| 单词 | opening |
| 释义 | opening (once / 72 pages) 1n 2n 3nadj 4n An opening is an empty space. That opening in the back of your closet might lead to a secret room. A job opening, on the other hand, is an available job that could open you up to an entirely new career. There are openings in crowds you can slip through if you're in a hurry, and openings, or availabilities, in classes you really want to take. You can also use this versatile noun to mean the very first performance of a play or the initial night of an art show. Many things that come first are openings, in fact, like the opening move in a chess game or the opening scene of your novel. WORD FAMILYopening: nonopening, openings+/open: opened, opener, openest, opening, openingly, openly, openness, opens, reopen, unopen/opened: unopened/opener: openers/openness: opennesses/reopen: reopened, reopening, reopens USAGE EXAMPLESHowever, he said at least some of Trump’s children likely would be on hand for the opening of the course. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Giants at Packers: Perhaps the two most formidable challengers to the Cowboys in the NFC meet in the opening round. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) While enjoying reading cards and opening gifts, we were shocked to find 35 of our 140 guests did not leave a gift. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) 1 1n an open or empty space in or between things there was a small opening between the trees Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper gap Denali Fault a major open geological fault in Alaska San Andreas Faulta major geological fault in California; runs from San Diego to San Francisco; the source of serious earthquakes pocket an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck diastemaa gap or vacant space between two teeth Ranvier's nodes, nodes of Ranviersmall gaps in the myelin sheath of medullated axons foramen, hiatusa natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure breachan opening (especially a gap in a dike or fortification) chasma deep opening in the earth's surface cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, scissurea long narrow opening holean opening into or through something mouthan opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge) rifta gap between cloud masses rent, rip, snag, split, tearan opening made forcibly as by pulling apart windowan opening that resembles a window in appearance or function corner pocketa pocket at the corner of a billiard table side pocketa pocket on the side of a billiard table Monro's foramen, foramen of Monro, interventricular foramenthe small opening (on both the right and left sides) that connects the third ventricle in the diencephalon with the lateral ventricle in the cerebral hemisphere foramen magnumthe large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passes abysm, abyssa bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively) aperturea natural opening in something bolt-holea hole through which an animal may bolt when pursued into its burrow or den bullet holea hole made by a bullet passing through it chapa crack in a lip caused usually by cold chinka narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall crannya small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall) crevassea deep fissure fatigue cracka crack in metal resulting from metal fatigue break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other gulfa deep wide chasm leakan accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape ozone holean area of the ozone layer (near the poles) that is seasonally depleted of ozone perforationa hole made in something ratholea hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats rifta narrow fissure in rock slita narrow fissure splita lengthwise crack in wood vent, volcanoa fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt knotholea hole in a board where a knot came out space an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things) 2n a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door Hypo|Hyper aperture an man-made opening; usually small bellthe flared opening of a tubular device breech, rear of barrel, rear of tubeopening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded exit, issue, outlet, way outan opening that permits escape or release fly, fly frontan opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth crack, gapa narrow opening gun muzzle, muzzlethe open circular discharging end of a gun holean opening deliberately made in or through something inlet, intakean opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container intersticesmall opening between things fenestella, lunetteoval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault mouththe opening of a jar or bottle neck, neck openingan opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck pass-throughan opening that resembles a window between two rooms (especially a shelved opening between a kitchen and dining room that is used to pass dishes) embrasure, port, portholean opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through slita long narrow opening spoutan opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain throatan opening in the vamp of a shoe at the instep grille, lattice, wicketsmall opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted windowa transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened windowan opening in a wall or screen that admits light and air and through which customers can be served air holea hole that allows the passage of air air hornair intake of a carburetor armholea hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached bungholea hole in a barrel or cask; used to fill or empty it button hole, buttonholea hole through which buttons are pushed car windowa window in a car countersinka hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface cupthe hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green ear holea hole (as in a helmet) for sound to reach the ears eyea small hole or loop (as in a needle) eyehole, eyeleta small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar finger holea hole for inserting a finger finger holeone of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument; pitch changes when a finger covers it gargoylea spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal hawse, hawsehole, hawsepipethe hole that an anchor rope passes through jaga slit in a garment that exposes material of a different color underneath; used in Renaissance clothing keyholethe hole where a key is inserted blank, lacunaa blank gap or missing part loopholea small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons lubber's holehole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds manholea hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure mortice, mortisea square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint mouth holea hole (as in a ski mask) for the mouth embouchure, mouthpiecethe aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly mouthpiecea part that goes over or into the mouth of a person nail holea hole left after a nail is removed necklinethe line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck nose, nozzlea projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged outfallthe outlet of a river or drain or other source of