释义
[ oh -puh -ning ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈoʊ pə nɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun an act or instance of making or becoming open.
the act of a person or thing that opens.
an unobstructed or unoccupied space or place.
a void in solid matter; a gap, hole, or aperture.
a tract of land thinly wooded as compared with adjoining forest tracts.
the act of beginning; start; commencement: the opening of a new session of Congress.
the first part or initial stage of anything.
an employment vacancy; an unfilled position or job: There are no openings for clerks today.
an opportunity; chance.
a formal or official beginning, as of a sport season or a season's sale of goods: the opening of the deer-hunting season; Swimsuits sold well at the summer opening.
the first performance of a theatrical production.
the first public showing or use of something: the opening of an art exhibition.
a celebration of the first public showing or performance or of the first use or start of something: The new supermarket is going to give away prizes at its opening.
Law . the statement of the case made by counsel to the court or jury preliminary to adducing evidence.
a mode of beginning a game: a manual of chess openings.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of opening Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; see origin at open, -ing1
SYNONYMS FOR opening 4 orifice; slit, breach, rift, chasm, cleft, fissure, rent.
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OTHER WORDS FROM opening pre·o·pen·ing, adjective self-o·pen·ing, adjective un·o·pen·ing, adjective Words nearby opening open-heart surgery, open hospital, open house, open house, keep, open housing, opening , opening night, opening snap, opening time, open interval, open-jaw
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Dolores springs from her seat to the door and looks through the opening into the next room.
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Then without further hesitation I leaped out of bed and indignantly rushed to the window, but only on opening it to find him gone.
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A mind like hers, once opening to suspicion, made rapid progress.
Nootka returned the glance as if she felt that a splendid opportunity of securing such delights for her was opening up to him.
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It had one door, and an opening in one wall, with an inside shutter, was the only window.
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British Dictionary definitions for opening noun the act of making or becoming open
a vacant or unobstructed space, esp one that will serve as a passageway; gap
mainly US a tract in a forest in which trees are scattered or absent
the first part or stage of something
the first performance of something, esp a theatrical production (as modifier ) the opening night a specific or formal sequence of moves at the start of any of certain games, esp chess or draughts
an opportunity or chance, esp for employment or promotion in a business concern
law the preliminary statement made by counsel to the court or jury before adducing evidence in support of his case
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Words related to opening time, opportunity, show, launch, inauguration, kickoff, start, commencement, opener, vent, interstice, cranny, slit, recess, rent, slot, cut, fissure, space, cavity
Medical definitions for opening n. The act or an instance of becoming unobstructed or of being made to open.
An open space that serves as a passage or gap.
A breach or aperture.
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