| 单词 | window |
| 释义 | window n. 1. a an opening in a wall, roof, or vehicle etc., usu. with glass in fixed, sliding, or hinged frames, to admit light or air etc. and allow the occupants to see out. b the glass filling this opening (have broken the window). 2. a space for display behind the front window of a shop. 3. an aperture in a wall etc. through which customers are served in a bank, ticket office, etc. 4. an opportunity to observe or learn. 5. an opening or transparent part in an envelope to show an address. 6. a part of a VDU display selected to show a particular category or part of the data. 7. a an interval during which atmospheric and astronomical circumstances are suitable for the launch of a spacecraft. b any interval or opportunity for action. 8. strips of metal foil dispersed in the air to obstruct radar detection. 9. a range of electromagnetic wavelengths for which a medium is transparent. Phrases and idioms out of the window colloq. no longer taken into account. window-box a box placed on an outside window-sill for growing flowers. window-cleaner a person who is employed to clean windows. window-dressing 1. the art of arranging a display in a shop-window etc. 2. an adroit presentation of facts etc. to give a deceptively favourable impression. window-ledge = window-sill. window-pane a pane of glass in a window. window-seat 1. a seat below a window, esp. in a bay or alcove. 2. a seat next to a window in an aircraft, train, etc. window-shop (-shopped, -shopping) look at goods displayed in shop-windows, usu. without buying anything. window-shopper a person who window-shops. window-sill a sill below a window. window tax Brit. hist. a tax on windows or similar openings (abolished in 1851). Derivatives windowed adj. (also in comb.). windowless adj. Etymology: ME f. ON vindauga (as WIND(1), EYE) |
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