| 单词 | wide open |
| 释义 | wide open(waɪd ˈəʊpən) adjective 1. (of doors, windows, eyes) open to the full extent The door was wide open. The windows were wide open. His eyes were wide open and he stared at the sky. Her mouth was wide open. He sleeps with his mouth wide open. He left his office door wide open. 2. exposed to attack; vulnerable That would leave us wide open to an enemy invasion. 3. (of competitions, elections) uncertain as to outcome I really feel the competition is wide open for anybody to take, ourselves included. The competition has been thrown wide open by the absence of the world champion. All this leaves the presidential election wide open. 4. US informal (of a town or city) lax in the enforcement of certain laws, esp those relating to the sale and consumption of alcohol, gambling, the control of vice, etc 5. to blow sth wide open wide-openadjective (wide open when postpositive) 1. open to the full extent 2. (postpositive) exposed to attack; vulnerable 3. uncertain as to outcome 4. US informal (of a town or city) lax in the enforcement of certain laws, esp those relating tothe sale and consumption of alcohol, gambling, the control of vice, etc |
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