open
- IPA[ˈōp(ə)n]
美式
- allowing access, passage, or a view through an empty space; not closed or blocked up;(of a container) not fastened or sealed
- move or adjust (a door or window) so as to leave a space allowing access and view;(of a door or window) be moved or adjusted to leave a space allowing access and view
- outdoors, especially in an exposed or unprotected setting;not subject to concealment; made public
verb: open, 3rd person present: opens, gerund or present participle: opening, past tense: opened, past participle: opened
noun: open, plural noun: Opens
- 釋義
- 片語
形容詞
- 1. allowing access, passage, or a view through an empty space; not closed or blocked up the pass is kept open all year by snowplows it was a warm evening and the window was open 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a container) not fastened or sealed the case burst open and its contents flew all over the place
- ▪ (of a garment or its fasteners) not buttoned or fastened his tie was knotted below the open collar of his shirt 同義詞
- ▪ (of the mouth or eyes) with lips or lids parted his eyes were open but he could see nothing
- ▪ (of a fabric) loosely knitted or woven.
- ▪ (of the bowels) not constipated.
- 2. exposed to the air or to view; not covered an open fire burned in the grate days without food and water in an open boat
- ▪ (of an area of land) not covered with buildings or trees increasing numbers of new houses in open countryside 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ US (of a team member in a game) unguarded and therefore able to receive a pass the trick is spreading the defense so that at least one receiver gets open
- ▪ damaged or injured by a deep cut in the surface he had his arm slashed open
- ▪ likely to suffer from or be affected by; vulnerable or subject to the system is open to abuse
- ▪ (of a goal or other object of attack in a game) unprotected; vulnerable.
- ▪ (of a town or city) officially declared to be undefended, and so immune under international law from bombardment.
- 3. with the outer edges or sides drawn away from each other; unfolded the trees had buds and a few open flowers 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a book or file) with the covers parted or the contents in view, allowing it to be read she was copying verses from an open Bible
- ▪ (of a hand) not clenched into a fist.
- 4. (of a store, place of entertainment, etc.) officially admitting customers or visitors; available for business the store stays open until 9 p.m. 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a bank account) available for transactions the minimum required to keep the account open
- ▪ (of a phone line) ready to take calls our free advice line is open from 8:30 to 5:30
- 5. freely available or accessible; offered without restriction the service is open to all students at the university 同義詞
- ▪ (of a choice, offer, or opportunity) still available; such that people can take advantage of it the offer is open while supplies last we need to consider what options are left open
- ▪ with no restrictions on those allowed to attend or participate each horse had won two open races an open audition was announced 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a ticket) not restricted as to day of travel I have an open ticket, so I can travel any day I like
- ▪ (of a set) not containing any of its limit points.
- 6. (of a person) frank and communicative; not given to deception or concealment I was quite open about my views she was open and naive 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ not concealed; manifest his eyes showed open admiration 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of conflict) fully developed and unconcealed the dispute erupted into open war
- ▪ involving no concealment, restraint, or deception; welcoming discussion, criticism, and inquiry the conclusions were reached in open discussion 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a game or style of play) characterized by action which is spread out over the field both sides played fast, open rugby to produce a high-scoring game
- 7. (of a question, case, or decision) not finally settled; still admitting of debate students' choice of major can be kept open until the second year 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of the mind) accessible to new ideas; unprejudiced I'm keeping an open mind about my future 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ receptive to the union was open to suggestions for improvements 同義詞
- ▪ admitting of; making possible the message is open to different interpretations
- 8. (of a string) allowed to vibrate along its whole length.
- ▪ (of a note) sounded from an open string or pipe.
- ▪ (of a pipe) unstopped at each end.
- 9. (of a vowel) produced with a relatively wide opening of the mouth and the tongue kept low.
- ▪ (of a syllable) ending in a vowel.
- 10. (of an electrical circuit) having a break in the conducting path.
動詞
- 1. move or adjust (a door or window) so as to leave a space allowing access and view she opened the door and went in “Open up!” he said 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a door or window) be moved or adjusted to leave a space allowing access and view the door opened and a man came out
- ▪ undo or remove the lid, cover, or fastening of (a container, package, letter, etc.) to get access to the contents he opened a bottle inexpertly, spilling some of the wine can we open the presents now? 同義詞
- ▪ part the lips or lids of (a mouth or eye) she opened her mouth to argue
- ▪ (of the mouth or eyes) have the lips or lids parted her eyes slowly opened
- ▪ come apart; lose or lack its protective covering old wounds opened and I bled a little bit
- ▪ improve or make possible access to or passage through the president announced that his government would open the border
- ▪ cause evacuation of (the bowels).
- ▪ (of a panorama) come into view; spread out before someone stop to marvel at the views that open out below
- ▪ achieve a clear view of (a place) by sailing past a headland or other obstruction we shall open Simon's Bay at any minute now
- 2. unfold or be unfolded; spread out the eagle opened its wings and circled up into the air the tail looks like a fan when it is opened out fully 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ part the covers or display the contents of (a book or file) to read it she opened her book at the prologue
- 3. make officially ready for customers, visitors, or business one woman raised $731 by opening her home and selling coffee and tea
- ▪ be made ready for customers, visitors, or business the mall didn't open until 10
- ▪ officially or ceremonially declare (a building, road, etc.) to be completed and ready for use we will have to wait until a new bypass is opened before we can tackle the problem of congestion
- 4. formally establish or begin (a new business or enterprise) she began to teach and opened her own school we opened up a branch in Madrid
- ▪ (of an event or a new business or enterprise) be formally established or started two new restaurants open this week the incident occurred just before the Olympic Games were due to open 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ take the action required to begin using they have the £10 necessary to open a savings account click twice to open a file for the software selected
- 5. make (something) present, available, or accessible a civil war there has opened the possibility of a peace treaty with the Federation
- 6. (of a piece of writing or music) begin the chapter opens with a discussion of Anglo-Irish relations
- ▪ (of a counsel in a law court) make a preliminary statement in a case before calling witnesses Comyn opened for the plaintiff Bernard had opened the case
- ▪ make (the first bid) in the auction West opened 2NT do not open with fewer than twelve points
- 7. break the conducting path of (an electrical circuit) the switch opens the motor circuit
- ▪ (of an electrical circuit or device) suffer a break in its conducting path the problem was caused when a switch opened at the substation
名詞
- 1. outdoors, especially in an exposed or unprotected setting guests were sitting in the open on the terrace
- ▪ not subject to concealment; made public we have never let our dislike for him come into the open
- 2. a championship or competition with no restrictions on who may compete his victory in the 2003 Australian Open
- 3. an accidental break in the conducting path for an electric current.