opening

noun

/ˈəʊpənɪŋ/

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[countable] a space or hole that somebody/something can pass through
- We could see the stars through an opening in the roof.
- opening to something It looks like the opening to a small cave.
Extra Examples
- The adult parasites have a simple mouth opening.
- to cut an opening in the fence
- the dark opening of the tunnel
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- large
- wide
- narrow
- …
verb + opening
- cut
- create
- make
- …
preposition
- opening in
- opening to
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[countable, usually singular] the beginning or first part of something
- The movie has an exciting opening.
- a brilliant opening sequence
- opening to something It's such a brave opening to a book.
opposite ending
Extra Examples
- The New Zealanders quickly lost control after a promising opening.
- the famous opening to the novel
Topics Film and theatreb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- successful
- chess
preposition
- opening to
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[countable, usually singular] a ceremony to celebrate the start of a public event or the first time a new building, road, etc. is used
- opening of something the official opening of the new hospital
- the opening of the Olympic Games
- the state opening of Parliament
- tickets for the opening ceremony
- The gallery has scheduled a grand opening for June 29.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- grand
- formal
- official
- …
verb + opening
- attend
- celebrate
- mark
- …
opening + noun
- ceremony
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[countable, uncountable] the act or process of making something open or of becoming open
- opening of something the opening of a flower
- the opening of the new play
- Late opening of supermarkets is common in Britain now.
- She heard footsteps and the opening and closing of the door.
compare closing
[countable] a job that is available synonym vacancy
- There are several openings in the sales department.
- We will keep you informed of any job openings.
- She is the strongest candidate to fill this opening.
- Most openings in the mills were for single women.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- new
- possible
- clear
- …
verb + opening
- create
- provide
- give somebody
- …
preposition
- opening for
- opening in
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[countable] a good opportunity for somebody
- Winning the competition was the opening she needed for her career.
Extra Examples
- Cooper created the opening for Russell to shoot the first goal.
- He missed one of the clearest openings in the game.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- new
- possible
- clear
- …
verb + opening
- create
- provide
- give somebody
- …
preposition
- opening for
- opening in
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[countable] part of a piece of clothing that is made to open and close so that it can be put on easily
- The skirt has a side opening.

单词	opening
释义	opening noun /ˈəʊpənɪŋ/ /ˈəʊpənɪŋ/ jump to other results [countable] a space or hole that somebody/something can pass through We could see the stars through an opening in the roof. opening to something It looks like the opening to a small cave. Extra Examples The adult parasites have a simple mouth opening. to cut an opening in the fence the dark opening of the tunnel Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective large wide narrow … verb + opening cut create make … preposition opening in opening to See full entry [countable, usually singular] the beginning or first part of something The movie has an exciting opening. a brilliant opening sequence opening to something It's such a brave opening to a book. opposite ending Extra Examples The New Zealanders quickly lost control after a promising opening. the famous opening to the novel Topics Film and theatreb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective successful chess preposition opening to See full entry [countable, usually singular] a ceremony to celebrate the start of a public event or the first time a new building, road, etc. is used opening of something the official opening of the new hospital the opening of the Olympic Games the state opening of Parliament tickets for the opening ceremony The gallery has scheduled a grand opening for June 29. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective grand formal official … verb + opening attend celebrate mark … opening + noun ceremony See full entry [countable, uncountable] the act or process of making something open or of becoming open opening of something the opening of a flower the opening of the new play Late opening of supermarkets is common in Britain now. She heard footsteps and the opening and closing of the door. compare closing [countable] a job that is available synonym vacancy There are several openings in the sales department. We will keep you informed of any job openings. She is the strongest candidate to fill this opening. Most openings in the mills were for single women. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective new possible clear … verb + opening create provide give somebody … preposition opening for opening in See full entry [countable] a good opportunity for somebody Winning the competition was the opening she needed for her career. Extra Examples Cooper created the opening for Russell to shoot the first goal. He missed one of the clearest openings in the game. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective new possible clear … verb + opening create provide give somebody … preposition opening for opening in See full entry [countable] part of a piece of clothing that is made to open and close so that it can be put on easily The skirt has a side opening. opening adjective /ˈəʊpənɪŋ/ /ˈəʊpənɪŋ/ [only before noun] jump to other results first; beginning his opening remarks the opening chapter of the book From the opening credits, the movie is non-stop action. The king is killed in the opening act. United scored in the opening minutes of the game. opposite closing Oxford Collocations DictionaryOpening is used with these nouns: act address balance … See full entry
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