window

Word family adjectivewindowedwindowlessnounwindowingwindow boxwindowpanewindow seatwindow-shoppingwindowsillwindow

Related topics: Household, Computers

ldoce_350_gwin·dow /ˈwɪndəʊ $ -doʊ/ S1 W1 noun [countableC]

1 DHa space or an area of glass in the wall of a building or vehicle that lets in light 〔建筑物或汽车上的〕窗；窗户；橱窗

open/close/shut a window

Do you mind if I open the window?

我开窗你介意吗？

out of/from/through the window

She looked out of the window to see if it was raining.

她朝窗外望去，看是否下雨了。

The sun was shining through the windows.

阳光透过窗户照射进来。

in the window (=just inside a window) 在窗子[橱窗]里

We were looking at the Christmas displays in the shop windows.

我们在看商店橱窗里的圣诞节陈列品。

bedroom/kitchen etc window 卧室/厨房等窗户

→ bay window, dormer, French windows, picture window, sash window →5 See picture of bay window 凸窗, porthole 舷窗, skylight 天窗 ... →4 See picture of 见图 window →5 see picture at 见图 window

2. TDone of the separate areas on a computer screen where different programs are operating 〔计算机屏幕上显示不同程序正在运行的〕窗口，视窗

3 TIME/RIGHT OR WRONG TIME (also window of opportunity) a short period of time that is available for a particular activity 转瞬即逝的机会，短暂的时机

Delay might open a window of opportunity for their rivals.

延期也许会给他们的对手带来可乘之机。

4. an area on an envelope with clear plastic in it which lets you see the address written on the letter inside the envelope 〔信封上开的〕透明纸窗，透明窗口

5 a window on/to the world something that makes it possible to see and learn about what is happening in other parts of the world 了解世界的渠道[窗口]

Television provides us with a useful window on the world.

电视为我们提供了了解世界的有用渠道。

Examples from the Corpus

a window on/to the world• The news is also terrific for giving the boys a window on the world.• Million views Television is a window on the world with a difference.• Television is a window to the world.

6 go out (of) the window informalDISAPPEAR to disappear completely or no longer have any effect 完全消失；不再有效

One glass of wine, and all my good intentions went out the window.

就一杯酒，我所有的好心都白费了。

Examples from the Corpus

go out (of) the window• Once they sniffed victory caution went out of the window.• If they are barred from this, cost control could go out of the window.• Douglas went out the window when they turned on him.• Design faults meant that each new station required major alterations; any hope of a production line quickly went out the window.• But that system has long since gone out the window.• Regular-season stuff goes out the window.• When it hit, tradition went out the window, taking with it a great many careers.• Also by definition, of course, the conventional measures of company valuation went out of the window.

n COLLOCATIONS

verbs

open a window

I opened the window and breathed in the fresh air.

close/shut a window

She shut the window firmly.

roll up/down a window (=open or shut the window in a car)

Lucy rolled the window down and waved to him.

look/gaze/stare out of the window

Mom stared out of the window at the road.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + window

open

A breeze from the open window lifted her hair.

closed/shut

All the windows were closed.

a front window

I don't want people looking in my front window.

a back window

The burglar had got in through one of the back windows.

the rear window (=the back window, especially of a car)

The car's rear window had been bashed in.

a shop/store window

She looked in shop windows.

somebody's bedroom/office window

From his bedroom window he could see two men having an argument.

the kitchen/car etc window

She had left the kitchen window open.

a stained glass window (=made of pieces of coloured glass)

The church has fine medieval stained glass windows.

window + NOUN

the window frame

The window frame was rotten.

Examples from the Corpus

window• Could you open a window?• Early in the history of the planet, the climate conditions opened a window of opportunity that allowed life to form.• The ancient church of St Mary, with its beautiful east window, was at one time the parish church of Drypool.• A faint blue glow was shining from the observation windows and glimmering inside the open airlock.• I lounged on the couch in the attic sitting-room, pyramidal in shape with deep-set windows.• Cold air seeped in through the shattered window with a moan.• I caught it, held it in my fingers and put it out of the window.• He greets an old woman as she peers through the window of Patel's newsagent shop.

open/close/shut a window• She was sitting downstairs, by an open window, enjoying the spring sunshine.• It was irregularly paved, and lit only by an open window a few storeys above.• It grunted, turned and hurtled through the living room, out an open window and into the night.• Inside, close enough to an open window to hear the crow, Wyatt was packing.• He opened a window, listened to it fade into the night.• The fliers knew there was a spoiler on the horizon, knew that delay might open a window of opportunity for others.• She spun around on the porch and glared back at the open window.• He was also asleep when a gramophone blared from the open window of a flat in the block across the way.

From Longman Business Dictionary

windowwin·dow /ˈwɪndəʊ-doʊ/ noun [countableC]

1one of the separate areas on a computer screen where different processes or programs are operating

You can make a window larger or smaller by dragging its corner with the mouse.

2a short period of time that is available for a particular activity

There is a 12- to 24-month buying window in the domestic real estate markets before prices start going up again.

3in the window if a product is in the window, it is on display at the front of a shop to encourage customers to come in

A customer may ask to buy some goods displayed in the window.

