open

1. V-T/V-I If you open something such as a door, window, or lid, or if it opens, its position is changed so that it no longer covers a hole or gap. 打開

He opened the window and looked out. 他打開窗戶往外看。

2. ADJ Open is also an adjective. 開著的

...an open window. …一扇開著的窗戶。

3. V-T If you open something such as a bottle, box, parcel, or envelope, you move, remove, or cut part of it so you can take out what is inside. 開封

I opened the letter. 我拆開了那封信。

4. ADJ Open is also an adjective. 打開的

...an open bottle of milk. …一瓶打開的牛奶。

5. PHRASAL VERB Open up means the same as open. 同(open)

He opened up a cage and lifted out a 6ft python. 他打開一個籠子，提起了一條6英尺長的蟒蛇。

6. V-T/V-I If you open something such as a book, an umbrella, or your hand, or if it opens, the different parts of it move away from each other so that the inside of it can be seen. 打開; 張開

He opened the heavy Bible. 他翻開了那本厚厚的《圣經(jīng)》。

The flower opens to reveal a bee. 花開了，露出來一只蜜蜂。

7. ADJ Open is also an adjective. 張開的

Without warning, Bardo smacked his fist into his open hand. 毫無預(yù)警地，巴多用拳頭啪地猛擊了他張開的手。

8. PHRASAL VERB Open out means the same as open. 同(open)

Keith took a map from the dashboard and opened it out on his knees. 基思從儀表板上拿了張地圖，攤開放在了膝蓋上。

9. V-T If you open a computer file, you give the computer an instruction to display it on the screen. 打開 (電腦文件)[計算機]

Double click on the icon to open the file. 雙擊圖標(biāo)來打開文件。

10. V-T/V-I When you open your eyes or your eyes open, you move your eyelids upward, for example, when you wake up, so that you can see. 睜開

When I opened my eyes I saw Melissa standing at the end of my bed. 我睜開雙眼時，看見梅利莎站在我的床腳。

11. ADJ Open is also an adjective. 睜著的

As soon as he saw that her eyes were open he sat up. 一看見她眼睛睜著，他馬上坐了起來。

12. V-T If you open your arms, you stretch them wide apart in front of you, usually in order to put them around someone. 張開 (雙臂)

She opened her arms and gave me a big hug. 她張開雙臂，緊緊地?fù)肀Я宋摇?/p>

13. V-T If you open your shirt or coat, you undo the buttons or pull down the zipper. 解開 (衣服)

I opened my coat and let him see the belt. 我解開外套，讓他看了看腰帶。

14. ADJ Open is also an adjective. 解開的[ADJ n, v-link ADJ]

The top can be worn buttoned up or open over a T-shirt. 這件上衣可以系上扣子或不系扣子套在T恤衫的外面穿。

ADJ

1. V-T/V-I If people open something such as a blocked road or a border, or if it opens, people can then pass along it or through it. 開放 (被封鎖的道路、邊界等)

The rebels have opened the road from Monrovia to the Ivory Coast. 叛亂分子開放了從蒙羅維亞到科特迪瓦的公路。

2. ADJ Open is also an adjective. 暢通的

We were part of an entire regiment that had nothing else to do but to keep that motorway open. 我們是整個團的一部分，這個團無其他任務(wù),只是保證公路暢通。

3. PHRASAL VERB Open up means the same as open. 同(open)

As rescue workers opened up roads today, it became apparent that some small towns were totally devastated. 今天營救人員清除路障時發(fā)現(xiàn)，顯然有些小鎮(zhèn)已完全淪為廢墟。

4. V-I If a place opens into another, larger place, you can move from one directly into the other. 通向 (更大的地方)

The corridor opened into a low smoky room. 這條走廊通向一個既低矮又煙霧彌漫的房間。

5. PHRASAL VERB Open out means the same as open. 同(open)

...narrow streets opening out into charming squares. …通向迷人的廣場的狹窄街道。

6. ADJ An open area is a large area that does not have many buildings or trees in it. 開闊的

Officers will also continue their search of nearby open ground. 警察們也會繼續(xù)搜尋附近的開闊地。

7. ADJ An open structure or object is not covered or enclosed. 無遮蓋的[ADJ n]

Don't leave a child alone in a room with an open fire. 別把小孩單獨放在有明火的房間里。

8. V-T/V-I When a shop, office, or public building opens or is opened, its doors are unlocked and the public can go in. 使開門營業(yè); 開門營業(yè)

Banks closed on Friday afternoon and did not open again until Monday morning. 銀行星期五下午關(guān)門，直到星期一早上才會再開門營業(yè)。

I'd been waiting for him to open the shop. 我一直在等他開門營業(yè)。

9. ADJ Open is also an adjective. 營業(yè)中的

The gallery is open Monday through Friday, 9 am to 6 pm. 美術(shù)館的開放時間為周一到周五，上午9點到下午6點。

10. V-T/V-I When a public building, factory, or company opens or when someone opens it, it starts operating for the first time. 使開張; 開張

The original station opened in 1954. 原來的車站是1954年啟用的。

The complex opens to the public tomorrow. 該建筑群明天向公眾開放。

11. ADJ If a factory or company remains open, it continues to operate. 運營中的[v-link ADJ]

The government says it's no longer willing to spend $170 million a month to keep the pits open. 政府宣稱將不愿再每月花費1.7億美元維持這些礦井的運轉(zhuǎn)。

...any operating subsidy required to keep the airline open. …維持航空公司運行所需要的任何運營補貼。

12. openingN-COUNT 運營的開始

He was there, though, for the official opening. 然而，他到了那兒是為了參加正式開幕。

13. ADJ If you describe a person or their character as open, you mean they are honest and do not want or try to hide anything or to deceive anyone. 坦誠的

