open

noun

1. information that has become public

e.g. all the reports were out in the open
the facts had been brought to the surface

Synonym: surface

2. a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play

3. where the air is unconfined

e.g. he wanted to get outdoors a little
the concert was held in the open air
camping in the open

Synonym: outdoorsout-of-doorsopen air

4. a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water

e.g. finally broke out of the forest into the open

Synonym: clear

verb

1. make available

e.g. This opens up new possibilities

Synonym: open up

2. become available

e.g. an opportunity opened up

Synonym: open up

3. make the opening move

e.g. Kasparov opened with a standard opening

4. cause to open or to become open

e.g. Mary opened the car door

Synonym: open up

5. become open

e.g. The door opened

Synonym: open up

6. spread out or open from a closed or folded state

e.g. open the map
spread your arms

Synonym: unfoldspreadspread out

7. display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer

8. afford access to

e.g. the door opens to the patio
The French doors give onto a terrace

Synonym: affordgive

9. begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.

e.g. He opened the meeting with a long speech

10. start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning

e.g. open a business

Synonym: open up

11. have an opening or passage or outlet

e.g. The bedrooms open into the hall

adj

1. ready for business

e.g. the stores are open

2. not having been filled

e.g. the job is still open

3. openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness

e.g. his candid eyes
an open and trusting nature
a heart-to-heart talk

Synonym: candidheart-to-heart

4. without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition

e.g. the clarity and resonance of an open tone
her natural and open response

5. affording free passage or view

e.g. a clear view
a clear path to victory
open waters
the open countryside

Synonym: clear

6. affording unobstructed entrance and exit
not shut or closed

e.g. an open door
they left the door open

Synonym: unfastened

7. affording free passage or access

e.g. open drains
the road is open to traffic
open ranks

8. used of mouth or eyes

e.g. keep your eyes open
his mouth slightly opened

Synonym: opened

9. having no protecting cover or enclosure

e.g. an open boat
an open fire
open sports cars

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

11. open and observable
not secret or hidden

e.g. an overt lie
overt hostility
overt intelligence gathering
open ballots

Synonym: overt

12. open to or in view of all

e.g. an open protest
an open letter to the editor

13. with no protection or shield

e.g. the exposed northeast frontier
open to the weather
an open wound

Synonym: exposed

14. ready or willing to receive favorably

e.g. receptive to the proposals

Synonym: receptive

15. accessible to all

e.g. open season
an open economy

16. not sealed or having been unsealed

e.g. the letter was already open
the opened package lay on the table

Synonym: opened

17. not brought to a conclusion
subject to further thought

e.g. an open question
our position on this bill is still undecided
our lawsuit is still undetermined

Synonym: undecidedundeterminedunresolved

18. (of textures) full of small openings or gaps

e.g. an open texture
a loose weave

Synonym: loose

19. possibly accepting or permitting

e.g. a passage capable of misinterpretation
open to interpretation
an issue open to question
the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation

Synonym: capablesubject

20. not defended or capable of being defended

e.g. an open city
open to attack

Synonym: assailableundefendableundefended

1. 打开（门、窗、盖等）
If you open something such as a door, window, or lid, or if it opens, its position is changed so that it no longer covers a hole or gap.

e.g. He opened the window and looked out...
他打开窗户往外看。
e.g. The church doors would open and the crowd would surge out.
教堂的门会打开，人群会蜂拥而出。

2. 将（瓶、盒等）开封；拆开（包裹、信封等）
If you open something such as a bottle, box, parcel, or envelope, you move, remove, or cut part of it so you can take out what is inside.

e.g. The Inspector opened the packet of cigarettes...
检查员撕开了那包香烟。
e.g. The capsules are fiddly to open.
这些胶囊得小心翼翼地打开。

3. 翻开；张开；展开
If you open something such as a book, an umbrella, or your hand, or if it opens, the different parts of it move away from each other so that the inside of it can be seen.

e.g. He opened the heavy Bible...
他翻开那本厚厚的《圣经》。
e.g. She opens her umbrella, and walks up River Street...
她撑开伞，沿着河街向前走。

4. 打开（计算机文件）
If you open a computer file, you give the computer an instruction to display it on the screen.

open是什么意思

e.g. Double click on the icon to open the file.
双击图标打开文件。

5. （使)(眼睛）睁开
When you open your eyes or your eyes open, you move your eyelids upwards, for example when you wake up, so that you can see.