water eyehole, peephole, spyholea hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep perforationa line of small holes for tearing at a particular place plugholea hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away) gunpoint, pointthe gun muzzle's direction post hole, postholea hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post puncturea small hole made by a sharp object siamese, siamese connectionan inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building slota small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail) sound holea hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tones spark gapthe gap between two high-potential terminals thumbholethe hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumb ticket windowa window through which tickets are sold (as from a ticket booth) blowhole, vent, vent-hole, ventholea hole for the escape of gas or air venta slit in a garment (as in the back seam of a jacket) V neckthe neck of a garment has the shape in front of the letter V artefact, artifact a man-made object taken as a whole 3n an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity Syn|Hypo|Hyper orifice, porta vent external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower vertebrate blastoporethe opening into the archenteron aortic orificethe orifice from the lower left chamber of the heart to the aorta stomaa mouth or mouthlike opening (especially one created by surgery on the surface of the body to create an opening to an internal organ) porta hepatisopening for major blood vessels to enter and leave the liver spiraclea breathing orifice mouththe externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening osa mouth or mouthlike opening cervix, cervix uteri, uterine cervixnecklike opening to the uterus fenestraa small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear) cardiathe opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus introitusentrance or opening to a hollow organ or tube (especially the vaginal opening) external orifice, urethral orificethe orifice through which urine is discharged pylorusa small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum anusthe excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal fontanel, fontanelle, soft spotany membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus narisany of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx rimaa narrow elongated opening or fissure between two symmetrical parts cytostomemouth of a protozoan beak, bill, neb, nib, peckerhorny projecting mouth of a bird beakbeaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles) blowholethe spiracle of a cetacean located far back on the skull stigmaan external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oristhe opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge incompetent cervix(obstetrics) uterine cervix that becomes dilated before term and without labor often resulting in miscarriage or premature birth fenestra of the vestibule, fenestra ovalis, fenestra vestibuli, oval windowfenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it fenestra cochleae, fenestra of the cochlea, fenestra rotunda, round windowfenestra leading into the cochlea pudendal cleavage, pudendal cleft, pudendal slit, rima pudendi, rima vulvae, urogenital cleft, vulvar slitthe fissure between the labia majora asshole, bungholevulgar slang for anus imperforate anusa congenital defect of the anus; there is partial or complete obstruction of the anal opening anterior fontanellecorresponds to the bregma when bones have ossified sphenoid fontanel, sphenoid fontanelle, sphenoidal fontanel, sphenoidal fontanellethe irregularly shaped area on either side of the cranium where the frontal bone and the anterior tip of the parietal bone and the temporal bone and the greater wing of the sphenoid bone meet; corresponds to the pterion when bones have ossified anterior naris, nostrileither one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose posterior nariseither one of the two posterior openings at the back of the nasal cavity leading to the nasopharynx glottis vera, rima glottidis, rima vocalis, true glottisthe space between the two true vocal folds false glottis, glottis spuria, rima respiratoria, rima vestibulithe opening between the false vocal folds passage, passageway a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass 4n an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship Syn|Hypo|Hyper hatchway, scuttle escape hatch hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency entrance, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway something that provides access (to get in or get out) 5n becoming open or being made open the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for Hypo|Hyper cut, cutting the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge nick, notch, snicka small cut gash, slasha strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument incision, section, surgical incisionthe cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation) change of integrity the act of changing the unity or wholeness of something 6n the act of opening something 2the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door Ant|Hyper closing, shutting the act of closing something motility, motion, move, movement a change of position that does not entail a change of location 1n the first performance (as of a theatrical production) the opening received good critical reviews Syn|Hyper curtain raising, opening night start the beginning of anything 2n a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise 3Hyper ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance a formal event performed on a special occasion 1n the first of a series of actions Syn|Hypo|Hyper first step, initiative, opening move curtain raiser any preliminary activity first basethe initial stage in accomplishing something peace initiativeopening move in negotiating a peace treaty beginning, commencement, start the act of starting something 2n the initial part of the introduction the opening established the basic theme Hypo|Hyper teaser an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show salutationword of greeting used to begin a letter introduction the first section of a communication 3n a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess Syn|Hyper chess opening sequence, succession the action of following in order 4adj first or beginning 4the memorable opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth the play's opening scene Syn|Ant beginning, first serving to begin first, inaugural, initiative, initiatory, maidenserving to set in motion introductoryserving to open or begin startingappropriate to the beginning or start of an event closing final or ending concluding, final, last, terminaloccurring at or forming an end or termination terminativecoming to an end year-endtaking place at the close of a fiscal year 1n a possible alternative Syn|Hypo|Hyper possibility, possible action possible something that can be done alternative, choice, option one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen 2n opportunity especially for employment or promotion there is an opening in the sales department Hyper chance, opportunity a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances |
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