Open

['əʊp(ə)n] or ['opən]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) information that has become public; 'all the reports were out in the open'; 'the facts had been brought to the surface'.

(noun.) a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play.

(noun.) a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; 'finally broke out of the forest into the open'.

(verb.) make available; 'This opens up new possibilities'.

(verb.) become available; 'an opportunity opened up'.

(verb.) make the opening move; 'Kasparov opened with a standard opening'.

(verb.) cause to open or to become open; 'Mary opened the car door'.

(verb.) become open; 'The door opened'.

(verb.) begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; 'He opened the meeting with a long speech'.

(verb.) start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; 'open a business'.

(verb.) have an opening or passage or outlet; 'The bedrooms open into the hall'.

(verb.) display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer.

(adj.) ready for business; 'the stores are open' .

(adj.) not having been filled; 'the job is still open' .

(adj.) without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition; 'the clarity and resonance of an open tone'; 'her natural and open response' .

(adj.) affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; 'an open door'; 'they left the door open' .

(adj.) affording free passage or access; 'open drains'; 'the road is open to traffic'; 'open ranks' .

(adj.) used of mouth or eyes; 'keep your eyes open'; 'his mouth slightly opened' .

(adj.) having no protecting cover or enclosure; 'an open boat'; 'an open fire'; 'open sports cars' .

(adj.) (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints .

(adj.) open to or in view of all; 'an open protest'; 'an open letter to the editor' .

(adj.) accessible to all; 'open season'; 'an open economy' .

(adj.) not sealed or having been unsealed; 'the letter was already open'; 'the opened package lay on the table' .

(adj.) not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought; 'an open question'; 'our position on this bill is still undecided'; 'our lawsuit is still undetermined' .

(adj.) not requiring union membership; 'an open shop employs nonunion workers' .

埃罗尔校對--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(a.) Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; -- applied to passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or roadstead.

(a.) Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like; not private; public; unrestricted in use; as, an open library, museum, court, or other assembly; liable to the approach, trespass, or attack of any one; unprotected; exposed.

(a.) Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view; accessible; as, an open tract; the open sea.

(a.) Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended; expanded; as, an open hand; open arms; an open flower; an open prospect.

(a.) Without reserve or false pretense; sincere; characterized by sincerity; unfeigned; frank; also, generous; liberal; bounteous; -- applied to personal appearance, or character, and to the expression of thought and feeling, etc.

(a.) Not concealed or secret; not hidden or disguised; exposed to view or to knowledge; revealed; apparent; as, open schemes or plans; open shame or guilt.

(a.) Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing water ways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; -- used of the weather or the climate; as, an open season; an open winter.

(a.) Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an open account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity open.

(a.) Free; disengaged; unappropriated; as, to keep a day open for any purpose; to be open for an engagement.

(a.) Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; -- said of vowels; as, the an far is open as compared with the a in say.

(a.) Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure, as in uttering s.

(a.) Not closed or stopped with the finger; -- said of the string of an instrument, as of a violin, when it is allowed to vibrate throughout its whole length.

(a.) Produced by an open string; as, an open tone.

(n.) Open or unobstructed space; clear land, without trees or obstructions; open ocean; open water.

(v. t.) To make or set open; to render free of access; to unclose; to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or covering from; as, to open a door; to open a box; to open a room; to open a letter.

(v. t.) To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand.

(v. t.) To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.

(v. t.) To make known; to discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc.

(v. t.) To enter upon; to begin; as, to open a discussion; to open fire upon an enemy; to open trade, or correspondence; to open a case in court, or a meeting.

(v. t.) To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton by separating the fibers.

(v. i.) To unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be parted.

(v. i.) To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; as, the harbor opened to our view.

(v. i.) To begin; to commence; as, the stock opened at par; the battery opened upon the enemy.

(v. i.) To bark on scent or view of the game.

达雷尔手打

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. [1]. Unclose, OPE, lay open.[2]. Exhibit, explain, reveal, interpret, disclose, make manifest, bring to view.[3]. Begin, commence, enter upon.

v. n. [1]. Ope, cleave, part, be unclosed, be parted, be sundered, be severed.[2]. Come into view, begin to appear.[3]. Begin, commence.

a. [1]. Unclosed, not shut.[2]. Expanded, extended, broad, not folded, not contracted.[3]. Frank, unreserved, candid, ingenuous, undisguised, undesigning, artless, undissembling, sincere, guileless, fair, honest, single-minded, above-board, open-hearted.[4]. Liberal, generous, munificent, bountiful, open-handed.[5]. Exposed, unprotected, undefended.[6]. Public, unrestricted, clear, unobstructed, free to all.[7]. Unsettled, undetermined, not adjusted.[8]. Mild, moderate, not frosty, not cold.

埃尔顿校對

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Accessible, free, available, unshut, unfolded, public, free, unrestricted,unreserved, unaffected, genuine, barefaced, undisguised, above-board, liberal,unclosed, candid, frank, ingenuous, unsettled, undetermined

ANT:Inaccessible, closed, barred, unavailable, shut, close, secretive, reserved,settled, determined

SYN:Unclose, lay_open, lay_Dare_expose, explain, disclose, initiate, begin,commence

ANT:Close, shut_up, conceal, inclose, mystify, misinterpret, conclude, cover

編輯:维姬

解釋/意思:

adj. not shut: allowing one to pass out or in: free from trees: not fenced: not drawn together: spread out: not frozen up: not frosty: free to be used &c.: public: without reserve: frank: easily understood: generous: liberal: clear: unbalanced as an account: attentive: free to be discussed.—v.t. to make open: to remove hinderances: to bring to view: to explain: to begin.—v.i. to become open: to unclose: to be unclosed: to begin to appear: to begin.—n. a clear space.—n. O′pener.—adjs. O′pen-eyed (Shak.) watchful; O′pen-hand′ed with an open hand: generous: liberal.—n. O′pen-hand′edness.—adj. O′pen-heart′ed with an open heart: frank: generous.—ns. O′pen-heart′edness liberality: generosity: frankness: candour; O′pening an open place: a breach: an aperture: beginning: first appearance: opportunity.—adv. O′penly.—adj. O′pen-mind′ed free from prejudice: ready to receive and consider new ideas.—n. O′pen-mind′edness.—adj. O′pen-mouthed gaping: greedy: clamorous.—ns. O′penness; O′pen-ses′ame a form of words which makes barriers fly open—from the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves in the Arabian Nights' Entertainments; O′pen-steek (Scot.) a kind of open-work stitching; O′pen-work any work showing openings through it for ornament.—adj. open-cast of mining work in open air.—Open verdict (see Verdict).

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