open

e.g. When I opened my eyes I saw a man with an axe standing at the end of my bed...
我睁开眼睛时，看见一个手持斧头的男人站在床尾。
e.g. His eyes were opening wide.
他双眼圆睁。

6. 敞开（双臂）
If you open your arms, you stretch them wide apart in front of you, usually in order to put them round someone.

e.g. She opened her arms and gave me a big hug.
她张开双臂，紧紧地拥抱了我。

7. （身前）无遮挡的；（姿势）端正的
If you stand or sit in an open way, the front of your body is fully exposed and you are not bending forward or at an angle to someone.

e.g. Good listeners even sit in an open way: relaxed, arms loose...
善于倾听的人甚至坐姿也很坦荡端正：身体放松，双臂自然下垂。
e.g. I play normal bunker shots with an open stance.
我打一般的沙坑球采取开立击球姿势。

8. 坦率的；诚恳的；不作伪的
If you describe a person or their character as open, you mean they are honest and do not want or try to hide anything or to deceive anyone.

open的意思

e.g. He had always been open with her and she always felt she would know if he lied...
他对她总是坦诚相待，她也一直觉得如果他说谎，自己一定能察觉。
e.g. She has an open, trusting nature.
她天性坦诚，对人信赖。

9. 公开的；不加掩饰的
If you describe a situation, attitude, or way of behaving as open, you mean it is not kept hidden or secret.

open

e.g. The action is an open violation of the Vienna Convention...
该行为公然违背了《维也纳公约》。
e.g. Hearing the case in open court is only one part of the judicial process.
公开审理这一案件只是司法程序的一部分。

10. 愿意接受（建议、观点等）的；虚怀若谷的
If you are open to suggestions or ideas, you are ready and willing to consider or accept them.

open

e.g. They are open to suggestions on how working conditions might be improved.
他们愿意就如何改善工作条件听取各种意见。

11. 容易招致（滥用、批评等）的；易受（攻击）的
If you say that a system, person, or idea is open to something such as abuse or criticism, you mean they might receive abuse or criticism because of their qualities, effects, or actions.

e.g. The system, though well-meaning, is open to abuse...
该制度动机虽好，却易遭滥用。
e.g. They left themselves wide open to accusations of double standards and hypocrisy.
他们使自己陷于被人指责搞双重标准和虚伪不实的境地。

12. 悬而未决的；尚未决定的
If you say that a fact or question is open to debate, interpretation, or discussion, you mean that people are uncertain whether it is true, what it means, or what the answer is.

open是什么意思

e.g. The truth of the facts produced may be open to doubt...
所摆出事实的真实性仍然值得怀疑。
e.g. It is an open question how long that commitment can last.
这一承诺能维持多久还不确定。

13. 开放（被封的道路、边界等）；开通
If people open something such as a blocked road or a border, or if it opens, people can then pass along it or through it.

e.g. The rebels have opened the road from Monrovia to the Ivory Coast...
叛乱分子已经开放了从蒙罗维亚到象牙海岸的道路。
e.g. The solid rank of police officers lining the courtroom opened to let them pass.
把法庭围得水泄不通的一队警察让开一条路让他们通过。

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

e.g. The corridor opened into a low smoky room.
这条走廊通向一间烟雾弥漫的低矮房间。

15. 开阔的；空旷的
An open area is a large area that does not have many buildings or trees in it.

e.g. Officers will also continue their search of nearby open ground.
警察还将继续在附近的开阔地带搜寻。

16. 敞开的；无遮盖的；无围挡的
An open structure or object is not covered or enclosed.

e.g. Don't leave a child alone in a room with an open fire.
房间里有裸露的明火时，不要让孩子独处其中。
e.g. ...open sandwiches.
单片三明治

17. （伤口）外露的，裸露的，流血的
An open wound is one from which a liquid such as blood is coming.

open是什么意思

18. 把（衣服）解开；把…的拉链拉开
If you open your shirt or coat, you undo the buttons or pull down the zip.

open的反义词

e.g. I opened my coat and let him see the belt.
我解开外衣，让他看那条皮带。

19. （使）开始营业；（使）开门
When a shop, office, or public building opens or is opened, its doors are unlocked and the public can go in.

e.g. Banks closed on Friday afternoon and did not open again until Monday morning.
银行星期五下午关门，直到星期一上午才营业。
e.g. ...a gang of three who'd apparently been lying in wait for him to open the shop.
显然一直潜伏着等待他打开店门营业的3人团伙

20. 为（大楼、工厂、公司等）举行揭幕典礼；开设；开办；开张
When a public building, factory, or company opens or when someone opens it, it starts operating for the first time.

