open

Word family noun the open opener opening openness open dayopen-heart surgeryopen houseopening timeopen letteropen marketopen marriageopen primaryopen prisonopen sandwichopen seasonopen sesameopen systemopen verdictopenworkadjective open opening unopened openableopen-airopen-eyedopen-handedopen-heartedopen-mindedopen-mouthedopen-planverb open adverb openly

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o·pen1 /ˈəʊpən $ ˈoʊ-/ S1 W1 adjectiveadj

1 door/container etc 门/容器等OPEN not closed, so that things, people, air etc can go in and out or be put in and out 开着的，打开的 OPP closed, shut

He threw the door open and ran down the stairs.

他猛地打开门，往楼下跑去。

an open window

打开的窗户

The gates swung silently open.

大门悄悄地打开了。

The bar door flew open and a noisy group burst in.

酒吧的门猛地弹开，冲进来一群吵吵闹闹的人。

All the windows were wide open (=completely open).

所有的窗户都大开着。

She looked at the open suitcase with surprise.

她惊讶地看着打开的手提箱。

There was an open bottle of wine on the table.

桌上有一瓶打开的葡萄酒。

2 eyes/mouth 眼睛/嘴OPEN not closed, so that your eyelids or your lips are apart 〔眼睛或嘴〕未合上的，张开的

I was so sleepy, I couldn’t keep my eyes open.

我困得眼睛都睁不开了。

He was fast asleep with his mouth wide open.

他大张着嘴，睡得很熟。

3 not enclosed 未围住的 [only before noun]SHOW/LET somebody SEE something not enclosed, or with no buildings, walls, trees etc 开阔的，未围上的

There was open ground at the end of the lane.

小巷的尽头有一片开阔地。

open spaces such as parks and gardens

像公园和花园这类空地

open countryside/country

At weekends people want to leave the town for open countryside.

到了周末，人们就想离开城镇到开阔的乡村去。

A shoal of fish swam past heading for the open sea (=part of the sea away from land).

一群鱼游过，朝外海游去。

The car’s performance is good, especially going fast on the open road (=a road without traffic where you can drive fast).

这辆车性能不错，在畅通无阻的道路上快速行驶时尤其出色。

4 not covered 无遮盖的COVER without a roof or cover 无顶的，无遮盖的

The president was riding with his wife in an open car.

总统和他的夫人乘坐一辆敞篷车。

Martin was struggling with the sails on the open deck.

马丁在露天甲板上费力地扯着船帆。

an open drain

排水明沟

open to the sky/air/elements

Many of the tombs had been robbed and left open to the sky.

许多坟墓被盗，裸露在青天白日之下。

5 the open air OUT/OUTSIDEoutdoors 户外，室外，露天

in the open air

The dancing was outside, in the open air.

舞会在户外举行。

Jane wanted to rush to the door and get out into the open air.

简很想冲到门口，到外面去。

→ open-air

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in the open air• Each summer, they perform a play in the open air.• Mexicans traditionally dry chillies in the open air.• It begins with a wedding celebration taking place in the open air.• John Wesley preached at North Cave in 1761, probably in a barn or in the open air.• It was nice to be out in the open air after being stuck in the office all day.• Mervyn liked best to work alone, in the open air, and was very observant.• There are at present opportunities to undertake agricultural and horticultural work in the open air at 23 young offender institutions.• Generally feels better in the open air, except the eyes which stream.• An 1874 picture by one Dudley P.. Flanders shows a circus performing in the open air in Tucson.• Outside, in the open air, it was glorious.• Discomfort in the open air was far preferable to him.

6 business/building etc 生意/大楼等 [not before noun]BBTREADY ready for business and allowing customers, visitors etc to enter 开放的，营业的 OPP closed, shut

The museum is open daily in the summer months.

夏季里这座博物馆每天开放。

The offices are also open at weekends.

办事处周末照常营业。

After the security alert, most of the firms affected were open for business on Monday morning.

安全警报过后，大多数受到影响的公司都在星期一上午恢复营业。

The villagers are anxious that their local school is kept open.

村民们非常希望他们当地的学校能够继续办下去。

I declare this exhibition open (=officially say that it is now open).

我宣布本次展览会开幕。

7 not restricted 不受限制的FREE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT allowing everyone, or everyone in a group, to take part in something, know about something, or have a chance to win something 人人都可参加的，对公众开放的

open to

The competition is open to all readers in the UK.

英国的所有读者都可以参加这次比赛。

In many schools, governors’ meetings are not open to the public.

在许多学校，董事会议是不对公众开放的。

The discussion was then thrown open for the audience’s questions.

这场讨论后来变成开放式，接受听众的提问。

an open meeting

开放式会议

The men’s race appears wide open (=anyone could win it).

这场男子赛跑胜负未定。

The painting would fetch several hundred dollars on the open market (=a market in which anyone can buy or sell).

这幅画在公开市场上可卖到好几百美金。

8 opportunity 机会 [not before noun]AVAILABLE if an opportunity, a possible action, a job etc is open to you, you have the chance to do it 〔机会、可能的行动、工作等〕可用的；可拥有的

The job is being kept open for her.

她仍有机会得到这份工作。

open to

The 1960s was a period when greater opportunities were open to women.

20世纪60年代，女性有了更多的机会。

So what other options are open to us?

那么我们还有什么其他的选择？

There is only one course of action open to the local authority.

地方当局只有一个办法可以采用。

9 not secret 不保密的 [only before noun]HIDE/NOT SHOW actions, feelings, intentions etc that are open are not hidden or secret 公开的，不加掩饰的

Her father watched her with open admiration.

她父亲以不加掩饰的赞赏目光看着她。

open hostility between the two nations

两国之间公开的敌对状态

The party was calling for more open government (=when the government makes information freely available).

该政党呼吁要有更多的政务公开。

The case will be tried in open court (=in a court where everything is public).

这个案子将进行公开审理。

It is an open secret (=it is supposed to be secret, but most people know about it) that she is having an affair with another man.

她和另一个男人有染已是公开的秘密。

10 honest 诚实的HONEST honest and not wanting to hide any facts from other people 坦率的，坦诚的

open with

The couple are quite open with each other about their feelings.

这对夫妻彼此之间开诚布公。

open about

She was quite open about her ambitions.

她对自己的志向相当坦白。

his friendly, open manner

他那友善而坦诚的态度

► see thesaurus at honest

11 clothes 衣服DCCFASTEN/DO UP not fastened 未系好的，未扣上的

the open neck of his shirt

他敞开的衬衫领口

She was wearing an open jacket.

她敞着身上的夹克。

12 not yet decided 未决定的DECIDE needing more discussion or thought before a decision can be made 未定的，待决定的

The matter remains an open question.

这件事仍待确定。

open to

The new rates of pay are open to negotiation.

新的工资还有待商议。

The test results are open to interpretation.

化验结果有待解释。

keep/leave your options open

Officers investigating her death are keeping their options open.

调查她死因的警员暂时未下定论。

13 open to something

a) PROBABLYlikely to suffer from something or be affected by something 易受某事物损害的，容易被某事物影响的

The magazine’s editor is open to criticism in allowing the article to be printed.

该杂志的编辑会因允许刊登此文而遭受批评。

The regulations are open to abuse by companies.

这些法规很容易被各公司滥用。

He has left himself open to accusations of dishonesty.

他使自己陷于被人指责为不诚实的境地。

b) SUGGESTwilling to consider something new or to accept something new 乐于接受某新事物的

Teachers need to be open to children’s ideas.

教师要乐于倾听儿童的各种想法。

The committee is open to suggestions.

该委员会乐于接受各种建议。

The owners of the building want to sell and are open to offers.

业主想要出售大楼并欢迎报价。

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left ... open to• At some point Rufus himself had taken the things out of the fridge and left the door open to defrost it.• By building a computerized society, the United States has left itself wide open to electronic attack.• He said the Tories had left themselves open to Labour attacks by guaranteeing key public spending while pledging to cut taxes.• Nor is this the only area in which the former chairman has left himself open to potential conflicts of interest.• By running for deputy, he has left himself open to the accusation that he has no hope of becoming leader.• When left open to the atmosphere, some particles of a liquid escape into the gas phase.• This was a covering curtain with a central aperture which left the arena open to the sky.

14 not blocked 未被封堵的TTRTC if a road or line of communication is open, it is not blocked and can be used 可通行的；畅通的

We try to keep the mountain roads open all through the winter.

我们力图保持山路在整个冬季都畅通。

15 spread apart 展开的 spread apart instead of closed, curled over etc 展开的，伸开的

At night the flowers were open.

夜里花开了。

Johnson raised an open hand.

约翰逊举起摊开的手掌。

He was sitting in bed with a book lying open (=with its pages apart so it can be read) on his knees.

他坐在床上，腿上放着一本摊开的书。

16 an open mind INDEPENDENT PERSONif you have an open mind, you deliberately do not make a decision or form a definite opinion about something 开放的思想，不怀有成见

It’s important to keep an open mind as you study the topic.

研究这个题目时，不抱成见很重要。

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keep an open mind• Still, it was as well to keep an open mind.• We must keep an open mind about the possible presence of ores.• I think you should keep an open mind and enjoy being with people.• Until the Profitboss makes a decision, he keeps an open mind as to what that decision might be.• While keeping an open mind, most archaeologists remain extremely doubtful.• Before he resolves a problem, he keeps an open mind on how that problem might be resolved.• Police Commission members have vowed to keep an open mind on the finalists.• In interviews after their inaugural meeting last Thursday, all vowed to keep an open mind on whoever comes before the panel.

17 be open to question/doubt NOT SUREif something is open to question, there are doubts about it 有疑问，令人怀疑

Whether the new situation is an improvement is open to question.

这一新局面是否算是一种改善仍令人怀疑。

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be open to question/doubt• The authenticity of the relics is open to doubt.• Whether this kind of Labour Party is capable of winning a general election is open to doubt.• Their motives are open to question.• But whether Republicans want to cooperate is open to question.• In particular, the significance of the small number who say their work has been deskilled is open to question.• The entire business of basing regulations on animal tests is open to question.• The President acceded to the Chancellor's request for two reasons, both of which were open to question.• Whether the yeast could ever be as abundant as this is open to question.• It also is open to question how well equipped courts are to make this kind of determination-about the workings of economic markets.• Even if, as is open to question, screen violence really does invite emulation, that is the wrong approach.

