opening

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋ/    美 /ˈoʊ.pə.nɪŋ/|/ˈəʉp.nɪŋ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An act or instance of making or becoming open.
    — The daily openings of the day lily bloom gives it its name.
  2. A gap permitting passage through.
    — A salamander darted out of an opening in the rocks.
  3. An act or instance of beginning.
    — There have been few factory and store openings in the US lately.
  4. Something that is a beginning.; The first performance of a show or play by a particular troupe.
    — They were disappointed at the turnout for their opening, but hoped that word would spread.
  5. Something that is a beginning.; The initial period when an art exhibition, fashion show, etc. is first opened, especially the first evening.
    — The French openings decided that satin gowns, suits, wraps and even hats were to be in first fashion this autumn.
  6. Something that is a beginning.; The first few measures of a musical composition.
  7. Something that is a beginning.; The first few moves in a game.
    — John spends two hours a day studying chess openings, and another two hours studying endgames.
  8. A vacant position, especially in an array.
    — Are there likely to be any openings on the Supreme Court in the next four years?
  9. A vacant position, especially in an array.; A time available in a schedule.
    — If you'd like to make a booking with us, we have an opening at twelve o'clock.
  10. A vacant position, especially in an array.; An unoccupied employment position.
    — We have an opening in our marketing department.
  11. An opportunity, as in a competitive activity.
    — The Reds carved the first opening of the second period as Glen Johnson's pull-back found David Ngog but the Frenchman hooked wide from six yards.
  12. In mathematical morphology, the dilation of the erosion of a set.
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of open form-of,gerund,participle,present
形容词 adj.
  1. Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events. not-comparable
    — The opening theme of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is, perhaps, the most recognizable in all of European art music.
  2. Of the first period of play, usually up to the fall of the first wicket. not-comparable
  3. Of the batsman who opens the innings or of a bowler who opens the attack. not-comparable

词形变化

openings plural

词汇关系

近义词
gap crevice interspace

词源

词源 1
From Middle English openynge, openande, openand, from Old English openiende, from Proto-West Germanic *opanōndī, from Proto-Germanic *upanōndz, present participle of *upanōną (“to open”), equivalent to open + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian iepenjend, Dutch openend, German öffnend, Swedish öppnande, Icelandic opnandi.
词源 2
From Middle English openyng, openynge, openunge, from Old English openung (“an opening”), from Proto-West Germanic *opanungu, from Proto-Germanic *upanungō (“an opening”), equivalent to open + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Eepenge, Epenge (“an opening”), West Frisian iepening (“an opening”), Dutch opening (“an opening”), German Öffnung (“an opening”), Danish åbning (“an opening”), Swedish öppning (“an opening”).
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