uncloseadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈkləʊs/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈkləʊs/, U.S.

/ˌənˈkloʊs/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and close adj. and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, close adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + close adj. Compare earlier unclose v. and unclosed adj.

†1. Not closed; open. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > [adjective]

openeOE

opec1275

unshutc1384

uncloseda1398

unstoken1421

unclosec1540

c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 73 The Grekes..Comyn to the castell vnclose were the yatis.

1651 tr. G. Buchanan Detectioon Mary Queen of Scots 59 A house (I say) torn, solitarie, on every side, not only unclose [?1571 nat close], but open to pass through.

†2. Unreserved; not reticent. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > straightforward or frank

right fortha1382

plaina1393

free-hearteda1398

round1487

opena1535

sincere1539

frank1555

pert1567

single-hearted1574

single-minded1577

direct1586

open-hearted1593

open-breasted1594

transparent1600

unclose1606

unminced1648

even down1654

unreserved1654

rugged1678

plain sailing1707

whole-footed1744

sturdy1775

heart-in-mouth1827

jannock1828

straightforward1829

direct-dealing1830

undiplomatic1834

straight-ahead1836

straight-up-and-down1859

man to man1902

1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 147 Knowne Designes are dangerous toact: And, th' vn-close Chiefe [Fr. le chef peu secret], did never noble fact.

3. Not close; distant; not intimate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [adjective] > intimate or familiar > not intimate

unclose1659

1659 A. Hay Diary 31 Dec. (1901) 227 Notwithstanding my unclose walking, yet the Lord had been very kind to me.

1977 Traverse City (Mich.) Record-Eagle 27 June 23/2 Let us also celebrate our unclose friends, and those peripheral people whose paths cross ours at just an intersection.

2009 T. Caldwell Finn Half-great 215 We are not close, he and I...And it is unhealthy to be unclose with him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

unclosev.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈkləʊz/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈkləʊz/, U.S.

/ˌənˈkloʊz/

Forms: see un- prefix² and close v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², close v.

Etymology: < un- prefix² (compare and- prefix) + close v. Compare disclose v.

a. transitive. To cause (something) to open or be opened; to open (a container, one's eyes, a door, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > open [verb (transitive)]

undoc893

untinec950

openOE

to-doOE

undita1225

leesea1325

unfolda1325

unspeara1325

unclosea1350

to open upa1400

disclose?1440

opea1450

unlock?1548

uncask1594

unhinge1624

unsluice1652

reserate1657

a1350 Recipe Painting in Archæol. Jrnl. (1844) 1 66 (MED) Tac a ston other a bord that wol kevere the vessel ant clos hit above wel ant faste..ant sete hit into horsse dunge..bi the space of ix niht other more, ant thenne tac up thi vessel, ant unclosit [read unclos it] above.

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. l. 2376 (MED) He bad anon the cofre unclose.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 1438 (MED) He wyth keyes uncloses kystes ful mony.

?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 264 (MED) Ryse up, serys, I ȝou pray! On-close ȝour eyne for my sake.

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. ix. f. 46 They vnclose and shake theyr handes.

c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme lxxviii. 73 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 108 He vnclos'd the garners of the skies.

1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer v. sig. K2 Tis my charge in the morning to vnclose the leaden coffin, and discouer the bodie.

1686 J. S. Hist. Monastical Convent. 176 The Masons unwalled and unclosed the Conclave.

1700 J. Dryden tr. G. Boccaccio Cymon & Iphigenia in Fables 547 At length awaking, Iphigene the Fair..Unclos'd her Eyes.

1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho I. ix. 223 She..unclosed the casement to listen to the strains.

1827 W. Scott Surgeon's Daughter in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. II. x. 251 Surely the demons of Ambition and Avarice will unclose the talons which they have fixed upon this man.

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. ix. 124 The woman slowly unclosed her large, dark eyes, and looked vacantly at her.

1902 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 25 Mar. 2501/1 It is necessary to unclose the opening..in the door and thus to cause a current of air to pass through the room.