18 welcome/greet somebody/something with open arms FRIENDLYto be very pleased to see someone or something 热烈地欢迎/迎接某人/某事物

Mike will be welcomed back into the team with open arms.

迈克归队将受到热烈的欢迎。

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welcome/greet somebody/something with open arms• And if the turnout was any indication, the parish was welcoming them with open arms.• Did I welcome him with open arms?• He greeted Riley with open arms.• Would you welcome them with open arms?• Mind, I welcomed them with open arms because it meant I could stay off school.• Now we welcome death with open arms, especially when we are old.• He welcomed them with open arms, talked freely, played draughts with the younger and learned tables from the elder.

19 an open invitation

a) VISITan invitation to visit someone whenever you like 随时可以来访的邀请

b) EASYsomething that makes it easier for criminals to steal, cheat etc 容易引来犯罪分子的情况

an open invitation to

The lack of security measures provides an open invitation to crime.

缺乏安全措施为犯罪分子提供了可乘之机。

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open to• Is there an open invitation to abuse even in some of the innocent parts?• The wizards designing Macintosh considered it an open invitation to childlike play, and judged that ability among its chief attributes.• It would also have been an open invitation to civic disturbance.• The Carter team feared that the remark and the attitude it conveyed would be an open invitation to execute Kim.• The latter is not an open invitation to intervention or a threat to sovereignty.• I extend to the hon. Gentleman an open invitation to join me on any subsequent occasion.• In my opinion, a skip should be regarded as an open invitation to selective plundering.• If a thief steals it, you could be giving him an open invitation to your home!

20 be an open book KNOW somethingto be something that you know and understand very well 是…非常熟悉的事物，是…很了解的事物

The natural world was an open book to him.

他对自然界了如指掌。

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be an open book• I'd always thought of Jeff as an open book.• To them my future was an open book.• Our foreign dealings are an open book generally a check book.

21 the door is open there is an opportunity for someone to do something 大有机会，大门敞开着

the door is open to

Schoolgirls are being told that the door is open to them to pursue careers in science.

女学生们被告知，她们是有机会从事科学事业的。

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open to• Improve it and the door is open to summer invasions like that of the Lake District.

22. keep your eyes/ears open NOTICEto keep looking or listening so that you will notice anything that is important, dangerous etc 睁大眼睛看/竖起耳朵听〔以便注意到重要的、危险的等事情〕

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keep your eyes/ears open• All of you - walk around Pentonville and keep your ears open.• Go back to bed only when you can no longer keep your eyes Open.• Swing the boat south, keep her eyes open.• The daily firings produced by the withering economy offered loopholes of opportunity for a young man who kept his eyes open.• The basic rules of self-defence are quite simple: keep your eyes open and you can usually avoid trouble.• You know how to keep your eyes open and your mouth shut.• Remembering his duty, he strode briskly up the stairs, keeping his eyes open for any suspicious signs.• By then keeping her eyes open was less of an effort.

23. open weave/texture TIMcloth with an open weave or texture has wide spaces between the threads 〔织物的〕稀松织法/质地

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open weave/texture• The cheese is only lightly pressed, which explains its slightly open texture.• The inevitably open texture of such a document leaves a great degree of discretion in the hands of the judiciary.

→ keep an eye open (for something) at eye1(14), → with your eyes open at eye1(19), → open-eyed

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open• Highway 5 is blocked by snow, but Route 35 remains open.• I was so tired I could hardly keep my eyes open.• Like a foot in the door, they can leave a channel stuck open.• She lay on her stomach, tangled in sheets, eyes closed and mouth open.• Ben was staring at her with his mouth wide open.• Diana's very easy to talk to because she's so open.• Greg has always been very open about his sexuality.• I am bothered by your open admiration of these criminals.• Only then, in the shock of the open air at last, did we break ranks and go our separate ways.• Outside, in the open air, it was glorious.• Do you know you left the window wide open all night?• As her mouth fell innocently open and her body relaxed, Ludovico Castelfranco examined her closely.• Emily realised that her handbag was open and her money gone.• I try to be open and honest with my employees and let them know exactly what's going on.• Bill's white shirt was open at the collar.• an open carriage• frank and open discussions• I'm sorry, but the doctor doesn't have anything open for this afternoon.• He's a nice looking young man with a open, honest smile.• Her blouse came open in front of a nationwide TV audience!• He had a very open nature.• A book lay open on the table.• an open sewer• The result is a more free-flowing, open sound.• an open staircase• He would lie there quietly, eyes wide open, taking from her skin what he needed.• The inquest jury returned an open verdict because of conflicting evidence.• Carrie stood in front of the open window.

wide open• She left the door wide open.• Sherman stared at the man with his eyes wide open.• After the stale fug in the tiny cabin, she gulped down the clean sea air, the car window wide open.• I will say this only once and I hope your cars are wide open.• The snap showed Jennifer with eyes closed and mouth wide open.• Their eyes are wide open as they pass the object round.• Leave the window wide open in winter; turn off the airconditioning in summer.• When I came into the hall, his eyes were wide open, staring straight at me.• His eyes seemed darker blue and more wide open than usual.• Some of the villa front doors were wide open to him.

wide open• After the stale fug in the tiny cabin, she gulped down the clean sea air, the car window wide open.• I will say this only once and I hope your cars are wide open.• The snap showed Jennifer with eyes closed and mouth wide open.• Their eyes are wide open as they pass the object round.• Leave the window wide open in winter; turn off the airconditioning in summer.• When I came into the hall, his eyes were wide open, staring straight at me.• Some of the villa front doors were wide open to him.

open road• Do you relish the prospect of the open road?• We ate in the fields or on the open road.• And it has opened roads and bridges destroyed during the fighting.• Daniel Boone heard it: the siren song of the open road, beckoning him to pack up and go.• The current barrier was installed in 1972, after residents submitted a petition saying the open road caused traffic hazards.• On the open road, it's no use pretending that the Bentley handles with the agility of a Porsche.• If your equipment has to go outside on open roads or gravelled surfaces, remember castors are not always suitable.• Racing on open roads was subsequently banned and the great Paris races came to an end.

open to the sky/air/elements• An open doorway on the opposite side gave a bright rectangular view of an area of beaten earth open to the sky.• Not necessarily fully air-conditioned and heated, but at least no longer open to the elements.• The chancel is open to the sky.• The toilets and urinals were to the left of this section - the urinals being roofless and thus open to the elements.• They bend their heads right back until their faces are entirely open to the sky.• This was a covering curtain with a central aperture which left the arena open to the sky.• The frigidarium was presumed to be open to the sky and contained a large open-air swimming bath.• Part of it was open to the sky, so that a wedge of scalding light fell into the gloom.

open for business• It was quite possible that it would be still open for business.• Just so; think of it as your local True Value, open for business.• What she liked about the shop was that it was open for business on every day of the year.• The establishment was not open for business on Sunday.• I know of a drive-in theater that opened for business one evening in 1981, and not a single car turned up!• The first will run between Bury and Victoria railway station as the £130 million Metrolink system opens for business this morning.• The new University of California campus and the Salk Institute were opening for business, with shipments of intellectuals arriving daily.

the open market• Any dwellings not taken up within a specified time are placed on the open market.• If the Bank wishes to reduce the money supply it will sell securities through its broker on the open market.• It is likely to be some years before such a product is on the open market.• It will sell the rest on the open market.• The oil would not be sold directly on the open market.• The OEWs are proprietary devices available from several suppliers on the open market so they do not rank as critical technology.• Priced on the open market, they would sell for tens and tens of billions of dollars.• It said that the capital's availability in the open market was doubtful and suspect.

options ... open• As John Tooby has pointed out, parasites simply can not keep their options open.• At the end of the season, I will keep my options open.• If you do not know exactly what is going to happen it is well to keep your options open.• These are still very early days and the options are wide open.• This leaves secondary schools with the question of what options are left open.• You need to keep your options open in order to change courses at a moment's notice.• Some companies are keeping their options open on retaining or dumping anachronistic names.• With customary caution, he is keeping his options open while the issue is still in the political incubator.

an open secret• It is an open secret, however, that soldiers are not to arrest war criminals they encounter.• Hamel's marriage breakdown had been an open secret long before it was reported in the paper.• It is an open secret that he and Reg Pybus are bosom pals.• It was an open secret that the marriage had become a complete sham, Watson.

open with• The story opens with the family's arrival in Boston from another city.• I've been very open with you, and I would appreciate your support.

keep/leave your options open• At the end of the season, I will keep my options open.• Either way, you can keep your options open.• Flexibility is key, keeping your options open.• Many young people want to keep their options open.• We must expect to be surprised in the future, and we must keep our options open.• The band is keeping its options open, and doesn't rule out the possibility of another tour.• You need to keep your options open in order to change courses at a moment's notice.• Some companies are keeping their options open on retaining or dumping anachronistic names.• We want to keep our options open until the last possible minute.

keep ... open• Many young people want to keep their options open.• The relationship between the parents must be given priority, to keep communication open.• Labour has vowed to keep the Works open if it wins control of the Council at the next election.• Police say they're keeping an open mind.• Keep your eyes open, so that you see more than what is just in front of you.• White even tried to keep one branch open until midnight and to put a Laundromat in another.• With customary caution, he is keeping his options open while the issue is still in the political incubator.• Without the added income from investments, though, organization directors say keeping the doors open would be difficult.

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open2 S1 W1 verb

1 door/window etc 门/窗等 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]OPEN to move a door, window etc so that people, things, air etc can pass through, or to be moved in this way 开，打开

Jack opened the window.

杰克打开窗户。

He opened the drawer of the desk.

他拉开书桌的抽屉。

She heard a door open and then close.

