| 单词 | doorjamb |
| 例句 | The children took the blankets and sheets down from the doorjambs and came back into the living room. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I meant to sweep dramatically out of the room, but of course I caught the toe of my boot on the doorjamb and dropped my books. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Her mom came back, set down the laundry basket she was carrying, leaned against the doorjamb, and folded her arms with a sly smile. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z I sat on the floor in the hall and leaned against the doorjamb, practically holding my breath. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I reached out and pressed a palm against either side of the doorjamb, pinning myself in the entrance to the kitchen. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “What is this about the doorjambs? That’s a great moment in the poem, where Whitman—I mean, you can feel him shouting at you: ‘Open the doors! Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Then my eyes went to the bed, and what was in it, and I stumbled back against the doorjamb. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He leaned against the doorjamb and hooked his fingers through the belt loops on his shorts. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z But at the same time, the rush takes over as I rig the hanger in the doorjamb and softly unclick the bottom lock. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Foursquare the doorjambs and the shining doors were set by the careful builder. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I leaned my head against the doorjamb and just breathed and listened and smelled. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The door closes behind me, leaving only the sliver of light under the doorjamb. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I held on to the doorjamb with my other hand and Styx heaved until I belly-flopped into the train car. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z His father leaned against the doorjamb to the living room, the phone cradled on his shoulder. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z His father did a right face, walked briskly to the doorway, and ran his finger along the doorjamb. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I put my hand in the doorjamb and slammed the door shut. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z And how stupid it was to put her finger in a doorjamb, hoping for the best in somebody. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z And will the tall, carroty-haired white man in fatigues stand by the doorjamb again, whistling a strange tune and staring fear into Florah and me? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Whiskers was stretched across the doorjamb, spread out as long as he could be, trying to catch every possible breath of air to cool off. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I leaned on the doorjamb, lending him my physical presence but said no more. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Joaquin leaned against the doorjamb, knocking his knuckles against it as if for luck. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z As he went on gazing at the hat and spurs, a small man with a large mustache came out of the shop to lounge against the doorjamb and grin at them. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Tariq will be standing there, grinning, one fist on the doorjamb and the other on his hip. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Then I picked the ladder up and darted across the room, but my aim was off and I slammed into the doorjamb. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The husband steadies himself against the doorjamb before inviting the men to enter his home. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I scan for the nearest door and see the familiar purple-blue light under a doorjamb in front of me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z ‘Um ...’ Frank got flustered, cleared his throat and shuffled off, running into the doorjamb on the way out. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The other policeman meantime was still at the doorjamb, revelling at the sight of my father being humiliated. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the ferret who was rewarded by the sight of the scarlet cloth being shoved through the doorjamb. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Like a street pup that wags its tail at the very doorjamb of the butcher shop he has been kicked away from only moments before, Helene smiled. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She put the tip of the knife into the doorjamb and jiggled it, and a second later, the door to Building 10 swung wide. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Mudgett gouged his initials into an old elm tree at his grandfather’s farm, where the family marked his growth with notches in a doorjamb. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Moss stood up and ran his fingers along the doorjamb, trying to find any indication of how this monster was wired. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z That doorjamb really hurt between my shoulder blades. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z As I searched for a place to sit my burden, I looked up and saw Mama leaning on the doorjamb to her room. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Chas shoved me, sending me back against the doorjamb as soon as I crossed the threshold into our room. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Then she took the biggest knife from the kitchen, slipped it into the doorjamb, and forced it until the dried-out wood splintered and came out in fragments. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can you have dogs in your building?” she asked him one night, leaning against the doorjamb while he placed books in a half-open box. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I turned to see my father leaning in the doorjamb, bleary-eyed, hair tangled, dressed in a mud-splashed shirt and jeans. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The other holds him upright against the doorjamb. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z My sister was suspicious, so she only put her pinky finger in the little space in the hinge between the door and the doorjamb. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Like he was afraid to hit his head on every doorjamb. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Sam leaned against the doorjamb as the screeching song ended and a slower but equally loud ballad began. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He pulled his hands away self-consciously and leaned back against the doorjamb. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Reginald hopped up, braced his paws against the doorjamb, wrapped his mouth around the doorknob, and executed a flawless turn and push. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They stuffed this around the doorjamb and fixed it over the knotholes with thumbtacks borrowed from the Fujitas. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He stopped at the kitchen door and held on to both doorjambs as if he was holding up the house, showing us the mustache he’d grown. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I pull my red scarf closer as the cold air bites at my face and neck, looking down to see if his wallet is still wedged in the doorjamb before storming over to him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I hold my breath and slip around the doorjamb into the outer corridor. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z If you want to use antique doors in an existing home, be prepared to trim the door to fit or to replace the doorjambs and surrounding trim. 12 Smart Salvage Ideas 2010-08-09T16:21:00Z He was not, I should clarify, a handyman or the kind of hobbyist who might fix a doorjamb or build a birdhouse. So many books to help you get rid of stuff (like too many books) 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Every eloquent expanse of empty wall is limned by a trill of thin stripes defining doorjambs, drawn curtains and window frames. Review | This Edward Hopper exhibition on hotels is worth an extended stay 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z His Gordon Macleod is a drunken brute who slams his wife’s face into the doorjamb. He’s 19. She’s 48 and Married. When They Play Doubles Tennis, It’s a Match. 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z If you want the doorjambs — the inner body-colored part of your doors — to match, it can easily take an extra day or so since the area has numerous crevices. What to know before getting your car wrapped 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z “I’d had my head slammed into doorjambs, been strangled, thrown off a porch, had my head beaten into the ground, chased down the street with a shotgun,” she told me. The Hidden Epidemic of Brain Injuries From Domestic Violence 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z “We hung blankets in front of the windows, put towels around the doorjambs and put other blankets on the floors just trying to keep the heat in,” Abelson said. Record-breaking Sierra snow buries towns, closes highways 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Hours later, the doorjamb was clearly broken and the door was hanging ajar. People Tied to Project Veritas Scrutinized in Theft of Diary From Biden’s Daughter 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z "Nobody answered so he folded it in half and stuck it in the doorjamb." Texas GOP set to pass voting restrictions after 3 Democrats break ranks and return after 38 days 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z “Nobody answered so he folded it in half and stuck it in the doorjamb.” Fight Over Voting Rights in Texas Nears End as Democrats Return 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z “If you envision the Supreme Court, every door is open, people are in the hall leaning against doorjambs, talking, chatting, laughing,” Cantil-Sakauye told reporters Wednesday on a Zoom call. The vaccines are coming. A divided and distrustful America awaits. 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z One morning, on her way to an exam she was sure she could pass, she declined to kiss the mezuza, a holy parchment on the doorjambs of devout Jews. Gisèle Halimi, French human rights lawyer, dies at 93 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Chaudhari purchased new doors and doorjambs, paint, gypsum wallboard, sinks, countertops and more at Kearney stores and hired people to do the repair work. Community helps Kearney hotel owner recover from flood 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z In Jewish tradition, the case containing parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah is attached to the doorjamb of a Jewish home. Other congregations moved to suburbs, but Baltimore’s Beth Am Synagogue celebrates $5.5 million overhaul in place 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The dimpled doorjamb, hacked by the machete, had not been repaired. Women Are Fleeing Death at Home. The U.S. Wants to Keep Them Out. 2019-08-18T04:00:00Z The demonstrators clasped hands with one other and then epoxied themselves in the doorjambs. On Capitol Hill, Democrats seek to make Mueller hearing ‘stick’ as climate change protesters become unglued 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z Members of the group did not provide their names to Fox News, nor did they answer what substance they used to glue themselves to the doorjamb. Environmental protesters glue themselves to tunnels under Capitol 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z At that moment, the driver, identified by Tardy as Twyman, started the engine and moved the vehicle backward, catching the deputy in the doorjamb, the video shows. Video shows deputies firing 34 shots at car in killing of unarmed man, prompting questions 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z I am forever falling sideways, lurching into bookcases or banisters or doorjambs. ‘A crunch. A rip. Pain spread like a stain’: my lifetime of back trouble | Maggie O'Farrell 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z The demonstrators spotted the vice president standing in the doorjamb at the top of the Senate steps and