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| 1 | T to separate the edges of something or take off its cover so that you can see or remove what is inside 打开；解开；揭开 |
| She opened her shopping bag and took out an umbrella. 她打开购物袋，拿出雨伞。 |
| Can you open this jam jar? 你能打开这个果酱罐吗？ |
| Open your books at page 25. 把书翻到第25页。 |
| | 1a | I if something such as a flower opens, it moves into its widest position and you can see its full shape （花等）展开，打开，开放 | | Her parachute failed to open. 她的降落伞没有打开。 | |
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| 2 | T to move a door or window into a position that allows people or things to pass through 开（门或窗） |
| Do you mind if I open a window? 我开扇窗你介意吗？ |
| The school gates are opened at 8.45. 校门8点45分开。 |
| | 2a | I if something such as a door opens, it moves into a position that allows people or things to pass through （门等）开 | | The lift doors opened and two men walked out. 电梯的门开了，两个人走了出来。 | | open ontointo sth The kitchen door opens onto a patio. 厨房的门通向天井。 | |
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| 3 | I/T to move your arms or legs wide apart （使）（双臂或双腿）张开 |
| She opened her arms to hug me. 她张开双臂拥抱我。 |
| | 3a | to move your lips and teeth apart so that your mouth is not closed （使）（嘴巴）张开 | | Open your mouth and let me look at your teeth. 张开嘴巴让我看看你的牙。 | |
| | 3b | to move your eyelids apart so that your eyes are not closed （使）（眼睛）睁开 | | I opened my eyes and looked around me. 我睁开双眼四周瞧瞧。 | |
| | 3c | to make your fingers straight so that your hand is not closed （使）（手）摊开 | |
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| 4 | I/T if a shop , public building etc opens at a particular time , or if someone opens it , it regularly becomes available for people to visit or use at that time （使）（商店、公共建筑物等）开门 |
| The library doesn’ t open till 9.30. 图书馆要到9点30分才开门。 |
| I’ m calling to ask when you open today. 我打电话是要问你们今天什么时候开门。 |
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| 5 | open I/T if a new business , building etc opens, or if someone opens it , it becomes available for people to use for the first time （使）开业；（使）开张；（使）开办 |
| They decided to move to Spain and open a bar. 他们决定搬到西班牙去开间酒吧。 |
| The college first opened in the 1960s. 这所大学最早开办于20世纪60年代。 |
| | 5a | I/T if something that has been private or secret opens, or if someone opens it to people , it becomes available for people to visit , see , or take part in （使）（私人或秘密的事物）开放 | | open sth to sb There are plans to open the gardens to the public. 有几个向公众开放这些花园的计划。 | | open sth to competition/inspection/scrutiny The telecommunications market has been opened up to competition. 电信市场已经开放竞争了。 | | open your doors/gates to sb The farmer opens his gates to visitors during the lambing season. 这个农场主在产羊羔季节里向参观者敞开大门。 | |
| | 5b | I if a film or play opens, it starts being shown to the public （电影或戏剧）上演 | | Her new play has just opened on Broadway. 她的新剧刚在百老汇上演。 | |
| | 5c | I/T if a road , telephone line , or other method of communication opens, or if someone opens it , it becomes available for people to use （使）（道路、电话线路或其他通讯方式）开通 | | We are opening a hotline for enquiries about the product. 我们要开通一条这个产品的咨询热线。 | |
| | 5d | T if a famous person opens a shop or public building , they appear there to say that it is officially available for people to use or visit 为…举行开业典礼；宣布…揭幕 | | The Queen is opening the new gallery on Saturday. 女王星期六要为新美术馆举行揭幕典礼。 | |
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| 6 | T to begin something such as a discussion or trial 开始（讨论或审判） |
| She opened the debate by summarizing her party’ s position. 她以总结其政党的立场开始这场辩论。 |
| open an investigation/inquiry/inquest The police have opened an investigation into his business affairs. 警方已开始对他的经营活动进行调查。 |
| | 6a | I to begin a speech 开始发言 | | +with He opened with a quotation from Shakespeare. 他引用莎士比亚的话作为开场白。 | |
| | 6b | T to start an account with a bank 开立（账户） | | You only need £1 to open an account with us. 你只需1英镑就可以在我们这儿开立一个账户。 | |
| | 6c | I when a period of time opens, it begins （某段时期）开始 | | The year opened well for the company. 该公司今年开门红。 | | The trout fishing season opened last week. 鳟鱼捕捞期于上星期开始。 | |
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| - | open the door/way
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| to make it possible for something to happen |
| 使…有可能；为…敞开大门 |