她听到有扇门开了又关上。

2 container/package 容器/包裹 [transitiveT]OPEN to unfasten or remove the lid, top, or cover of a container, package etc 打开；撕开；揭开

Louise opened a bottle of wine.

路易丝开了一瓶葡萄酒。

He opened the letter and began to read it.

他打开信读了起来。

The children were opening their presents.

孩子们在拆礼物。

Mark was about to open a beer when the doorbell rang.

马克正要开一瓶啤酒，这时门铃响了。

3 eyes 眼睛OPEN [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to raise your eyelids so that you can see, or to be raised in this way 睁开

Barry was awake long before he opened his eyes.

巴里睁开眼睛之前早就醒了。

Carrie smelled coffee and her eyes opened reluctantly.

卡丽闻到了咖啡的味道，这才勉强睁开了眼睛。

4 mouth 嘴OPEN [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to move your lips apart, or to be moved in this way 张开

He opened his mouth but couldn’t think what to say.

他张开嘴，但想不出该说什么。

5 start operating 开始运作 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] (also open up)BBTSTART something/MAKE something START if a place such as an office, shop, restaurant etc opens or is opened, it starts operating or providing a service 〔公司、商店、餐馆等〕开张，开业

Sarah had recently opened an office in Genoa.

萨拉最近在热那亚开办了一个办事处。

French and Scandinavian offices are due to open in the autumn.

法国和斯堪的纳维亚的办事处将在秋天开始办公。

The Forestry Commission has opened a plant centre selling rare plants.

林业委员会开设了一个植物中心出售稀有植物。

The centre has been a great success since it opened its doors a year ago.

新艺术中心自一年前开张以来经营得很成功。

► see thesaurus at establish

6 shop/restaurant etc 商店/餐厅等 [intransitiveI] (also open up)BSTART DOING something to start business, letting in customers or visitors, at a particular time 开始营业

What time do the banks open?

银行什么时候开门营业？

The bakery opens early.

这家面包店开门很早。

7 start an activity 开始某项行动START something/MAKE something START [transitiveT] to start an activity, event, or set of actions 着手，开始

The US attorney’s office has opened an investigation into the matter.

美国联邦检察官已对此事展开了调查。

An inquest into the deaths will be opened next week.

死因调查将于下周开始。

8 computer 计算机 [transitiveT] to make a document or computer program ready to use 打开，开启〔计算机文件或程序〕

Click on this icon to open the File Manager.

点击这个图标打开文件管理器。

9 meeting/event 会议/事件 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]START something/MAKE something START if a meeting etc opens or is opened in a particular way, it starts in that way (使)〔会议等〕开幕，(使)开始

Hughes, opening the Conference, made a dramatic plea for peace.

休斯在大会开幕时对和平的呼吁令人印象深刻。

open with

The concert opens with Beethoven’s Egmont Overture.

音乐会以贝多芬的《埃格蒙特序曲》开场。

10 official ceremony 正式典礼 [transitiveT]PGOSTART something/MAKE something START to perform a ceremony in which you officially state that a building is ready to be used 为〔大楼等〕举行揭幕典礼；宣布…落成

The new County Hall building was officially opened by the King.

郡议会新大楼由国王正式宣布落成。

11 spread/unfold 张开/展开 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]OPEN to spread something out or unfold something, or to become spread out or unfolded 展开，张开

She opened her umbrella.

她打开伞。

John opened his hand to show her he wasn’t holding anything.

约翰摊开手掌，给她看他什么也没拿。

The flowers only open during bright weather.

这种花只在晴朗的天气里开放。

I sat down and opened my book.

我坐下来打开书本。

She opened the curtains (=pulled the two curtains apart).

她拉开帘子。

Dave opened his arms (=stretched his arms wide apart) to give her a hug.

戴夫张开双臂拥抱她。

12 make a way through 打开通道 [transitiveT]TTR to make it possible for cars, goods etc to pass through a place 开通，开放〔使汽车、货物等通过〕

They were clearing away snow to open the tunnel.

他们在清扫积雪使隧道能够通行。

The peace treaty promises an end to war and opens the borders between the two countries.

这份和约承诺结束战争并开放两国的边境。

13 film/play etc 电影/戏剧等 [intransitiveI]START TO HAPPEN, EXIST ETC to start being shown to the public 开始公映[公演]

Paula and Rachael star as mother and daughter in the play, which opens tonight.

葆拉和雷切尔在今晚首演的剧中饰演一对母女。

The film opened yesterday to excellent reviews.

这部影片昨天公映，获得佳评。

► see thesaurus at start

14 open an account BFBto start an account at a bank or other financial organization by putting money into it 开立账户

Mary was in the bank to ask about opening a current account.

玛丽在银行里询问开立活期存款账户的事。

Examples from the Corpus

open an account• A similar procedure is followed for all other open accounts.• Only £1 is needed to open an account.• Only those people who live near by are allowed to open accounts.• Our friend Joan strolls into the bank and plops down $ 100 to open an account.• Now such sales are on open account and paid mainly by cheque.• Roosevelt Principal Mike Price opened an account, and the checks went directly to the bank.• To open an account, children need just £1.• Instead, they buy these items on open account from their suppliers on whatever credit terms are available.

15 open fire (on something) PMWSHOOTto start shooting at someone or something (向…)开火

Troops opened fire on the rioters.

军队向暴徒开火。

Examples from the Corpus

open fire (on something)• Clothes are hung from nails, and cooking is done over an open fire.• No wonder they had opened fire.• Never stand over an open fire as Victorian fathers used to do.• The battery... ascends the hill towards the Henry house and opens fire at close range.• Then he opened fire at point-blank range, first at Cha, then at Park, severely wounding them both.• Rebels hiding in jungle outside the village opened fire, killing one policeman.• He is charged with ordering his subordinates to open fire on Tangi-Chu.• There are two comfortable lounges with open fires, one with a large collection of books for guests to read.

16 open the door/way to something (also open doors)CHANCE/OPPORTUNITY to make an opportunity for something to happen 给某事物以机会，给某事物敞开方便之门

Research on genes should open the door to exciting new medical treatments.

基因研究应该会为开发令人振奋的新疗法创造机会。

If the record is successful, it could open doors for my career.

这张唱片如果畅销，就能为我的事业打开成功之门。

Examples from the Corpus

open the door/way to something• I opened the door to find Mrs Puri standing to attention outside.• This design decision was taken to open the door to integration of hypermedia mail, news, and information access.• This was when somebody opened the door to the inner sanctum where the support band was playing.• Lonnie Ali opens the door to the kitchen.• She opened the door to the living room.• Once you open the door to things that are not related to the Holocaust, where do you draw the line?• He lifts open the door to throw in another pine slab.

17 open somebody’s eyes (to something) REALIZEto make someone realize something that they had not realized before 使某人认清[了解](某事)

The purpose of the training is to open managers’ eyes to the consequences of their own behaviour.

此次培训的目的是要让管理人员认识到自身行为的后果。

Examples from the Corpus

open somebody’s eyes (to something)• I gave a little meow to get his attention and he opened his eyes.• Soon he could not move or speak, or open his eyes.• When he opened his eyes again he was staring at a pinkish whirlpool running into the drain.• Jim opened his eyes and looked at Karen.• When I opened my eyes, I looked out to the stake and saw his ball fall right near it again.• I opened my eyes into a black web.• His voice sounded oddly strangled, and she opened her eyes to find his face unexpectedly close to hers.• He opened his eyes to make the words stop.• His speech really opened my eyes to the way big corporations operate.

18. open your mind (to something) THINK ABOUTto be ready to consider or accept new ideas 乐于考虑[接受]〔新观念〕

Examples from the Corpus

open your mind (to something)• We are duty-bound to search, question, open our minds.• Television is a powerful force to bring people together to entertain, to educate, to open our minds and hearts.• The overall influence of Seattle opened his mind on a few things.• If you open your mind, then you see it really does have feeling.• We must break down the barriers of conditioning and open our minds to far higher goals.• Very soon the research opened my mind to more subtle ideas.• He opened his mind to the sounds of the city.• As the days go by open your mind to what is going on around you - what are other people's goals?

19. open your heart (to somebody) TRUSTto tell someone your real thoughts and feelings because you trust them (对某人)敞开心扉，(向某人)倾吐心事

Examples from the Corpus

open your heart (to somebody)• She thought about it and decided it was a sign, and what it meant was: open your heart.• Robbie opened his heart after a secret charity gig at London's Equinox club on Thursday.• Just allow your intuitive faculties to operate, open your heart and be honest with yourself and the landscape.• We opened our hearts and wept.• For her part, she felt that he was some one to whom she could open her heart and who would understand.• He was close to tears when he started to read a statement in which he opened his heart as never before.• Three quarters of all the teenagers questioned would open their hearts at home.

20. the heavens opened DNWEATHER literary it started to rain heavily 天降大雨

Examples from the Corpus

the heavens opened• As his relations carried him off to be buried, the sky suddenly darkened and the heavens opened.• Just as we set off, would you believe it, the heavens opened.• It went from bad to worse as the heavens opened and turned the circuit into one huge puddle.• He'd come out without his anorak and if the heavens opened he'd get soaked.• Unfortunately, the Heavens opened on finals day, ending the good weather and causing disruptions.

21 open onto/into something phrasal verbphr v ENTERif a room, door etc opens onto or into another place, you can enter that other place directly through it 〔房间、门等〕通往，通向

The door opens onto a long balcony.

这扇门通往一个很长的阳台。

Examples from the Corpus

open onto/into • In addition, the door that opens on to the roof is not marked.• It opens on to open countryside and is easy to get to.• The key opens on to a beige carpet that looks like a water poodle with burns and saddle sores.• The only source of light and air is the doorway at the end of the bed, opening on to a tiny balcony.• An inquest has been opened into his death.• Now we are opening into new areas.• The store will stay open into the evening today to accommodate last-minute shoppers.• And through the archway that opened into the saloon, he saw a flicker of light.

22 open out phrasal verbphr v

a) TTRWIDEif a road, path, or passage opens out, it becomes wider 〔道路、小径或通道〕变宽，变开阔

into

Beyond the forest the path opened out into a track.

