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Meaning of 吃闭门羹

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吃 chī 闭 bì 门 mén 羹 gēng (Trad.: 吃閉門羹)
to be refused entrance (idiom); to find the door closed
Example Sentences
1
我在施乐公司工作了四年
,
直到我不再为吃闭门羹而发怵
。
FOR four years until I overcame my fear of knocking on doors and being rejected.
2
我不能要她们吃闭门羹
,
因为这不只是我的房间
,
我不能把它紧锁
。
I can't lock them out because it's not my room to lock.
3
另一些人认为
,
即使得到学位
,
这个波多黎各毕业生仍将吃闭门羹
。
Others feel that even with a degree, doors will remain closed simply because the graduate is Puerto Rican.
4
不过当广播变成主要的娱乐形式时
,
因为杂耍表演者的戏法大多都是视觉上的
,
所以他们只能吃闭门羹
。
When radio became the main form of entertainment, however, jugglers were left out because their acts were mostly visual.
5
当您外出时
,
传统门铃必然会让来访者吃闭门羹
,
而智能远程转移门铃却彻底解决了这一令人无奈至极的棘手问题
。
For instance, when you are out, the traditional doorbells will keep the visitors out, while the intelligent remote doorbell has completely solved this extremely frustrating problem.