2013 C. Doctorow Homeland xiv. 328 I pounced on my mouse and started unclosing the browser tabs I'd just closed.

b. intransitive. To become open; to open up.In quot. a1398, vnclosiþ translates Latin aperit, but part of the original source is not represented in the English, thus incorrectly suggesting that the heliotrope opens (rather than closes) at sunset.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > become open [verb (intransitive)]

openOE

undo1122

unlouk1340

unfoldc1350

unshut1390

unclosea1398

opena1400

waltc1400

unstopc1440

twirl?1523

disclosec1586

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. liv. 946 Þe roodewort..hatte solsequium..for þe floures þerof vnclosiþ [L. aperit] whan þe sonne goþ doun.

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) vi. 218 Take roses that bigynneth forto vnclose.

a1475 (?a1430) J. Lydgate tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Life Man (Vitell.) l. 20333 Yiff they hadde commyssioun..Bothe to shette and ek vnclose.

c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 14^v In hor mouthe caste [it] And þai clappe shall full clene & neuer vnclose aftur.

1594 T. Lodge & R. Greene Looking Glasse sig. E4^v What tortuous planets..Hath made the concaue of the earth vnclose?

1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xxiv. xlvii. 942 The teeth, that were set and closed fast together, begin..to open and unclose againe.

1726 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xviii. 235 Wak'd at their steps, her flowing eyes unclose.

a1785 R. Glover Athenaid (1787) III. xxvii. 300 Now they reach The further mouth unclosing in a dale Abrupt.

1808 ‘H. St. Victor’ Ruins of Rigonda II. 94 She perceived her curtains unclose, and the form of her mother leaning over her.

1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths I. 54 She heard the door underneath unclose.

1950 A. Seton Foxfire iii. 77 Amanda saw Dart's muscles relax, and her throat unclosed, too.

2001 T. Henighan Viking Quest 15 Ivar stared at him, his face twisted in an angry frown, his fists closing and unclosing in obvious frustration.

2. transitive. To disclose (something secret or hidden); to make known or apparent; to reveal. In later use chiefly literary.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)]

unwryc825

unhelec1000

to draw forthc1175

unhillc1200

to bring forth?c1225

unsteekc1250

let witc1275

uncovera1300

wraya1300

knowc1300

barea1325

shrivec1374

unwrapc1374

again-covera1382

nakena1382

outc1390

tellc1390

disclosea1393

cough1393

unhidea1400

unclosec1400

unhaspc1400

bewrayc1405

reveal1409

accusea1413

reveil1424

unlocka1425

unrekec1425

disclude?1440

uncurec1440

utter1444

detect1447

break1463

expose1483

divinec1500

revelate1514

to bring (also put) to light1526

decipher1529

rake1547

rip1549

unshadow1550

to lay to sight1563

uppen1565

unlace1567

unvisor?1571

resign1572

uncloak1574

disshroud1577

spill1577

reap1578

unrip1579

scour1585

unharboura1586

unmask1586

uncase1587

descrya1591

unclasp?1592

unrive1592

discover1594

unburden1594

untomb1594

unhusk1596

dismask1598

to open upc1600

untruss1600

divulge1602

unshale1606

unbrace1607

unveil1609

rave1610

disveil1611

unface1611

unsecret1612

unvizard1620

to open up1624

uncurtain1628

unscreen1628

unbare1630

disenvelop1632

unclothe1632

to lay forth1633

unshroud1633

unmuffle1637

midwife1638

dissecret1640

unseal1640

unmantle1643

to fetch out1644

undisguise1655

disvelop1658

decorticate1660

clash1667

exert1692

disinter1711

to up with1715

unbundlea1739

develop1741

disembosom1745

to open out1814

to let out1833

unsack1846

uncrown1849

to bring (out) in (also into) the open1861

unfrock1866

disbosom1868

to blow the lid off1928

flush1950

surface1955

to take or pull the wraps off1964

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 26 (MED) Me mynez on one amonge oþer, as Maþew recordez, Þat þus of clannesse unclosez a ful cler speche.

c1475 (a1449) J. Lydgate Seying of Nightingale (Harl.) l. 51 in Minor Poems (1900) 18 The briddes song I shal to the vnclose.