过了森林，这条小径变成了一条较宽的小路。

b) British EnglishBrESHY if someone opens out, they become less shy 变得不羞怯

Examples from the Corpus

open into• This starts along a walled lane which opens out into a field.• The lane opened out into a large paved courtyard.• The lane had opened out into a large paved courtyard.• Follow the obvious path leading north along the ridge as the path opens out into a wide track.• They stretched on and on, one opening out into another round every corner.• I pulled into the narrow drive, following it until it opened out into the empty courtyard.• He swallowed hard and headed for the door that opened out into the hall.• The unknown is always the most fearsome, opening out into wide areas of conjecture.

23 open up phrasal verbphr v

a) opportunity 机会DEVELOP if opportunities open up, or a new situation opens them up, they become available or possible 〔机会、新情况〕出现；产生

With a microscope, a whole new world of investigation opens up.

有了显微镜，科学研究开启了一个崭新的世界。

open something ↔ up

The new international agreement opens up the possibility of much greater co-operation against terrorism.

这项新的国际协定为打击恐怖主义创造了更大的合作机会。

b) land 土地 open something ↔ upREACH if someone opens up an area of land, they make it easier to reach and ready for development 开发，开拓，开辟

The new road will open up 300 acres of prime development land.

有了这条新路，300英亩的优质开发地将得以开辟。

c) door/container etc 门/容器等OPEN to open something that is closed, locked, or covered 打开，开启

Open up, this is the police!

开门，我们是警察！

open something ↔ up

He opened up his case and took out a clean sweater.

他打开箱子，拿出一件干净的毛衣。

d) shop/office etc 商店/办公室等

a) BSTART something/MAKE something STARTif a shop, office etc opens up or is opened up, someone starts it (使)开张，开办，开设

b) BBTSTART DOING somethingif a shop, office etc opens up at a particular time, it starts business at that time 〔在某时〕开始营业[办公]

e) disagreement/discussion 分歧/讨论 open something ↔ upDISAGREE to start a discussion or argument 引起，引发〔讨论或争论〕

The article was written with the intention of opening up a public debate.

写这篇文章的目的是引发公开的讨论。

f) competition/race 比赛/赛跑 if someone opens up a lead in a competition or race, they increase the distance or number of points by which they are winning 〔比赛中在距离或得分上〕领先

g) talk 谈话SHY to stop being shy and say what you really think 〔不再羞怯地〕开始畅所欲言，开始倾诉心事

Last night was the first time that Ken had opened up about his feelings.

昨晚是肯第一次敞开心扉谈论自己的感受。

h) with a gun 用枪PMWSHOOT to start shooting 射击，开火

i) hole/crack etc 洞/裂缝等HOLE if a hole, crack etc opens up or is opened up, it appears and becomes wider (使)变宽，(使)扩大

Examples from the Corpus

open up• On our third date Melissa began to open up and told me about her family and about the years she spent in Italy.• Open up - it's the police!• Many people find it easier to open up to a trained professional, such as a counsellor.

→ open the floodgates at floodgate

n Grammar

Open belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object.

You can say:

She opened the door.

In this sentence, ‘the door’ is the object of open.

You can say:

The door opened.

In this sentence, ‘the door’ is the subject of open.

THESAURUS

open used about a door, window, container, package, letter, your eyes, or your mouth 打开；张开

I opened the door quietly.

我轻轻把门打开。

She was nervous about opening the letter.

她拆信的时候很紧张。

Open your mouth wide.

把嘴张大。

unlock to open a door, drawer, box etc with a key 〔用钥匙〕开…的锁

You need a key to unlock the safe.

你需要钥匙才能打开保险箱。

unscrew to open a lid on a bottle, container etc by turning it 拧开，旋开〔瓶子、容器等的盖子〕

I carefully unscrewed the lid of the jar.

我小心地旋开罐子的盖。

force open to open a drawer, window, cupboard etc using force 强行打开

The door was locked so we had to force it open.

门锁着，我们只好硬把它撞开。

unwrap to open a package by removing the paper that covers it 拆开〔包装纸〕

The children were busy unwrapping their Christmas presents.

孩子们正忙着拆圣诞礼物。

unfasten/undo to make something no longer fastened or tied, for example a seat belt or a piece of clothing 松开，解开〔安全带、衣物等〕

He unfastened the top button of his shirt.

他解开衬衫最上面的扣子。

I was so full I had to undo my belt.

我吃得太饱了，只好解开腰带。

Examples from the Corpus

open• Doors open 15 minutes before the start of each performance.• That window doesn't open.• Runyan plans to open a casino.• Police have opened an investigation into the girl's disappearance.• It provides start-up dialogues, macro dialogues and exit dialogues to open and close applications.• He opened and shut the drawers and the flap and found what he expected.• The animals were fasted for 24 hours and then their abdomen was opened and the stomach exposed under light ether anaesthesia.• After a short discussion with the customs officers, the gates opened and the truck moved off.• Ask the waiter to open another bottle of champagne.• Don't open another Coke - you can have the rest of mine.• Judy opened another pack of cigarettes.• On Saturdays, the restaurant opens at 7 p.m.• The moment before he had opened it, he had known what would be inside.• a little gadget that helps you to open jars• Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical will open later this year.• The driver whipped round the front of the car and opened my door.• A permanent exhibition of Moore's work will open next year.• "What times do the banks open?" "Normally at around 9.30."• He opened the door wide, and gestured for me to come in.• Open the file called Templates.• Did you open the mail?• Heche opened the news conference by announcing his retirement.• It's very hot in here. Do you mind if I open the window?• How do you open this umbrella?• Open your books to page 63.• Aren't you going to open your letter?

opened its doors• Casino, a re-creation of Manhattan in the desert that has just opened its doors.• In January 1966 Indica opened its doors.• The new meeting house opened its doors for worship almost exactly a year later; it had cost £3,366.• It opened its doors in 1888 as the Rindge Manual Training School.• CHELTENHAM/Gloucestershire Time allowed 01:06 Read in studio Britain's biggest motorway service station opened its doors this afternoon.• Social Washington also opened its doors to Joe.• St Hugh's opened its doors to men in nineteen eighty six.

open3 noun

1 in the open outdoors 在户外，在野外

In the summer, we camped in the open.

夏天我们在野外露营。

Examples from the Corpus

in the open• When the men made their appearance in the open, they were believed to be Union troops and were not fired upon.• That which is hidden away, the shadow, is out in the open!• She had them out in the open now, where he could see them.• Everything was out in the open - political resistance, management failings and just sheer inertia.• Both animals were the only Rottweilers in the open class to gain a V rating.• The tap-tap boy with the crooked gaze stood in the open doorway, grinning as usual.• The typical retail pushcart is set up in the open areas of a shopping mall or strip mall.

2 (out) in the open information that is out in the open is not hidden or secret 〔信息〕公开的[地]

By now the whole affair was in the open.

如今整件事情已经公开了。

She never let her dislike for him come out into the open.

她从不把对他的反感表现出来。

All these concerns need to be brought out into the open.

所有这些担心都需要公开讲出来。

Examples from the Corpus

brought out into the open• Practising kungfu puts a person in touch with himself or herself; his or her own failings are brought out into the open.• That I should back off from a story that I know needs to be brought out into the open?• Often, the criteria - even in the academic world - are assumed, and are hardly brought out into the open.• a noisy argument that brought a lot of problems out into the open

Examples from the Corpus

open• the US Open

the OpenOpen, the

1.one of the important international sports competitions, especially for golf, such as the British Open Championship and the US Open Championship, or for tennis, such as the French, US and Australian Open competitions 〔尤指高尔夫球或网球的〕公开赛

From Longman Business Dictionary

openopen1 /ˈəʊpənˈoʊ-/ adjectiveadj [not before a noun]

1COMMERCEif a shop, bank, restaurant etc is open, it is allowing customers to enter and is ready to serve them

The bank is open till 12.00 on Saturdays.

The shop was open for business on every day of the year.

2COMMERCEFINANCEif a financial market is open, buying and selling on it are possible

Among Asian and Pacific markets that were open, stocks overall had a mixed performance.

3COMMERCEif a country is open to foreign products, they can be sold there without restrictions such as high import taxes

Many people think the country is far less open to foreign products than Europe or the US.

4on the open marketCOMMERCE if something is sold on the open market, it is available for anyone to buy

The shares would be purchased on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.

5be open to offersCOMMERCE to be ready to consider people’s offers for something you are selling

The company said it was open to offers from potential buyers.

6be open to discussion/negotiation if something is open to discussion, you can discuss it and suggest changes

The number of board seats they will have, like all other terms of the proposal, is open to negotiation.

7in open courtLAW in a court of law where everything is public

I am giving this judgment in open court at the request of all parties.

openopen2 verb

1[intransitiveI]COMMERCE if a shop, office, financial market etc opens at a particular time, it starts business at that time

What time do the banks open?

Oil prices softened $1 a barrel as European and Asian markets opened yesterday.

2[intransitiveI, transitiveT]COMMERCE if a new business opens or is opened, someone starts it

She plans to open a chain of restaurants.

3[intransitiveI]FINANCE if shares, bonds etc open at a particular price, they have that price when the financial market on which they are traded opens for business

Platinum opened lower following Japanese sales of platinum overnight.

4open your marketsCOMMERCE if a country opens its markets to foreign goods, it allows them to be sold there, or it reduces restrictions on them

The US and Europe would open their markets in agriculture and textiles to developing nations by cutting quotas and subsidies.

5open an accountBANKING to start a new account at a financial institution, for example by putting money into it

Private clients are asked to produce an initial deposit of at least $10,000 to open an account.

→ open up

openopen3 noun [singular]

FINANCE the beginning of a trading session on a financial market

The dollar was quoted at 116.77 yen, down slightly from 118.80 yen at the open.

US wheat prices might slip at the open of trading today.

