back door
noun
uk/ˌbæk ˈdɔːr/us/ˌbæk ˈdɔːr/[C]
adoorat the back orsideof abuilding, or at the back of avehicle:
（建筑或交通工具的）后门There's someoneatthe backdoor.后门处有一个人。
Heopenedthe backdoorandgesturedfor her to get into thecar.他打开后门，示意她上车。
[S]
used to refer to anindirectway ofachievingsomething,especiallyso thatpeopledo notknowabout it and so cannotobjectto it:
（比喻意义的）后门，不正当的秘密途径HMI is to beprivatisedbythe backdoorbecause thehalfof HMI who will not beemployedby it will have to go and set up asprivateconsultants.皇家教育监督局其实是以一种偷偷摸摸的方式私有化，因为那部分不再被雇用的人员将不得不自立门户成为私人顾问。
Thedatacollectionexercisewasdesignedtoopenthe backdoortoanenergyconsumptiontaxonhomeowners.资料收集的设计方式其实是为将来向房屋所有人征收能源消费税偷偷铺路。
Parts of buildings: doors & parts of doors
- architrave
- bell push
- bi-fold
- cat flap
- door
- doorway
- draught excluder
- entryway
- fire door
- five-bar gate
- knob
- knocker
- letterbox
- purging
- revolving door
- screen door
- shoji
- stage door
- up-and-over
- weatherboarding
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