1608 tr. O. van Veen Amorum Emblemata 54 Hee doth vnclose his thoghts, to gayn vnfayned grace.

1685 W. Clark Grand Tryal ii. iv. 29 I must unclose The Secrets of my Heart.

1709 R. Gould Wks. I. 89 To the World I may unclose the Scene And suit my Verse to the Immortal Theme.

1799 R. Glover Jason v. ii. 69 Now shall indeed these pure abodes unclose Their blissful treasures.

1832 C. Fry Christ our Example iii. 88 Some such are saved; not by..unclosing his mysteries to satisfy their wisdom, but by a quite different process.

1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) viii. 212 He..uncloses the treasures of that celestial wisdom which speaks to men.

1918 M. P. Follett New State xxiii. 204 How can we unclose the sources within our own midst from which to draw our inspiration?

1993 Stud. Philol. 90 248 Where it uncloses the depths of the speaker's trauma, I believe that punning has incalculable dramatic power.

†3. transitive (in passive). Of a young bird: to hatch. Cf. disclose v. 3a. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [verb (transitive)] > hatch

disclosec1450

unclose1486

1486 Bk. St. Albans sig. a ij And when they [sc. hawks] bene vnclosed and begynneth to feder any thyng of lengthe anoon be kynde they will draw somwatt out of the nest.

1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 325 As concerning the nature of Eagles, it maie be taken, that their young ones doe sucke bloud anone after they be unclosed.

†4. transitive. To unharness (a horse). Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [verb (transitive)] > tack or harness > unharness