Origin open1

Old English

open2 verb

→10-23

→n GRAMMAR1 →THESAURUS1open3 nounOpen, the

词汇	open
释义	open Word family noun the open opener opening openness open dayopen-heart surgeryopen houseopening timeopen letteropen marketopen marriageopen primaryopen prisonopen sandwichopen seasonopen sesameopen systemopen verdictopenworkadjective open opening unopened openableopen-airopen-eyedopen-handedopen-heartedopen-mindedopen-mouthedopen-planverb open adverb openly Related topics: Trade, Clothes o·pen1 /ˈəʊpən $ ˈoʊ-/ ●●● S1 W1 adjectiveadj 1 door/container etc 门/容器等OPEN not closed, so that things, people, air etc can go in and out or be put in and out 开着的，打开的 OPP closed, shut He threw the door open and ran down the stairs. 他猛地打开门，往楼下跑去。 an open window 打开的窗户 The gates swung silently open. 大门悄悄地打开了。 The bar door flew open and a noisy group burst in. 酒吧的门猛地弹开，冲进来一群吵吵闹闹的人。 All the windows were wide open (=completely open). 所有的窗户都大开着。 She looked at the open suitcase with surprise. 她惊讶地看着打开的手提箱。 There was an open bottle of wine on the table. 桌上有一瓶打开的葡萄酒。 2 eyes/mouth 眼睛/嘴OPEN not closed, so that your eyelids or your lips are apart 〔眼睛或嘴〕未合上的，张开的 I was so sleepy, I couldn’t keep my eyes open. 我困得眼睛都睁不开了。 He was fast asleep with his mouth wide open. 他大张着嘴，睡得很熟。 3 not enclosed 未围住的 [only before noun]SHOW/LET somebody SEE something not enclosed, or with no buildings, walls, trees etc 开阔的，未围上的 There was open ground at the end of the lane. 小巷的尽头有一片开阔地。 open spaces such as parks and gardens 像公园和花园这类空地 open countryside/country At weekends people want to leave the town for open countryside. 到了周末，人们就想离开城镇到开阔的乡村去。 A shoal of fish swam past heading for the open sea (=part of the sea away from land). 一群鱼游过，朝外海游去。 The car’s performance is good, especially going fast on the open road (=a road without traffic where you can drive fast). 这辆车性能不错，在畅通无阻的道路上快速行驶时尤其出色。 4 not covered 无遮盖的COVER without a roof or cover 无顶的，无遮盖的 The president was riding with his wife in an open car. 总统和他的夫人乘坐一辆敞篷车。 Martin was struggling with the sails on the open deck. 马丁在露天甲板上费力地扯着船帆。 an open drain 排水明沟 open to the sky/air/elements Many of the tombs had been robbed and left open to the sky. 许多坟墓被盗，裸露在青天白日之下。 5 the open air OUT/OUTSIDEoutdoors 户外，室外，露天 in the open air The dancing was outside, in the open air. 舞会在户外举行。 Jane wanted to rush to the door and get out into the open air. 简很想冲到门口，到外面去。 → open-air Examples from the Corpus in the open air• Each summer, they perform a play in the open air.• Mexicans traditionally dry chillies in the open air.• It begins with a wedding celebration taking place in the open air.• John Wesley preached at North Cave in 1761, probably in a barn or in the open air.• It was nice to be out in the open air after being stuck in the office all day.• Mervyn liked best to work alone, in the open air, and was very observant.• There are at present opportunities to undertake agricultural and horticultural work in the open air at 23 young offender institutions.• Generally feels better in the open air, except the eyes which stream.• An 1874 picture by one Dudley P.. Flanders shows a circus performing in the open air in Tucson.• Outside, in the open air, it was glorious.• Discomfort in the open air was far preferable to him. 6 business/building etc 生意/大楼等 [not before noun]BBTREADY ready for business and allowing customers, visitors etc to enter 开放的，营业的 OPP closed, shut The museum is open daily in the summer months. 夏季里这座博物馆每天开放。 The offices are also open at weekends. 办事处周末照常营业。 After the security alert, most of the firms affected were open for business on Monday morning. 安全警报过后，大多数受到影响的公司都在星期一上午恢复营业。 The villagers are anxious that their local school is kept open. 村民们非常希望他们当地的学校能够继续办下去。 I declare this exhibition open (=officially say that it is now open). 我宣布本次展览会开幕。 7 not restricted 不受限制的FREE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT allowing everyone, or everyone in a group, to take part in something, know about something, or have a chance to win something 人人都可参加的，对公众开放的 open to The competition is open to all readers in the UK. 英国的所有读者都可以参加这次比赛。 In many schools, governors’ meetings are not open to the public. 在许多学校，董事会议是不对公众开放的。 The discussion was then thrown open for the audience’s questions. 这场讨论后来变成开放式，接受听众的提问。 an open meeting 开放式会议 The men’s race appears wide open (=anyone could win it). 这场男子赛跑胜负未定。 The painting would fetch several hundred dollars on the open market (=a market in which anyone can buy or sell). 这幅画在公开市场上可卖到好几百美金。 8 opportunity 机会 [not before noun]AVAILABLE if an opportunity, a possible action, a job etc is open to you, you have the chance to do it 〔机会、可能的行动、工作等〕可用的；可拥有的 The job is being kept open for her. 她仍有机会得到这份工作。 open to The 1960s was a period when greater opportunities were open to women. 20世纪60年代，女性有了更多的机会。 So what other options are open to us? 那么我们还有什么其他的选择？ There is only one course of action open to the local authority. 地方当局只有一个办法可以采用。 9 not secret 不保密的 [only before noun]HIDE/NOT SHOW actions, feelings, intentions etc that are open are not hidden or secret 公开的，不加掩饰的 Her father watched her with open admiration. 她父亲以不加掩饰的赞赏目光看着她。 open hostility between the two nations 两国之间公开的敌对状态 The party was calling for more open government (=when the government makes information freely available). 该政党呼吁要有更多的政务公开。 The case will be tried in open court (=in a court where everything is public). 这个案子将进行公开审理。 It is an open secret (=it is supposed to be secret, but most people know about it) that she is having an affair with another man. 她和另一个男人有染已是公开的秘密。 10 honest 诚实的HONEST honest and not wanting to hide any facts from other people 坦率的，坦诚的 open with The couple are quite open with each other about their feelings. 这对夫妻彼此之间开诚布公。 open about She was quite open about her ambitions. 她对自己的志向相当坦白。 his friendly, open manner 他那友善而坦诚的态度 ► see thesaurus at honest 11 clothes 衣服DCCFASTEN/DO UP not fastened 未系好的，未扣上的 the open neck of his shirt 他敞开的衬衫领口 She was wearing an open jacket. 她敞着身上的夹克。 12 not yet decided 未决定的DECIDE needing more discussion or thought before a decision can be made 未定的，待决定的 The matter remains an open question. 这件事仍待确定。 open to The new rates of pay are open to negotiation. 新的工资还有待商议。 The test results are open to interpretation. 化验结果有待解释。 keep/leave your options open Officers investigating her death are keeping their options open. 调查她死因的警员暂时未下定论。 13 open to something a) PROBABLYlikely to suffer from something or be affected by something 易受某事物损害的，容易被某事物影响的 The magazine’s editor is open to criticism in allowing the article to be printed. 该杂志的编辑会因允许刊登此文而遭受批评。 The regulations are open to abuse by companies. 这些法规很容易被各公司滥用。 He has left himself open to accusations of dishonesty. 他使自己陷于被人指责为不诚实的境地。 b) SUGGESTwilling to consider something new or to accept something new 乐于接受某新事物的 Teachers need to be open to children’s ideas. 教师要乐于倾听儿童的各种想法。 The committee is open to suggestions. 该委员会乐于接受各种建议。 The owners of the building want to sell and are open to offers. 业主想要出售大楼并欢迎报价。 Examples from the Corpus left ... open to• At some point Rufus himself had taken the things out of the fridge and left the door open to defrost it.• By building a computerized society, the United States has left itself wide open to electronic attack.• He said the Tories had left themselves open to Labour attacks by guaranteeing key public spending while pledging to cut taxes.• Nor is this the only area in which the former chairman has left himself open to potential conflicts of interest.• By running for deputy, he has left himself open to the accusation that he has no hope of becoming leader.• When left open to the atmosphere, some particles of a liquid escape into the gas phase.• This was a covering curtain with a central aperture which left the arena open to the sky. 14 not blocked 未被封堵的TTRTC if a road or line of communication is open, it is not blocked and can be used 可通行的；畅通的 We try to keep the mountain roads open all through the winter. 我们力图保持山路在整个冬季都畅通。 15 spread apart 展开的 spread apart instead of closed, curled over etc 展开的，伸开的 At night the flowers were open. 夜里花开了。 Johnson raised an open hand. 约翰逊举起摊开的手掌。 He was sitting in bed with a book lying open (=with its pages apart so it can be read) on his knees. 他坐在床上，腿上放着一本摊开的书。 16 an open mind INDEPENDENT PERSONif you have an open mind, you deliberately do not make a decision or form a definite opinion about something 开放的思想，不怀有成见 It’s important to keep an open mind as you study the topic. 研究这个题目时，不抱成见很重要。 Examples from the Corpus keep an open mind• Still, it was as well to keep an open mind.• We must keep an open mind about the possible presence of ores.• I think you should keep an open mind and enjoy being with people.• Until the Profitboss makes a decision, he keeps an open mind as to what that decision might be.• While keeping an open mind, most archaeologists remain extremely doubtful.• Before he resolves a problem, he keeps an open mind on how that problem might be resolved.• Police Commission members have vowed to keep an open mind on the finalists.• In interviews after their inaugural meeting last Thursday, all vowed to keep an open mind on whoever comes before the panel. 17 be open to question/doubt NOT SUREif something is open to question, there are doubts about it 有疑问，令人怀疑 Whether the new situation is an improvement is open to question. 这一新局面是否算是一种改善仍令人怀疑。 Examples from the Corpus be open to question/doubt• The authenticity of the relics is open to doubt.• Whether this kind of Labour Party is capable of winning a general election is open to doubt.• Their motives are open to question.• But whether Republicans want to cooperate is open to question.• In particular, the significance of the small number who say their work has been deskilled is open to question.• The entire business of basing regulations on animal tests is open to question.• The President acceded to the Chancellor's request for two reasons, both of which were open to question.• Whether the yeast could ever be as abundant as this is open to question.• It also is open to question how well equipped courts are to make this kind of determination-about the workings of economic markets.• Even if, as is open to question, screen violence really does invite emulation, that is the wrong approach. 18 welcome/greet somebody/something with open arms FRIENDLYto be very pleased to see someone or something 热烈地欢迎/迎接某人/某事物 Mike will be welcomed back into the team with open arms. 迈克归队将受到热烈的欢迎。 Examples from the Corpus welcome/greet somebody/something with open arms• And if the turnout was any indication, the parish was welcoming them with open arms.• Did I welcome him with open arms?• He greeted Riley with open arms.• Would you welcome them with open arms?• Mind, I welcomed them with open arms because it meant I could stay off school.• Now we welcome death with open arms, especially when we are old.