1. 门阶
A doorstep is a step in front of a door on the outside of a building.

2. (记者)登门采访，蹲守
When journalists doorstep someone, they go to their home and try to get an interview or photographs, even when the person does not want to talk to them.

3. 在…住所近旁
If a place is on your doorstep, it is very near to where you live. If something happens on your doorstep, it happens very close to where you live.

1. the sill of a door
a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway

Synonym: doorsillthreshold