→ see also discount window, drive-up window

Origin window

(1200-1300) Old Norse vindauga, from vindr “wind” + auga “eye”

单词	window
释义	window Word family adjectivewindowedwindowlessnounwindowingwindow boxwindowpanewindow seatwindow-shoppingwindowsillwindow Related topics: Household, Computers ldoce_350_gwin·dow /ˈwɪndəʊ $ -doʊ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countableC] 1 DHa space or an area of glass in the wall of a building or vehicle that lets in light 〔建筑物或汽车上的〕窗；窗户；橱窗 open/close/shut a window Do you mind if I open the window? 我开窗你介意吗？ out of/from/through the window She looked out of the window to see if it was raining. 她朝窗外望去，看是否下雨了。 The sun was shining through the windows. 阳光透过窗户照射进来。 in the window (=just inside a window) 在窗子[橱窗]里 We were looking at the Christmas displays in the shop windows. 我们在看商店橱窗里的圣诞节陈列品。 bedroom/kitchen etc window 卧室/厨房等窗户 → bay window, dormer, French windows, picture window, sash window →5 See picture of bay window 凸窗, porthole 舷窗, skylight 天窗 ... →4 See picture of 见图 window →5 see picture at 见图 window 2. TDone of the separate areas on a computer screen where different programs are operating 〔计算机屏幕上显示不同程序正在运行的〕窗口，视窗 3 TIME/RIGHT OR WRONG TIME (also window of opportunity) a short period of time that is available for a particular activity 转瞬即逝的机会，短暂的时机 Delay might open a window of opportunity for their rivals. 延期也许会给他们的对手带来可乘之机。 4. an area on an envelope with clear plastic in it which lets you see the address written on the letter inside the envelope 〔信封上开的〕透明纸窗，透明窗口 5 a window on/to the world something that makes it possible to see and learn about what is happening in other parts of the world 了解世界的渠道[窗口] Television provides us with a useful window on the world. 电视为我们提供了了解世界的有用渠道。 Examples from the Corpus a window on/to the world• The news is also terrific for giving the boys a window on the world.• Million views Television is a window on the world with a difference.• Television is a window to the world. 6 go out (of) the window informalDISAPPEAR to disappear completely or no longer have any effect 完全消失；不再有效 One glass of wine, and all my good intentions went out the window. 就一杯酒，我所有的好心都白费了。 Examples from the Corpus go out (of) the window• Once they sniffed victory caution went out of the window.• If they are barred from this, cost control could go out of the window.• Douglas went out the window when they turned on him.• Design faults meant that each new station required major alterations; any hope of a production line quickly went out the window.• But that system has long since gone out the window.• Regular-season stuff goes out the window.• When it hit, tradition went out the window, taking with it a great many careers.• Also by definition, of course, the conventional measures of company valuation went out of the window. n COLLOCATIONS verbs open a window I opened the window and breathed in the fresh air. close/shut a window She shut the window firmly. roll up/down a window (=open or shut the window in a car) Lucy rolled the window down and waved to him. look/gaze/stare out of the window Mom stared out of the window at the road. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + window open A breeze from the open window lifted her hair. closed/shut All the windows were closed. a front window I don't want people looking in my front window. a back window The burglar had got in through one of the back windows. the rear window (=the back window, especially of a car) The car's rear window had been bashed in. a shop/store window She looked in shop windows. somebody's bedroom/office window From his bedroom window he could see two men having an argument. the kitchen/car etc window She had left the kitchen window open. a stained glass window (=made of pieces of coloured glass) The church has fine medieval stained glass windows. window + NOUN the window frame The window frame was rotten. Examples from the Corpus window• Could you open a window?• Early in the history of the planet, the climate conditions opened a window of opportunity that allowed life to form.• The ancient church of St Mary, with its beautiful east window, was at one time the parish church of Drypool.• A faint blue glow was shining from the observation windows and glimmering inside the open airlock.• I lounged on the couch in the attic sitting-room, pyramidal in shape with deep-set windows.• Cold air seeped in through the shattered window with a moan.• I caught it, held it in my fingers and put it out of the window.• He greets an old woman as she peers through the window of Patel's newsagent shop. open/close/shut a window• She was sitting downstairs, by an open window, enjoying the spring sunshine.• It was irregularly paved, and lit only by an open window a few storeys above.• It grunted, turned and hurtled through the living room, out an open window and into the night.• Inside, close enough to an open window to hear the crow, Wyatt was packing.• He opened a window, listened to it fade into the night.• The fliers knew there was a spoiler on the horizon, knew that delay might open a window of opportunity for others.• She spun around on the porch and glared back at the open window.• He was also asleep when a gramophone blared from the open window of a flat in the block across the way. From Longman Business Dictionary windowwin·dow /ˈwɪndəʊ-doʊ/ noun [countableC] 1one of the separate areas on a computer screen where different processes or programs are operating You can make a window larger or smaller by dragging its corner with the mouse. 2a short period of time that is available for a particular activity There is a 12- to 24-month buying window in the domestic real estate markets before prices start going up again. 3in the window if a product is in the window, it is on display at the front of a shop to encourage customers to come in A customer may ask to buy some goods displayed in the window. → see also discount window, drive-up window Origin window (1200-1300) Old Norse vindauga, from vindr “wind” + auga “eye”
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