• He welcomed them with open arms, talked freely, played draughts with the younger and learned tables from the elder. 19 an open invitation a) VISITan invitation to visit someone whenever you like 随时可以来访的邀请 b) EASYsomething that makes it easier for criminals to steal, cheat etc 容易引来犯罪分子的情况 an open invitation to The lack of security measures provides an open invitation to crime. 缺乏安全措施为犯罪分子提供了可乘之机。 Examples from the Corpus open to• Is there an open invitation to abuse even in some of the innocent parts?• The wizards designing Macintosh considered it an open invitation to childlike play, and judged that ability among its chief attributes.• It would also have been an open invitation to civic disturbance.• The Carter team feared that the remark and the attitude it conveyed would be an open invitation to execute Kim.• The latter is not an open invitation to intervention or a threat to sovereignty.• I extend to the hon. Gentleman an open invitation to join me on any subsequent occasion.• In my opinion, a skip should be regarded as an open invitation to selective plundering.• If a thief steals it, you could be giving him an open invitation to your home! 20 be an open book KNOW somethingto be something that you know and understand very well 是…非常熟悉的事物，是…很了解的事物 The natural world was an open book to him. 他对自然界了如指掌。 Examples from the Corpus be an open book• I'd always thought of Jeff as an open book.• To them my future was an open book.• Our foreign dealings are an open book generally a check book. 21 the door is open there is an opportunity for someone to do something 大有机会，大门敞开着 the door is open to Schoolgirls are being told that the door is open to them to pursue careers in science. 女学生们被告知，她们是有机会从事科学事业的。 Examples from the Corpus open to• Improve it and the door is open to summer invasions like that of the Lake District. 22. keep your eyes/ears open NOTICEto keep looking or listening so that you will notice anything that is important, dangerous etc 睁大眼睛看/竖起耳朵听〔以便注意到重要的、危险的等事情〕 Examples from the Corpus keep your eyes/ears open• All of you - walk around Pentonville and keep your ears open.• Go back to bed only when you can no longer keep your eyes Open.• Swing the boat south, keep her eyes open.• The daily firings produced by the withering economy offered loopholes of opportunity for a young man who kept his eyes open.• The basic rules of self-defence are quite simple: keep your eyes open and you can usually avoid trouble.• You know how to keep your eyes open and your mouth shut.• Remembering his duty, he strode briskly up the stairs, keeping his eyes open for any suspicious signs.• By then keeping her eyes open was less of an effort. 23. open weave/texture TIMcloth with an open weave or texture has wide spaces between the threads 〔织物的〕稀松织法/质地 Examples from the Corpus open weave/texture• The cheese is only lightly pressed, which explains its slightly open texture.• The inevitably open texture of such a document leaves a great degree of discretion in the hands of the judiciary. → keep an eye open (for something) at eye1(14), → with your eyes open at eye1(19), → open-eyed Examples from the Corpus open• Highway 5 is blocked by snow, but Route 35 remains open.• I was so tired I could hardly keep my eyes open.• Like a foot in the door, they can leave a channel stuck open.• She lay on her stomach, tangled in sheets, eyes closed and mouth open.• Ben was staring at her with his mouth wide open.• Diana's very easy to talk to because she's so open.• Greg has always been very open about his sexuality.• I am bothered by your open admiration of these criminals.• Only then, in the shock of the open air at last, did we break ranks and go our separate ways.• Outside, in the open air, it was glorious.• Do you know you left the window wide open all night?• As her mouth fell innocently open and her body relaxed, Ludovico Castelfranco examined her closely.• Emily realised that her handbag was open and her money gone.• I try to be open and honest with my employees and let them know exactly what's going on.• Bill's white shirt was open at the collar.• an open carriage• frank and open discussions• I'm sorry, but the doctor doesn't have anything open for this afternoon.• He's a nice looking young man with a open, honest smile.• Her blouse came open in front of a nationwide TV audience!• He had a very open nature.• A book lay open on the table.• an open sewer• The result is a more free-flowing, open sound.• an open staircase• He would lie there quietly, eyes wide open, taking from her skin what he needed.• The inquest jury returned an open verdict because of conflicting evidence.• Carrie stood in front of the open window. wide open• She left the door wide open.• Sherman stared at the man with his eyes wide open.• After the stale fug in the tiny cabin, she gulped down the clean sea air, the car window wide open.• I will say this only once and I hope your cars are wide open.• The snap showed Jennifer with eyes closed and mouth wide open.• Their eyes are wide open as they pass the object round.• Leave the window wide open in winter; turn off the airconditioning in summer.• When I came into the hall, his eyes were wide open, staring straight at me.• His eyes seemed darker blue and more wide open than usual.• Some of the villa front doors were wide open to him. wide open• After the stale fug in the tiny cabin, she gulped down the clean sea air, the car window wide open.• I will say this only once and I hope your cars are wide open.• The snap showed Jennifer with eyes closed and mouth wide open.• Their eyes are wide open as they pass the object round.• Leave the window wide open in winter; turn off the airconditioning in summer.• When I came into the hall, his eyes were wide open, staring straight at me.• Some of the villa front doors were wide open to him. open road• Do you relish the prospect of the open road?• We ate in the fields or on the open road.• And it has opened roads and bridges destroyed during the fighting.• Daniel Boone heard it: the siren song of the open road, beckoning him to pack up and go.• The current barrier was installed in 1972, after residents submitted a petition saying the open road caused traffic hazards.• On the open road, it's no use pretending that the Bentley handles with the agility of a Porsche.• If your equipment has to go outside on open roads or gravelled surfaces, remember castors are not always suitable.• Racing on open roads was subsequently banned and the great Paris races came to an end. open to the sky/air/elements• An open doorway on the opposite side gave a bright rectangular view of an area of beaten earth open to the sky.• Not necessarily fully air-conditioned and heated, but at least no longer open to the elements.• The chancel is open to the sky.• The toilets and urinals were to the left of this section - the urinals being roofless and thus open to the elements.• They bend their heads right back until their faces are entirely open to the sky.• This was a covering curtain with a central aperture which left the arena open to the sky.• The frigidarium was presumed to be open to the sky and contained a large open-air swimming bath.• Part of it was open to the sky, so that a wedge of scalding light fell into the gloom. open for business• It was quite possible that it would be still open for business.• Just so; think of it as your local True Value, open for business.• What she liked about the shop was that it was open for business on every day of the year.• The establishment was not open for business on Sunday.• I know of a drive-in theater that opened for business one evening in 1981, and not a single car turned up!• The first will run between Bury and Victoria railway station as the £130 million Metrolink system opens for business this morning.• The new University of California campus and the Salk Institute were opening for business, with shipments of intellectuals arriving daily. the open market• Any dwellings not taken up within a specified time are placed on the open market.• If the Bank wishes to reduce the money supply it will sell securities through its broker on the open market.• It is likely to be some years before such a product is on the open market.• It will sell the rest on the open market.• The oil would not be sold directly on the open market.• The OEWs are proprietary devices available from several suppliers on the open market so they do not rank as critical technology.• Priced on the open market, they would sell for tens and tens of billions of dollars.• It said that the capital's availability in the open market was doubtful and suspect. options ... open• As John Tooby has pointed out, parasites simply can not keep their options open.• At the end of the season, I will keep my options open.• If you do not know exactly what is going to happen it is well to keep your options open.• These are still very early days and the options are wide open.• This leaves secondary schools with the question of what options are left open.• You need to keep your options open in order to change courses at a moment's notice.• Some companies are keeping their options open on retaining or dumping anachronistic names.• With customary caution, he is keeping his options open while the issue is still in the political incubator. an open secret• It is an open secret, however, that soldiers are not to arrest war criminals they encounter.• Hamel's marriage breakdown had been an open secret long before it was reported in the paper.• It is an open secret that he and Reg Pybus are bosom pals.• It was an open secret that the marriage had become a complete sham, Watson. open with• The story opens with the family's arrival in Boston from another city.• I've been very open with you, and I would appreciate your support. keep/leave your options open• At the end of the season, I will keep my options open.• Either way, you can keep your options open.• Flexibility is key, keeping your options open.• Many young people want to keep their options open.• We must expect to be surprised in the future, and we must keep our options open.• The band is keeping its options open, and doesn't rule out the possibility of another tour.• You need to keep your options open in order to change courses at a moment's notice.• Some companies are keeping their options open on retaining or dumping anachronistic names.• We want to keep our options open until the last possible minute. keep ... open• Many young people want to keep their options open.• The relationship between the parents must be given priority, to keep communication open.• Labour has vowed to keep the Works open if it wins control of the Council at the next election.• Police say they're keeping an open mind.• Keep your eyes open, so that you see more than what is just in front of you.• White even tried to keep one branch open until midnight and to put a Laundromat in another.