opener
/ˈəʊpənə(r)/noun
1
- usu. with modifier a device for opening something, especially a container开启物：
a bottle opener
开瓶器
a tin opener
开罐器
a letter opener.
拆信刀。
2
- informal the first of a series of sporting or cultural events or other items〈非正式〉（一系列运动或文化事件的）首场：
last night's opener was sharply edited and tautly scripted.
昨晚的首场演出编排精彩、创作紧凑。
2.1
- the first goal in a sporting event首粒进球。
2.2
- a remark used as an excuse to initiate a conversation开场的话：
we blurted out the obvious opener.
我们脱口说出了那些显然是开场的话。
2.3
- Cricket a batsman who opens the batting【板球】开局者。
2.4
- Bridge the player who makes the first bid in the auction【桥牌】开叫人。
短语
for openers
- informal to start with; first of all〈非正式〉首先：
for openers we chose potted lobster.
首先, 我们点了罐煨龙虾。