He had always been open with her and she always felt she would know if he lied. 他對她一向很坦誠。而她也一直覺得如果他撒謊了，她是會知道的。

14. opennessN-UNCOUNT 坦率

...a relationship based on honesty and openness. …一種在誠實、坦率的基礎(chǔ)上建立起來的關(guān)系。

15. ADJ If you describe a situation, attitude, or way of behaving as open, you mean it is not kept hidden or secret. 公然的; 公開的[ADJ n]

The action is an open violation of the Vienna Convention. 這次行動是對《維也納公約》的公然違犯。

16. opennessN-UNCOUNT 公開性

...the new climate of political openness. …政治透明的新氣象。

17. ADJ If you are open to suggestions or ideas, you are ready and willing to consider or accept them. 愿意接受的[v-link ADJ 'to' n]

They are open to suggestions on how working conditions might be improved. 他們愿意接受有關(guān)工作條件如何改善的建議。

18. ADJ If you say that a system, person, or idea is open to something such as abuse or criticism, you mean they might receive abuse or criticism because of their qualities, effects, or actions. 容易受到 (辱罵、批評) 的[v-link ADJ 'to' n]

The system, though well-meaning, is open to abuse. 盡管這個制度立意很好，卻容易遭到濫用。

19. ADJ If you say that a fact or question is open to debate, interpretation, or discussion, you mean that people are uncertain whether it is true, what it means, or what the answer is. 有 (討論、解釋) 的余地

Her interpretation of the facts may be open to doubt. 她對事實的解釋可能有待質(zhì)疑。

20. ADJ You can use open to describe something that anyone is allowed to take part in or accept. 對公眾開放的

It's an open meeting, everybody's invited. 這是一個開放的會議，誰來都歡迎。

...an open invitation. …一個公開的邀請。

21.  ADJ If something such as an offer or job is open, it is available for someone to accept or apply for. (報價) 可用的; (職位) 空缺的[v-link ADJ]

The offer will remain open until further notice. 該報價將一直有效，直到另有通知。

22.  →see also opening

23.  ADJ If an opportunity or choice is open to you, you are able to do a particular thing if you choose to. 可供…利用的[v-link ADJ 'to' n]

There are a wide range of career opportunities open to young people. 有廣泛的求職機會可供年輕人選擇。

24.  V-T To open opportunities or possibilities means the same as to open them up. 提供 (機會)

The Chief of Naval Operations wants to open opportunities for women in the navy. 海軍作戰(zhàn)部部長想給海軍中的女性提供機會。

V-T

1. V-T/V-I If something such as a meeting or series of talks opens, or if someone opens it, it begins. 召開; 開始

...an emergency session of the Russian Parliament due to open later this morning. …將于今天上午晚些時候開始的一次俄羅斯議會緊急會議。

2. openingN-SING 開始

...a statement issued at the opening of the talks. …會談開始時發(fā)表的一項聲明。

3. V-T/V-I If an event such as a meeting or discussion opens with a particular activity, that activity is the first thing that happens or is dealt with. You can also say that someone such as a speaker or singer opens by doing a particular thing. (活動或活動表演者) 以…開始; 開始

The service opened with a hymn. 禮拜式以唱贊美詩開始。

I opened by saying, "Honey, you look sensational."

我以這句話作為開場白：“寶貝，你看起來真是棒極了！”

4. V-I On the stock exchange, the price at which currencies, shares, or commodities open is their value at the start of that day's trading. 開盤[商業(yè)]

Gold declined $2 in Zurich to open at $385.50. 蘇黎世證券交易所的金價跌了$2，以$385.50開盤。

5. V-I When a film, play, or other public event opens, it begins to be shown, be performed, or take place for a limited period of time. 開演

A photographic exhibition opens at the Smithsonian on Wednesday. 一個攝影展周三在史密森尼博物館開幕。

6. openingN-SING 開幕['the' N 'of' n]

He is due to attend the opening of the Asian Games on Saturday. 他定于星期六出席亞運會的開幕式。

7. V-T If you open an account with a bank or a commercial organization, you begin to use their services. 開立 (賬戶)

He tried to open an account at the branch of his bank nearest to his workplace. 他試圖在離他工作地點最近的銀行分行開立賬戶。

V-T

1. PHRASE If you do something in the open or out in the open, you do it outdoors rather than in a house or other building. 在戶外

Many are sleeping in the open because they have no shelter. 許多人因為沒有棲身之所而睡在戶外。

2. PHRASE If an attitude or situation is in the open or out in the open, people know about it and it is no longer kept secret. 公開的

They had advised us to keep it a secret, but we wanted it out in the open. 他們曾建議我們對其保密，但我們卻想將它公之于眾。

3. PHRASE If something is wide open, it is open to its full extent. 大開的

The child had left the inner door wide open. 這個孩子讓里面的門大開著。

4. PHRASE If you say that a competition, race, or election is wide open, you mean that anyone could win it, because there is no competitor who seems to be much better than the others. 勝負(fù)不確定的

The competition has been thrown wide open by the absence of the world champion. 世界冠軍的缺席使這場比賽變得勝負(fù)難定。

5. with open arms→see arm

6. to keep your eyes open→see eye

7. with your eyes open→see eye

8. to open your eyes→see eye

9. to open fire→see fire

10. to open your heart→see heart

11. the heavens open→see heaven

12. an open mind→see mind

13. to open your mind→see mind

14. to keep your options open→see option