darken someone's door

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

darkened someone's door darkening someone's door darkens someone's door 三单 darkens someone's door darkening someone's door 现在分词 darkened someone's door 过去式 darkened someone's door 过去分词

别名

darken someone's doorstep darken someone's doorway

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To arrive at someone's residence or location, especially as an unexpected visitor.

    习语

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".

来源：wiktionary