untackle1574

ungear1598

unharness1611

unclose?1614

unrig1690

outspan1815

unshut1817

untack1962

?1614 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses iv. 32 Informe your pleasure, if we shall vnclose Their horse from coach.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unclose
释义	uncloseadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈkləʊs/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈkləʊs/, U.S. /ˌənˈkloʊs/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and close adj. and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, close adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + close adj. Compare earlier unclose v. and unclosed adj. †1. Not closed; open. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > [adjective] openeOE opec1275 unshutc1384 uncloseda1398 unstoken1421 unclosec1540 c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 73 The Grekes..Comyn to the castell vnclose were the yatis. 1651 tr. G. Buchanan Detectioon Mary Queen of Scots 59 A house (I say) torn, solitarie, on every side, not only unclose [?1571 nat close], but open to pass through. †2. Unreserved; not reticent. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > straightforward or frank right fortha1382 plaina1393 free-hearteda1398 round1487 opena1535 sincere1539 frank1555 pert1567 single-hearted1574 single-minded1577 direct1586 open-hearted1593 open-breasted1594 transparent1600 unclose1606 unminced1648 even down1654 unreserved1654 rugged1678 plain sailing1707 whole-footed1744 sturdy1775 heart-in-mouth1827 jannock1828 straightforward1829 direct-dealing1830 undiplomatic1834 straight-ahead1836 straight-up-and-down1859 man to man1902 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iii. 147 Knowne Designes are dangerous toact: And, th' vn-close Chiefe [Fr. le chef peu secret], did never noble fact. 3. Not close; distant; not intimate. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [adjective] > intimate or familiar > not intimate unclose1659 1659 A. Hay Diary 31 Dec. (1901) 227 Notwithstanding my unclose walking, yet the Lord had been very kind to me. 1977 Traverse City (Mich.) Record-Eagle 27 June 23/2 Let us also celebrate our unclose friends, and those peripheral people whose paths cross ours at just an intersection. 2009 T. Caldwell Finn Half-great 215 We are not close, he and I...And it is unhealthy to be unclose with him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). unclosev. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈkləʊz/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈkləʊz/, U.S. /ˌənˈkloʊz/ Forms: see un- prefix² and close v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², close v. Etymology: < un- prefix² (compare and- prefix) + close v. Compare disclose v. 1. a. transitive. To cause (something) to open or be opened; to open (a container, one's eyes, a door, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > open [verb (transitive)] undoc893 untinec950 openOE to-doOE undita1225 leesea1325 unfolda1325 unspeara1325 unclosea1350 to open upa1400 disclose?1440 opea1450 unlock?1548 uncask1594 unhinge1624 unsluice1652 reserate1657 a1350 Recipe Painting in Archæol. Jrnl. (1844) 1 66 (MED) Tac a ston other a bord that wol kevere the vessel ant clos hit above wel ant faste..ant sete hit into horsse dunge..bi the space of ix niht other more, ant thenne tac up thi vessel, ant unclosit [read unclos it] above. a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. l. 2376 (MED) He bad anon the cofre unclose. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 1438 (MED) He wyth keyes uncloses kystes ful mony. ?a1475 Ludus Coventriae (1922) 264 (MED) Ryse up, serys, I ȝou pray! On-close ȝour eyne for my sake. 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. ix. f. 46 They vnclose and shake theyr handes. c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme lxxviii. 73 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 108 He vnclos'd the garners of the skies. 1628 G. Wither Britain's Remembrancer v. sig. K2 Tis my charge in the morning to vnclose the leaden coffin, and discouer the bodie. 1686 J. S. Hist. Monastical Convent. 176 The Masons unwalled and unclosed the Conclave. 1700 J. Dryden tr. G. Boccaccio Cymon & Iphigenia in Fables 547 At length awaking, Iphigene the Fair..Unclos'd her Eyes. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho I. ix. 223 She..unclosed the casement to listen to the strains. 1827 W. Scott Surgeon's Daughter in Chron. Canongate 1st Ser. II. x. 251 Surely the demons of Ambition and Avarice will unclose the talons which they have fixed upon this man. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. ix. 124 The woman slowly unclosed her large, dark eyes, and looked vacantly at her. 1902 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 25 Mar. 2501/1 It is necessary to unclose the opening..in the door and thus to cause a current of air to pass through the room. 2013 C. Doctorow Homeland xiv. 328 I pounced on my mouse and started unclosing the browser tabs I'd just closed. b. intransitive. To become open; to open up.In quot. a1398, vnclosiþ translates Latin aperit, but part of the original source is not represented in the English, thus incorrectly suggesting that the heliotrope opens (rather than closes) at sunset. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > become open [verb (intransitive)] openOE undo1122 unlouk1340 unfoldc1350 unshut1390 unclosea1398 opena1400 waltc1400 unstopc1440 twirl?1523 disclosec1586 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xvii. liv. 946 Þe roodewort..hatte solsequium..for þe floures þerof vnclosiþ [L. aperit] whan þe sonne goþ doun. tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) vi. 218 Take roses that bigynneth forto vnclose. a1475 (?a1430) J. Lydgate tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Life Man (Vitell.) l. 20333 Yiff they hadde commyssioun..Bothe to shette and ek vnclose. c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy (2002) f. 14^v In hor mouthe caste [it] And þai clappe shall full clene & neuer vnclose aftur. 1594 T. Lodge & R. Greene Looking Glasse sig. E4^v What tortuous planets..Hath made the concaue of the earth vnclose? 1634 T. Johnson tr. A. Paré Chirurg. Wks. xxiv. xlvii. 942 The teeth, that were set and closed fast together, begin..to open and unclose againe. 1726 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xviii. 235 Wak'd at their steps, her flowing eyes unclose. a1785 R. Glover Athenaid (1787) III. xxvii. 300 Now they reach The further mouth unclosing in a dale Abrupt. 1808 ‘H. St. Victor’ Ruins of Rigonda II. 94 She perceived her curtains unclose, and the form of her mother leaning over her. 1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths I. 54 She heard the door underneath unclose. 1950 A. Seton Foxfire iii. 77 Amanda saw Dart's muscles relax, and her throat unclosed, too. 2001 T. Henighan Viking Quest 15 Ivar stared at him, his face twisted in an angry frown, his fists closing and unclosing in obvious frustration. 2. transitive. To disclose (something secret or hidden); to make known or apparent; to reveal. In later use chiefly literary. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)] unwryc825 unhelec1000 to draw forthc1175 unhillc1200 to bring forth?c1225 unsteekc1250 let witc1275 uncovera1300 wraya1300 knowc1300 barea1325 shrivec1374 unwrapc1374 again-covera1382 nakena1382 outc1390 tellc1390 disclosea1393 cough1393 unhidea1400 unclosec1400 unhaspc1400 bewrayc1405 reveal1409 accusea1413 reveil1424 unlocka1425 unrekec1425 disclude?1440 uncurec1440 utter1444 detect1447 break1463 expose1483 divinec1500 revelate1514 to bring (also put) to light1526 decipher1529 rake1547 rip1549 unshadow1550 to lay to sight1563 uppen1565 unlace1567 unvisor?1571 resign1572 uncloak1574 disshroud1577 spill1577 reap1578 unrip1579 scour1585 unharboura1586 unmask1586 uncase1587 descrya1591 unclasp?1592 unrive1592 discover1594 unburden1594 untomb1594 unhusk1596 dismask1598 to open upc1600 untruss1600 divulge1602 unshale1606 unbrace1607 unveil1609 rave1610 disveil1611 unface1611 unsecret1612 unvizard1620 to open up1624 uncurtain1628 unscreen1628 unbare1630 disenvelop1632 unclothe1632 to lay forth1633 unshroud1633 unmuffle1637 midwife1638 dissecret1640 unseal1640 unmantle1643 to fetch out1644 undisguise1655 disvelop1658 decorticate1660 clash1667 exert1692 disinter1711 to up with1715 unbundlea1739 develop1741 disembosom1745 to open out1814 to let out1833 unsack1846 uncrown1849 to bring (out) in (also into) the open1861 unfrock1866 disbosom1868 to blow the lid off1928 flush1950 surface1955 to take or pull the wraps off1964 c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 26 (MED) Me mynez on one amonge oþer, as Maþew recordez, Þat þus of clannesse unclosez a ful cler speche. c1475 (a1449) J. Lydgate Seying of Nightingale (Harl.) l. 51 in Minor Poems (1900) 18 The briddes song I shal to the vnclose. 1608 tr. O. van Veen Amorum Emblemata 54 Hee doth vnclose his thoghts, to gayn vnfayned grace. 1685 W. Clark Grand Tryal ii. iv. 29 I must unclose The Secrets of my Heart. 1709 R. Gould Wks. I. 89 To the World I may unclose the Scene And suit my Verse to the Immortal Theme. 1799 R. Glover Jason v. ii. 69 Now shall indeed these pure abodes unclose Their blissful treasures. 1832 C. Fry Christ our Example iii. 88 Some such are saved; not by..unclosing his mysteries to satisfy their wisdom, but by a quite different process. 1877 M. Oliphant Makers of Florence (ed. 2) viii. 212 He..uncloses the treasures of that celestial wisdom which speaks to men. 1918 M. P. Follett New State xxiii. 204 How can we unclose the sources within our own midst from which to draw our inspiration? 1993 Stud. Philol. 90 248 Where it uncloses the depths of the speaker's trauma, I believe that punning has incalculable dramatic power. †3. transitive (in passive). Of a young bird: to hatch. Cf. disclose v. 3a. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [verb (transitive)] > hatch disclosec1450 unclose1486 1486 Bk. St. Albans sig. a ij And when they [sc. hawks] bene vnclosed and begynneth to feder any thyng of lengthe anoon be kynde they will draw somwatt out of the nest. 1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 325 As concerning the nature of Eagles, it maie be taken, that their young ones doe sucke bloud anone after they be unclosed. †4. transitive. To unharness (a horse). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [verb (transitive)] > tack or harness > unharness untackle1574 ungear1598 unharness1611 unclose?1614 unrig1690 outspan1815 unshut1817 untack1962 ?1614 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses iv. 32 Informe your pleasure, if we shall vnclose Their horse from coach. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.c1540v.a1350
随便看	darning wool darning work darning-ball darning-cotton darning-egg darning-last darning-machine darning-needle darning-stitch darningball darningcotton darningegg darninglast darningmachine darningneedle darnings darningstitch darns daroga darogha darre darrein darrein presentment darrein resort darshan