• With customary caution, he is keeping his options open while the issue is still in the political incubator.• Without the added income from investments, though, organization directors say keeping the doors open would be difficult. Related topics: Trade, Business, Computers open2 ●●● S1 W1 verb 1 door/window etc 门/窗等 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]OPEN to move a door, window etc so that people, things, air etc can pass through, or to be moved in this way 开，打开 Jack opened the window. 杰克打开窗户。 He opened the drawer of the desk. 他拉开书桌的抽屉。 She heard a door open and then close. 她听到有扇门开了又关上。 2 container/package 容器/包裹 [transitiveT]OPEN to unfasten or remove the lid, top, or cover of a container, package etc 打开；撕开；揭开 Louise opened a bottle of wine. 路易丝开了一瓶葡萄酒。 He opened the letter and began to read it. 他打开信读了起来。 The children were opening their presents. 孩子们在拆礼物。 Mark was about to open a beer when the doorbell rang. 马克正要开一瓶啤酒，这时门铃响了。 3 eyes 眼睛OPEN [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to raise your eyelids so that you can see, or to be raised in this way 睁开 Barry was awake long before he opened his eyes. 巴里睁开眼睛之前早就醒了。 Carrie smelled coffee and her eyes opened reluctantly. 卡丽闻到了咖啡的味道，这才勉强睁开了眼睛。 4 mouth 嘴OPEN [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to move your lips apart, or to be moved in this way 张开 He opened his mouth but couldn’t think what to say. 他张开嘴，但想不出该说什么。 5 start operating 开始运作 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] (also open up)BBTSTART something/MAKE something START if a place such as an office, shop, restaurant etc opens or is opened, it starts operating or providing a service 〔公司、商店、餐馆等〕开张，开业 Sarah had recently opened an office in Genoa. 萨拉最近在热那亚开办了一个办事处。 French and Scandinavian offices are due to open in the autumn. 法国和斯堪的纳维亚的办事处将在秋天开始办公。 The Forestry Commission has opened a plant centre selling rare plants. 林业委员会开设了一个植物中心出售稀有植物。 The centre has been a great success since it opened its doors a year ago. 新艺术中心自一年前开张以来经营得很成功。 ► see thesaurus at establish 6 shop/restaurant etc 商店/餐厅等 [intransitiveI] (also open up)BSTART DOING something to start business, letting in customers or visitors, at a particular time 开始营业 What time do the banks open? 银行什么时候开门营业？ The bakery opens early. 这家面包店开门很早。 7 start an activity 开始某项行动START something/MAKE something START [transitiveT] to start an activity, event, or set of actions 着手，开始 The US attorney’s office has opened an investigation into the matter. 美国联邦检察官已对此事展开了调查。 An inquest into the deaths will be opened next week. 死因调查将于下周开始。 8 computer 计算机 [transitiveT] to make a document or computer program ready to use 打开，开启〔计算机文件或程序〕 Click on this icon to open the File Manager. 点击这个图标打开文件管理器。 9 meeting/event 会议/事件 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]START something/MAKE something START if a meeting etc opens or is opened in a particular way, it starts in that way (使)〔会议等〕开幕，(使)开始 Hughes, opening the Conference, made a dramatic plea for peace. 休斯在大会开幕时对和平的呼吁令人印象深刻。 open with The concert opens with Beethoven’s Egmont Overture. 音乐会以贝多芬的《埃格蒙特序曲》开场。 10 official ceremony 正式典礼 [transitiveT]PGOSTART something/MAKE something START to perform a ceremony in which you officially state that a building is ready to be used 为〔大楼等〕举行揭幕典礼；宣布…落成 The new County Hall building was officially opened by the King. 郡议会新大楼由国王正式宣布落成。 11 spread/unfold 张开/展开 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]OPEN to spread something out or unfold something, or to become spread out or unfolded 展开，张开 She opened her umbrella. 她打开伞。 John opened his hand to show her he wasn’t holding anything. 约翰摊开手掌，给她看他什么也没拿。 The flowers only open during bright weather. 这种花只在晴朗的天气里开放。 I sat down and opened my book. 我坐下来打开书本。 She opened the curtains (=pulled the two curtains apart). 她拉开帘子。 Dave opened his arms (=stretched his arms wide apart) to give her a hug. 戴夫张开双臂拥抱她。 12 make a way through 打开通道 [transitiveT]TTR to make it possible for cars, goods etc to pass through a place 开通，开放〔使汽车、货物等通过〕 They were clearing away snow to open the tunnel. 他们在清扫积雪使隧道能够通行。 The peace treaty promises an end to war and opens the borders between the two countries. 这份和约承诺结束战争并开放两国的边境。 13 film/play etc 电影/戏剧等 [intransitiveI]START TO HAPPEN, EXIST ETC to start being shown to the public 开始公映[公演] Paula and Rachael star as mother and daughter in the play, which opens tonight. 葆拉和雷切尔在今晚首演的剧中饰演一对母女。 The film opened yesterday to excellent reviews. 这部影片昨天公映，获得佳评。 ► see thesaurus at start 14 open an account BFBto start an account at a bank or other financial organization by putting money into it 开立账户 Mary was in the bank to ask about opening a current account. 玛丽在银行里询问开立活期存款账户的事。 Examples from the Corpus open an account• A similar procedure is followed for all other open accounts.• Only £1 is needed to open an account.• Only those people who live near by are allowed to open accounts.• Our friend Joan strolls into the bank and plops down $ 100 to open an account.• Now such sales are on open account and paid mainly by cheque.• Roosevelt Principal Mike Price opened an account, and the checks went directly to the bank.• To open an account, children need just £1.• Instead, they buy these items on open account from their suppliers on whatever credit terms are available. 15 open fire (on something) PMWSHOOTto start shooting at someone or something (向…)开火 Troops opened fire on the rioters. 军队向暴徒开火。 Examples from the Corpus open fire (on something)• Clothes are hung from nails, and cooking is done over an open fire.• No wonder they had opened fire.• Never stand over an open fire as Victorian fathers used to do.• The battery... ascends the hill towards the Henry house and opens fire at close range.• Then he opened fire at point-blank range, first at Cha, then at Park, severely wounding them both.• Rebels hiding in jungle outside the village opened fire, killing one policeman.• He is charged with ordering his subordinates to open fire on Tangi-Chu.• There are two comfortable lounges with open fires, one with a large collection of books for guests to read. 16 open the door/way to something (also open doors)CHANCE/OPPORTUNITY to make an opportunity for something to happen 给某事物以机会，给某事物敞开方便之门 Research on genes should open the door to exciting new medical treatments. 基因研究应该会为开发令人振奋的新疗法创造机会。 If the record is successful, it could open doors for my career. 这张唱片如果畅销，就能为我的事业打开成功之门。 Examples from the Corpus open the door/way to something• I opened the door to find Mrs Puri standing to attention outside.• This design decision was taken to open the door to integration of hypermedia mail, news, and information access.• This was when somebody opened the door to the inner sanctum where the support band was playing.• Lonnie Ali opens the door to the kitchen.• She opened the door to the living room.• Once you open the door to things that are not related to the Holocaust, where do you draw the line?• He lifts open the door to throw in another pine slab. 17 open somebody’s eyes (to something) REALIZEto make someone realize something that they had not realized before 使某人认清[了解](某事) The purpose of the training is to open managers’ eyes to the consequences of their own behaviour. 此次培训的目的是要让管理人员认识到自身行为的后果。 Examples from the Corpus open somebody’s eyes (to something)• I gave a little meow to get his attention and he opened his eyes.• Soon he could not move or speak, or open his eyes.• When he opened his eyes again he was staring at a pinkish whirlpool running into the drain.• Jim opened his eyes and looked at Karen.• When I opened my eyes, I looked out to the stake and saw his ball fall right near it again.• I opened my eyes into a black web.• His voice sounded oddly strangled, and she opened her eyes to find his face unexpectedly close to hers.• He opened his eyes to make the words stop.• His speech really opened my eyes to the way big corporations operate. 18. open your mind (to something) THINK ABOUTto be ready to consider or accept new ideas 乐于考虑[接受]〔新观念〕 Examples from the Corpus open your mind (to something)• We are duty-bound to search, question, open our minds.• Television is a powerful force to bring people together to entertain, to educate, to open our minds and hearts.• The overall influence of Seattle opened his mind on a few things.• If you open your mind, then you see it really does have feeling.• We must break down the barriers of conditioning and open our minds to far higher goals.• Very soon the research opened my mind to more subtle ideas.• He opened his mind to the sounds of the city.• As the days go by open your mind to what is going on around you - what are other people's goals? 19. open your heart (to somebody) TRUSTto tell someone your real thoughts and feelings because you trust them (对某人)敞开心扉，(向某人)倾吐心事 Examples from the Corpus open your heart (to somebody)• She thought about it and decided it was a sign, and what it meant was: open your heart.• Robbie opened his heart after a secret charity gig at London's Equinox club on Thursday.• Just allow your intuitive faculties to operate, open your heart and be honest with yourself and the landscape.• We opened our hearts and wept.• For her part, she felt that he was some one to whom she could open her heart and who would understand.• He was close to tears when he started to read a statement in which he opened his heart as never before.• Three quarters of all the teenagers questioned would open their hearts at home. 20. the heavens opened DNWEATHER literary it started to rain heavily 天降大雨 Examples from the Corpus the heavens opened• As his relations carried him off to be buried, the sky suddenly darkened and the heavens opened.• Just as we set off, would you believe it, the heavens opened.• It went from bad to worse as the heavens opened and turned the circuit into one huge puddle.• He'd come out without his anorak and if the heavens opened he'd get soaked.• Unfortunately, the Heavens opened on finals day, ending the good weather and causing disruptions. 21 open onto/into something phrasal verbphr v ENTERif a room, door etc opens onto or into another place, you can enter that other place directly through it 〔房间、门等〕通往，通向 The door opens onto a long balcony. 这扇门通往一个很长的阳台。 Examples from the Corpus open onto/into • In addition, the door that opens on to the roof is not marked.• It opens on to open countryside and is easy to get to.• The key opens on to a beige carpet that looks like a water poodle with burns and saddle sores.• The only source of light and air is the doorway at the end of the bed, opening on to a tiny balcony.• An inquest has been opened into his death.• Now we are opening into new areas.• The store will stay open into the evening today to accommodate last-minute shoppers.• And through the archway that opened into the saloon, he saw a flicker of light. 