
2 (usu sing 通常作單數) ~ to sth (fig 比喻)
(a) place through which one must go to reach somewhere else 門徑; 關口
The port of Dover is England's gateway to Europe. 多佛港是英國進入歐洲的大門.
(b) means of gaining sth desired 方法; 手段; 途徑
A good education can be the gateway to success. 良好的教育是通往成功之路.