e.g. The original station opened in 1754...
最初的车站于1754年落成。
e.g. The complex opens to the public tomorrow...
这幢综合大楼将于明天对公众开放。

21. （使）（会议、会谈）开始；召开
If something such as a meeting or series of talks opens, or if someone opens it, it begins.

open什么意思

e.g. ...an emergency session of the Russian Parliament due to open later this morning...
将于今天上午晚些时候召开的俄罗斯议会紧急会议
e.g. They are now ready to open negotiations.
他们现在已经准备好开始谈判。

22. （以…）开始
If an event such as a meeting or discussion opens with a particular activity or if a particular activity opens an event, that activity is the first thing that happens or is dealt with. You can also say that someone such as a speaker or singer opens by doing a particular thing.

e.g. The service opened with a hymn...
礼拜仪式从唱圣歌开始。
e.g. She opened with an impressive version of 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For'...
她以一首优美动人的《我仍在寻找》开场。

23. （股市）开盘，开市
On the stock exchange, the price at which currencies, shares, or commodities open is their value at the start of that day's trading.

open在线翻译

e.g. Gold declined $2 in Zurich to open at 385.50...
苏黎世的金价下挫2美元，以385.50元开盘。
e.g. In Paris and Milan, the dollar opened almost unchanged.
在巴黎和米兰，美元开市时几乎没有变化。

24. 上映；开演；开幕
When a film, play, or other public event opens, it begins to be shown, be performed, or take place for a limited period of time.

e.g. A photographic exhibition opens at the Royal College of Art on Wednesday...
星期三一个摄影展在皇家艺术学院开幕。
e.g. This show, too, was virtually sold out before it opened.
这场演出的门票也是几乎在开演前就销售一空了。

25. （在银行等处）开立（账户）
If you open an account with a bank or a commercial organization, you begin to use their services.

open在线翻译

e.g. He tried to open an account at the branch of his bank nearest to his workplace.
他想在自己银行离工作单位最近的网点开一个账户。

26. （机会、选择等）可利用的，可得到的
If an opportunity or choice is open to you, you are able to do a particular thing if you choose to.

e.g. There are a wide range of career opportunities open to young people.
年轻人有各种职业选择机会。

27. （使）（机会、可能性等）出现;（使）产生
To open opportunities or possibilities means the same as to open them up.

open在线翻译

e.g. The chief of naval operations wants to open opportunities for women in the Navy...
美国海军作战部长希望能为女兵提供机会。
e.g. A series of fortunate opportunities opened to him.
很多好机会陆续向他招手。

28. 人人可以参加（或接受）的；开放的
You can use open to describe something that anyone is allowed to take part in or accept.

e.g. A recent open meeting of College members revealed widespread dissatisfaction...
最近的一次学会成员公开会上，大家普遍流露出不满情绪。
e.g. A portfolio approach would keep entry into the managerial profession open and flexible.
项目组合的方法会使成为管理人员的机会公开灵活。

29. （提议等）有效的；（职位等）空缺的，可申请的
If something such as an offer or job is open, it is available for someone to accept or apply for.

e.g. The offer will remain open until further notice.
该提议仍然有效，直到另行通知。

30. 在露天；在户外；在野外
If you do something in the open, you do it out of doors rather than in a house or other building.

e.g. Many are sleeping in the open because they have no shelter.
很多人因为没有栖身之所，只好露宿在外。

31. 公开的；众人皆知的
If an attitude or situation is in the open or out in the open, people know about it and it is no longer kept secret.

e.g. The medical service had advised us to keep it a secret, but we wanted it in the open.
这家医疗机构建议我们保密，而我们却想公开此事。

32. 大开的；敞开的；（眼睛）睁大的
If something is wide open, it is open to its full extent.

e.g. The child had left the inner door wide open.
这个孩子将里面的门大敞着。

33. （比赛、选举等）结果不确定的，胜负难定的
If you say that a competition, race, or election is wide open, you mean that anyone could win it, because there is no competitor who seems to be much better than the others.

e.g. The competition has been thrown wide open by the absence of the world champion.
由于世界冠军缺阵，这场比赛变得胜负难定。

34. with open arms -> see arm
to open the door -> see door
to keep your eyes open -> see eye
with your eyes open -> see eye
to open your eyes -> see eye
to open fire -> see fire
to open your heart -> see heart
the heavens open -> see heaven
an open mind -> see mind
to open your mind -> see mind
to keep your options open -> see option

相关词组：open outopen up

1. open：opening; 偏移量