22 open out phrasal verbphr v a) TTRWIDEif a road, path, or passage opens out, it becomes wider 〔道路、小径或通道〕变宽，变开阔 into Beyond the forest the path opened out into a track. 过了森林，这条小径变成了一条较宽的小路。 b) British EnglishBrESHY if someone opens out, they become less shy 变得不羞怯 Examples from the Corpus open into• This starts along a walled lane which opens out into a field.• The lane opened out into a large paved courtyard.• The lane had opened out into a large paved courtyard.• Follow the obvious path leading north along the ridge as the path opens out into a wide track.• They stretched on and on, one opening out into another round every corner.• I pulled into the narrow drive, following it until it opened out into the empty courtyard.• He swallowed hard and headed for the door that opened out into the hall.• The unknown is always the most fearsome, opening out into wide areas of conjecture. 23 open up phrasal verbphr v a) opportunity 机会DEVELOP if opportunities open up, or a new situation opens them up, they become available or possible 〔机会、新情况〕出现；产生 With a microscope, a whole new world of investigation opens up. 有了显微镜，科学研究开启了一个崭新的世界。 open something ↔ up The new international agreement opens up the possibility of much greater co-operation against terrorism. 这项新的国际协定为打击恐怖主义创造了更大的合作机会。 b) land 土地 open something ↔ upREACH if someone opens up an area of land, they make it easier to reach and ready for development 开发，开拓，开辟 The new road will open up 300 acres of prime development land. 有了这条新路，300英亩的优质开发地将得以开辟。 c) door/container etc 门/容器等OPEN to open something that is closed, locked, or covered 打开，开启 Open up, this is the police! 开门，我们是警察！ open something ↔ up He opened up his case and took out a clean sweater. 他打开箱子，拿出一件干净的毛衣。 d) shop/office etc 商店/办公室等 a) BSTART something/MAKE something STARTif a shop, office etc opens up or is opened up, someone starts it (使)开张，开办，开设 b) BBTSTART DOING somethingif a shop, office etc opens up at a particular time, it starts business at that time 〔在某时〕开始营业[办公] e) disagreement/discussion 分歧/讨论 open something ↔ upDISAGREE to start a discussion or argument 引起，引发〔讨论或争论〕 The article was written with the intention of opening up a public debate. 写这篇文章的目的是引发公开的讨论。 f) competition/race 比赛/赛跑 if someone opens up a lead in a competition or race, they increase the distance or number of points by which they are winning 〔比赛中在距离或得分上〕领先 g) talk 谈话SHY to stop being shy and say what you really think 〔不再羞怯地〕开始畅所欲言，开始倾诉心事 Last night was the first time that Ken had opened up about his feelings. 昨晚是肯第一次敞开心扉谈论自己的感受。 h) with a gun 用枪PMWSHOOT to start shooting 射击，开火 i) hole/crack etc 洞/裂缝等HOLE if a hole, crack etc opens up or is opened up, it appears and becomes wider (使)变宽，(使)扩大 Examples from the Corpus open up• On our third date Melissa began to open up and told me about her family and about the years she spent in Italy.• Open up - it's the police!• Many people find it easier to open up to a trained professional, such as a counsellor. → open the floodgates at floodgate n Grammar Open belongs to a group of verbs where the same noun can be the subject of the verb or its object. You can say: She opened the door. In this sentence, ‘the door’ is the object of open. You can say: The door opened. In this sentence, ‘the door’ is the subject of open. THESAURUS open used about a door, window, container, package, letter, your eyes, or your mouth 打开；张开 I opened the door quietly. 我轻轻把门打开。 She was nervous about opening the letter. 她拆信的时候很紧张。 Open your mouth wide. 把嘴张大。 unlock to open a door, drawer, box etc with a key 〔用钥匙〕开…的锁 You need a key to unlock the safe. 你需要钥匙才能打开保险箱。 unscrew to open a lid on a bottle, container etc by turning it 拧开，旋开〔瓶子、容器等的盖子〕 I carefully unscrewed the lid of the jar. 我小心地旋开罐子的盖。 force open to open a drawer, window, cupboard etc using force 强行打开 The door was locked so we had to force it open. 门锁着，我们只好硬把它撞开。 unwrap to open a package by removing the paper that covers it 拆开〔包装纸〕 The children were busy unwrapping their Christmas presents. 孩子们正忙着拆圣诞礼物。 unfasten/undo to make something no longer fastened or tied, for example a seat belt or a piece of clothing 松开，解开〔安全带、衣物等〕 He unfastened the top button of his shirt. 他解开衬衫最上面的扣子。 I was so full I had to undo my belt. 我吃得太饱了，只好解开腰带。 Examples from the Corpus open• Doors open 15 minutes before the start of each performance.• That window doesn't open.• Runyan plans to open a casino.• Police have opened an investigation into the girl's disappearance.• It provides start-up dialogues, macro dialogues and exit dialogues to open and close applications.• He opened and shut the drawers and the flap and found what he expected.• The animals were fasted for 24 hours and then their abdomen was opened and the stomach exposed under light ether anaesthesia.• After a short discussion with the customs officers, the gates opened and the truck moved off.• Ask the waiter to open another bottle of champagne.• Don't open another Coke - you can have the rest of mine.• Judy opened another pack of cigarettes.• On Saturdays, the restaurant opens at 7 p.m.• The moment before he had opened it, he had known what would be inside.• a little gadget that helps you to open jars• Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical will open later this year.• The driver whipped round the front of the car and opened my door.• A permanent exhibition of Moore's work will open next year.• "What times do the banks open?" "Normally at around 9.30."• He opened the door wide, and gestured for me to come in.• Open the file called Templates.• Did you open the mail?• Heche opened the news conference by announcing his retirement.• It's very hot in here. Do you mind if I open the window?• How do you open this umbrella?• Open your books to page 63.• Aren't you going to open your letter? opened its doors• Casino, a re-creation of Manhattan in the desert that has just opened its doors.• In January 1966 Indica opened its doors.• The new meeting house opened its doors for worship almost exactly a year later; it had cost £3,366.• It opened its doors in 1888 as the Rindge Manual Training School.• CHELTENHAM/Gloucestershire Time allowed 01:06 Read in studio Britain's biggest motorway service station opened its doors this afternoon.• Social Washington also opened its doors to Joe.• St Hugh's opened its doors to men in nineteen eighty six. open3 noun 1 in the open outdoors 在户外，在野外 In the summer, we camped in the open. 夏天我们在野外露营。 Examples from the Corpus in the open• When the men made their appearance in the open, they were believed to be Union troops and were not fired upon.• That which is hidden away, the shadow, is out in the open!• She had them out in the open now, where he could see them.• Everything was out in the open - political resistance, management failings and just sheer inertia.• Both animals were the only Rottweilers in the open class to gain a V rating.• The tap-tap boy with the crooked gaze stood in the open doorway, grinning as usual.• The typical retail pushcart is set up in the open areas of a shopping mall or strip mall. 2 (out) in the open information that is out in the open is not hidden or secret 〔信息〕公开的[地] By now the whole affair was in the open. 如今整件事情已经公开了。 She never let her dislike for him come out into the open. 她从不把对他的反感表现出来。 All these concerns need to be brought out into the open. 所有这些担心都需要公开讲出来。 Examples from the Corpus brought out into the open• Practising kungfu puts a person in touch with himself or herself; his or her own failings are brought out into the open.• That I should back off from a story that I know needs to be brought out into the open?• Often, the criteria - even in the academic world - are assumed, and are hardly brought out into the open.• a noisy argument that brought a lot of problems out into the open Examples from the Corpus open• the US Open the OpenOpen, the 1.one of the important international sports competitions, especially for golf, such as the British Open Championship and the US Open Championship, or for tennis, such as the French, US and Australian Open competitions 〔尤指高尔夫球或网球的〕公开赛 From Longman Business Dictionary openopen1 /ˈəʊpənˈoʊ-/ adjectiveadj [not before a noun] 1COMMERCEif a shop, bank, restaurant etc is open, it is allowing customers to enter and is ready to serve them The bank is open till 12.00 on Saturdays. The shop was open for business on every day of the year. 2COMMERCEFINANCEif a financial market is open, buying and selling on it are possible Among Asian and Pacific markets that were open, stocks overall had a mixed performance. 3COMMERCEif a country is open to foreign products, they can be sold there without restrictions such as high import taxes Many people think the country is far less open to foreign products than Europe or the US. 4on the open marketCOMMERCE if something is sold on the open market, it is available for anyone to buy The shares would be purchased on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. 5be open to offersCOMMERCE to be ready to consider people’s offers for something you are selling The company said it was open to offers from potential buyers. 6be open to discussion/negotiation if something is open to discussion, you can discuss it and suggest changes The number of board seats they will have, like all other terms of the proposal, is open to negotiation. 7in open courtLAW in a court of law where everything is public I am giving this judgment in open court at the request of all parties. openopen2 verb 1[intransitiveI]COMMERCE if a shop, office, financial market etc opens at a particular time, it starts business at that time What time do the banks open? Oil prices softened $1 a barrel as European and Asian markets opened yesterday. 2[intransitiveI, transitiveT]COMMERCE if a new business opens or is opened, someone starts it She plans to open a chain of restaurants. 3[intransitiveI]FINANCE if shares, bonds etc open at a particular price, they have that price when the financial market on which they are traded opens for business Platinum opened lower following Japanese sales of platinum overnight. 4open your marketsCOMMERCE if a country opens its markets to foreign goods, it allows them to be sold there, or it reduces restrictions on them The US and Europe would open their markets in agriculture and textiles to developing nations by cutting quotas and subsidies. 5open an accountBANKING to start a new account at a financial institution, for example by putting money into it Private clients are asked to produce an initial deposit of at least $10,000 to open an account. → open up openopen3 noun [singular] FINANCE the beginning of a trading session on a financial market The dollar was quoted at 116.77 yen, down slightly from 118.80 yen at the open. US wheat prices might slip at the open of trading today. Origin open1 Old English open2 verb →10-23 →n GRAMMAR1 →THESAURUS1open3 nounOpen, the
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