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| The changes have opened the way to free elections in the country. 这些改变使这个国家的自由选举成为可能。 |
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| - | open doors
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| to give someone opportunities |
| 提供机会；创造条件 |
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| His marriage has certainly opened doors for him in Hollywood. 他的婚姻无疑已经为他在好莱坞的发展敞开了大门。 |
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| - | open sb’ s eyes
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| to make someone realize the truth about something |
| 使某人认清；使某人了解 |
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| Open your eyes! Can’ t you see he’ s lying? 睁开你的眼睛！难道你不明白他在说谎吗？ |
| It opened my eyes to what was really going on between them. 它使我认清了他们之间真正发生的事。 |
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| - | open fire
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| to start shooting a gun |
| 开枪；开火 |
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| Troops opened fire on the crowd. 部队向人群开枪。 |
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| - | open your heart
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| to talk very honestly about your personal feelings |
| 坦诚相见；倾吐心事 |
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| - | open sb’ s mind to sth
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| to make someone more willing to consider something |
| 使某人更乐意考虑某事 |
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| He tried to open Churchill’ s mind to the need for new policies. 他努力使丘吉尔认识到制定新政策的必要性。 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌopen ˈout |
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| 1 | I if a path or passage opens out , it becomes wider at the end （小路或通道）变宽，变开阔 | +into The alleyway opened out into a courtyard behind the houses. 小巷渐渐变宽，一直延伸到屋后的庭院。 | |
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| 2 | I/T if something opens out or you open it out , it opens from a folded position so that you can see its shape 展开；绽开 | The buds on the trees were starting to open out. 树上的花蕾开始绽放。 | | She opened the map out on the table. 她在桌子上展开地图。 | |
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| 3 | I/T if a discussion opens out or you open it out , it becomes more general or starts to include more subjects 扩大（谈话的）内容 | He tried to open out the conversation. 他试图扩大交谈的内容。 | |
| - | ˌopen ˈup |
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| 1 | I/T to open a locked door , container , or building 开门；打开 | He opens up the shop every morning. 他每天早晨开店门。 | | Open up! This is the police! 开门！警察！ | |
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| 2 | I/T to make it easier to travel or do business in a country 开辟；开拓；开发；开放 | The building of canals opened up the interior of the country. 修建运河开发了该国的内陆地区。 | | +to China is opening up to foreign investment. 中国正在向外国投资开放。 | |
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| 3 | I/T to create a new opportunity or possibility 创造；开创；展现 | Going freelance opens up all sorts of possibilities to you. 从事自由职业为你创造了各种各样的机会。 | | New markets are opening up every day. 每天都有新的市场开拓出来。 | |
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| 4 | I/T to create a difference between the people or groups involved in something 引起，造成（差别） | The issue of Europe has opened up deep divisions within the party. 欧洲问题在党内引起了很大的分歧。 | | United have opened up a 6-point lead over their nearest rivals. 联队比紧跟其后的对手领先了6分。 | |
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| 5 | I to talk more about your personal feelings and experiences 畅谈；倾吐心曲 | +to It’ s taken a few months, but Katy is finally starting to open up to me. 几个月过去了，凯蒂总算开始跟我倾心交谈了。 | |
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| 6 | I to start shooting a gun 开枪；开火 | He opened up on the crowd with an automatic rifle. 他用自动步枪朝人群开枪。 | |
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| 7 | T open sb up: informal to cut into someone’ s body for medical reasons 给…开刀 | When they opened her up they found a huge tumour. 给她开刀时他们发现了一个巨大的肿瘤。 | |
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| 8 | I/T open25 | Donald wants to retire and open up a bookshop. 唐纳德想退休，然后开一家酒吧。 | | New cinemas are starting to open up. | |
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