opening

Word family  noun the open opener opening openness adjective open opening unopened verb open adverb openly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++o·pen·ing1 /ˈəʊpənɪŋ $ ˈoʊ-/ ●●○ S3 noun  1  [countable]START DOING something the time when a new building, road etc is used for the first time, or when a public event begins, especially when it involves a special ceremony 〔新建筑、道路等的〕落成，启用，开通；〔公众活动的〕开幕式opening of the official opening of the new theatre 新剧院的正式落成典礼 the opening of the Cannes film festival 戛纳电影节的开幕式2  [countable]HOLE a hole or space in something 洞，缺口opening in a narrow opening in the fence 篱笆上的一个小缺口► see thesaurus at hole3  [countable usually singular]BEGINNING the beginning or first part of something 开始，开端opening of at the opening of the trial 审判伊始4  [countable]JOB/WORK a job that is available 职位空缺 There are very few openings in scientific research. 科学研究领域很少有职位空缺。► see thesaurus at job5  [countable]CHANCE/OPPORTUNITY a chance for someone to do or say something 〔某人说话或做事的〕良机，机会opening for His question left an opening for me to say exactly what I thought. 他的问题正好给我一个机会说出自己真实的想法。6  [uncountable]FREE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT when something opens, or is opened 开，打开opening of I was startled by the sudden opening of the door. 门突然打开，吓了我一跳。

Examples from the Corpus

opening• The dog darted through an opening in the hedge, chasing a rabbit.• ""It's only Fred, '' said Joyce, looking through an opening in the curtains.• I was wondering if you had any openings for sales staff?• The local fishermen keep their equipment in the arched openings nowadays.• the play's exciting opening• Of the fourteen openings, only one went to a minority candidate.• In the middle of the 1970s we held gallery openings at breakfast-time in order to get the light.• I was wondering if there were any job openings at your company.• The journal has been a good way to publicize job openings.• After a slow dream-like opening, the play explodes into life.• There was a narrow opening, just big enough for us to squeeze through.• The times of opening are Monday to Friday 14.00 - 16.00, Saturday 10.00-14.00, Sunday 10.00-13.00 and 20.30-22.00.• Bees come and go through a small opening at the bottom of the hive.• Brambles and nettles concealed the opening.• We expect to fill most of the openings through internal promotion.• We zipped up the opening of the tent to stop the mosquitoes getting in.• The opening of Charles Dickens' 'Bleak House' describes a thick London fog.opening of• the opening of Christmas presents• the opening of the new libraryopening for• There are two openings at the university for financial aid counselors.

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opening2 ●○○ adjective [only before noun]  ABEGINNINGfirst or beginning 首先的；开始的 the opening match of the season 本赛季的首场比赛 the opening chapter of the book 本书的第一章 the chairman’s opening remarks 主席的开场白

Examples from the Corpus

opening• He is opening bat in his school's cricket team and is Bedfordshire Schools' table tennis champion.• In the opening chapter, Ramona sits at the breakfast table thinking about the first day of school.• The team, yet to be named in full, will play their opening home game against Rome on April 16.• Already, he thought, Siward had suffered a little in the opening moves.• Then a few days later we had opening night, and I was in my first tuxedo.• The opening night of the Folies had been postponed for two days.• They reached 38 in that period and the opening partnership blossomed to 85.• The audience strongly objected to the opening remarks of the president's speech.• the opening round of the tournament• Hilary makes a brief appearance in the opening scene, but doesn't have a major part.• The relevance of this variant comes earlier in the poem whose opening stanzas call for a painting of Ariadne deserted on Naxos.From Longman Business Dictionaryopeningo‧pen‧ing /ˈəʊpənɪŋˈoʊ-/ noun1[countable, uncountable]FINANCE the beginning of a trading day on a financial marketAfter a weak opening (=one with falling prices), Stockholm equities recovered to close mostly higher.Oil and gasoline prices ended higher in moderate trading after a strong opening (=one with rising prices).2[countable]COMMERCE the time when a new business opensA number of celebrities attended the opening of his new restaurant.3[uncountable]COMMERCE (also opening up) when a country allows types of imports or foreign investment that it did not allow before, or when it allows more of theseopening oflast year’s opening of the capital market to foreignersa gradual opening up of the EU market to Japanese car makers4[countable] a job or position that is availableWith markets declining, banks have fewer openings for merger specialists.

o·pen·ing1 nounopening2 adjectiveChineseSyllable  

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o‧pen‧ing¹ S3 /ˈəʊpənɪŋ $ ˈoʊ-/ noun1. [countable] the time when a new building, road etc is used for the first time, or when a public event begins, especially when it involves a special ceremony
    opening of
    the official opening of the new theatre
    the opening of the Cannes film festival
2. [countable] a hole or space in something
    opening in
    a narrow opening in the fence
3. [countable usually singular] the beginning or first part of something
    opening of
    at the opening of the trial
4. [countable] a job that is available:
    There are very few openings in scientific research.
5. [countable] a chance for someone to do or say something
    opening for
    His question left an opening for me to say exactly what I thought.
6. [uncountable] when something opens, or is opened
    opening of
    I was startled by the sudden opening of the door.

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opening² adjective [only before noun]first or beginning:
    the opening match of the season
    the opening chapter of the book
    the chairman’s opening remarks