screeched, their decibel level now spiking. Trump administration plows through Kavanaugh chaos 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z I head to the kitchen with the dinner dishes, and after a while she comes to stand on the threshold, leaning against the doorjamb, whiskey glass in hand. “A Refugee Crisis” 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Today the wood goes towards the fabrication of doorjambs, crown moulding, sound boards for pianos, and other uses. Trees older than America: a primeval Alaskan forest is at risk in the Trump era 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z They first exchange words in the hallway of the red-lit motel where they’re both staying; he leaning casually against a doorjamb, she not allowing herself to get pulled into conversation. Laura Lippman blends literary flair and intricate plots in her crime fiction 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z I held onto both her and the doorjamb, as the apartment began to shake all around us. Here's what it was like to live through the terror of the Northridge earthquake, which hit 24 years ago 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z Not only was she courteous and thorough, she went above and beyond, explaining how to easily repair the doorjamb. KeyArena staff keeps crowds, grads moving 2017-06-25T04:00:00Z A few weeks later, two older boys pushed my hand into a doorjamb and slammed it shut on my little finger, severing it at the first segment. The ungrateful refugee: ‘We have no debt to repay’ 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z “That’s not something you want to deal with, and I was hanging onto the doorjamb when the door slammed on my hand over and over again,” Hood said. Local hero has saved 10 lives so far as a diver 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z I remember, age 5, kneeling at my grandmother’s dressing table, while my grandmother, without my noticing her, watched from around the doorjamb. Pretty Girls Are Supposed to Smile 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Leaning against a doorjamb at the party, Mr. Wilmore told me the whole experience was “surreal.” Following Larry Wilmore Before His Big Night 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z We sat on the couch with another relative while Moalin’s mother, dressed in a black hijab, sat on the floor, leaning against a doorjamb. How to Catch a Terrorist 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z The project — known as The Wild Life of Our Home — relies on volunteers who swab pillowcases, cutting boards and doorjambs, then send samples in for analysis. Getting to Know Our Microbial Roommates 2013-05-27T21:14:38Z The woman inside the bedroom shuffles in slippers to look through the peephole, then removes the fork acting as a doorjamb. Why a Heroin Vaccine Isn't a Fix-It 2013-05-27T16:15:03.563Z Once in the closet, Rose would pound on the door, or scream for help, staff members said, and once her hand was slammed in the doorjamb while being locked inside. Is Public School Discipline Too Harsh? 2012-09-11T00:05:14Z One bullet was found in the doorjamb of the jewelry store, but Mr. Browne said the police had not determined if it had hit Mr. Kennedy first. Police Fired 12 Shots in Killing Near Times Square 2012-08-12T20:00:07Z Winston leaned against the doorjamb, half in and half out, exhausted from a day-long ride reviewing gun emplacements along the shore. Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z If he must send e-mail, he consults a handwritten note Ms. Raquib has taped to the doorjamb near his state-of-the-art Macintosh computer in a study overflowing with books and papers. Shy U.S. Intellectual Created Playbook Used in a Revolution 2011-02-17T02:32:04Z The men passed their hands over doorjambs and window frames as if casting a spell — or delivering a blessing. Can We Build in a Brighter Shade of Green? 2010-09-25T22:18:00Z He had moved his chair near the door of Mr. Sim's sitting-room, where Calvin was, and now peered round the doorjamb, his body invisible, his little wizen face appearing as if hung in air. The Wooing of Calvin Parks A tiny device on the doorjamb, down near the floor, went zzzt! and then there was silence. Thin Edge "Perhaps I'd better inquire first if it's convenient for them to let us in now," Williams said, as he bounded after his prospective customer and knocked gently on the doorjamb. Elkan Lubliner, American "I'll—" Something came twisting forward to hit the doorframe, it dropped just inside the doorjamb. History Repeats All she could do was lean against the doorjamb and try to catch her breath. Unwise Child The door would not stay closely shut—the doorjamb had sagged a little and the wind kept blowing the door ajar. Roughing it De Luxe Major Connel was leaning against the doorjamb, a wide grin on his face. The Revolt on Venus He cautiously peeked around the doorjamb, playing it up for comic effect. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town Besides, I'm starting to suspect that the doorjamb didn't fail, that it was sabotaged by some malevolently playful goon from the sanatorium. Eastern Standard Tribe "All right, then," she said sullenly, and pressed her back against the doorjamb, making way for him. Undo, a Novel By Joe Hutsko He is a big, hulking boy of thirteen, and he fought like a little tiger, holding on to posts and doorjambs as we passed. Dear Enemy The fat man leaned against the doorjamb and pushed back his wide black hat. The Heart of the Range Hannibal and Yancy watched them mount and ride away, then the boy said: "Uncle Bob, now them ladies have gone, won't you please show me them dints you made in the doorjamb?" The Prodigal Judge He acquired his black eye in the same way in which all married men acquire a black eye—by running against a doorjamb while trying to find the ice-water pitcher in the dark. Europe Revised He was turning back when his eye fell upon the battered wooden doll set upright against his doorjamb, holding stiffly in its jointed arms a bit of paper folded like a note. Under the Redwoods Before he pulled out his tobacco bag he leaned the rifle against the doorjamb. The Heart of the Range |
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