garage-door
UKˈɡær.ɑːʒ dɔː(r)USɡəˈrɑːʒ dɔːr
Meaning
1n.
车库门
Usage
The garage-door opener is not working, so we have to open it manually.
车库门开启器坏了，所以我们得手动开门。
He painted the garage-door white to match the house.
他把车库门漆成了白色，以与房子相配。
A loud noise came from the garage-door as it rolled up.
卷帘车库门在升起时发出了很大的噪音。
Etymology
garage-door 是一个现代复合词，其词源故事清晰地反映了其功能。garage 来自法语，原指“庇护所”，后专指存放汽车的场所；door 是日耳曼语源的古老词汇，泛指各种入口屏障。两者结合直指“车库的门”，词义由两个语素字面叠加构成，毫无歧义地指向现代含义。