oodles /'u:dlz/
noun [pi.] ~ (of sth) (old-fashioned, informal) a large amount of sth AH; HTI loads
oo-er /,u:'3:(r)/
exclamation (humorous) used for expressing
surprise, especially about sth sexual (
fa )
mm, mm
ooh /u:/ exclamation used for expressing
surprise, happiness, or pain ( )
mm, mm,
mm
oom-pah /'umpa:; 'u:m-/ (also 'oompah-pah) noun (informal) used to refer to the sound
produced by a group of brass
instruments ( fHlf ftJ )
: an oompah band f|f UfAlA
oomph /umf/ noun [U] (informal) energy; a special good quality If A ; # ]jfr; H
M : a styling product to give your hair more oomph
oops /ups; u:ps/ exclamation 1 used when sb has almost had an accident, broken sth, etc. (
) mm-. Oops! I almost spilled the wine. mm\ A tE M STo 2 used when you
have done sth embarrassing, said sth rude by accident, told a secret, etc. (
lAift ) mm-. Oops, I shouldn’t have said that,
mm, S oops-a-daisy
/‘upsa
deizi; 'Aps0/ exclamation =
upsy-
DAISY
ooze /u:z/ verb,
noun
* verb 1 ~ from/out of/through sth | ~ out | ~ (with) sth if a thick liquid oozes from a place, or if sth oozes a thick liquid, the liquid
flows from the place slowly ( tfc Wi W ) # A , 'If 'If M A : [v] Blood oozed out of the
wound. jfilAkifi
P tf'If O an ugly swelling
oozing
with pus 0 [VN] The wound was
oozing
blood. ff) P |f oil 0 0 a plate of toast oozing butter
—2 ~ (with) sth if sb/sth oozes a particular characteristic, quality,
etc., they show it strongly ) 1333 exude:
[VN] She walked into the party oozing confidence. MftMl'
AAitfe-Af1! o 0 [V] His voice oozed with
sex appeal.
noun 1 [U] very soft mud, especially at the
bottom of a lake or river ( MJfc, ) Wlk, #i2 [sing.] the
very slow flow of a thick liquid ( tfc W. ftJ ) it 'If # £ti ► oozy adj.
op /op; NAmE a:p/ noun (BrE, informal) = operation(I):
I’m
going in for my op on Monday. M M — H ^ Ah
Op.
(also op.) abbr. opus : Webern’s Five Pieces, Op. 10
opacity
/au'paesati;
NAmE ou-/ noun [U] 1 (technical Ain) the fact of being
difficult to see through; the fact of being opaque
A M '14 ; tl 2 (formal) the fact of being
difficult to understand; the fact of being opaque
*tfi; ||$t EGQ TRANSPARENCY opal /’aupl; NAmE 'oupl/ noun [C, U] a white or almost
clear semi-precious stone in
which changes of colour are seen, used in jewellery H ^ If; 3® BH U: an opal
ringM&W&%i
opal es cent /.aupa'lesnt; NAmE ,oupa-/ adj. (formal or literary) changing colour like an
opal ft ® ill APIS $ ft);
opaque
/au'peik;
NAmE ou-/ adj. 1 (of glass, liquid, etc. i&#^) not
clear enough to see through or allow light through A ig BJ ftj; A ig ft ftj; W V& ft]: opaque
glass Ail!iBJftJl£^ 0 opaque tights AigB/lftJ&Wtt 2
(of speech or writing i# if m^ff) difficult to understand;
not clear $ fl; H $8; HI ; A ?# M H771 impenetrable: The jargon in his talk was
opaque to me. jli& 022 transparent
'op
art noun [U] a style of modern art
that uses patterns and colours in a way that makes the images seem to move as
you look at them F&lfitA, A;$Cl&ziA ( AJffl
op.
cit. abbr. used in formal writing to
refer to a book or an article that has already been mentioned ( #] AIE
jfc*:**,
op-code /'Dpkaud; NAmE 'aipkoud/ noun = operation code
OPEC /'aupek; NAmE 'ou-/ abbr. Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Countries (an organization of countries that produce and
sell oil)
'op-ed (also op-'ed page) noun (NAmE) the page in a newspaper opposite the editorial page that contains comment on
the news and articles on particular subjects ( )
ififeHS
Open 0-w /'aupan; NAmE'ou-/ adj., verb, noun
m adj.
►
NOT CLOSED }]: A 1 allowing things or people
to go
through Jf ffc ft) ; ffc JF ft) : A
wasp flew in the open window. -K jfiferTsiaTTF^ftJW^o o She had
left the door wide open. M fE H ffc JF Ir 0 PTira closed 2 (of
sb’s eyes, mouth, etc. AftjBIgf, >^^) with eyelids or lips apart ^ JF ftj; If ftj:
She had difficulty keeping her eyes open (— because she was very tired).
BSBiftJ O He was breathing
through his
open mouth, II If nf 0 EQB closed
3 spread
out; with the edges apart MJF; JF $t: The flowers are all open now. feJ&jEf&JFTo <> The book lay open on the
table. 4$#tJFJE;^A-t0 Pina closed
4 not blocked by anything t?
HftJ: The pass is kept open all the year. 11 if—tfElUA'jgfiAlfio EES CLOSED
►
NOT FASTENED li 5 not fastened or covered, so that
things can easily come out or be put in ft P
ft); A ftj: Leave the envelope open. $1] £1 ± ft 0 0 The bag burst open and everything fell out. Mliftl
, A
ffi ft S tb A o 6 (of clothes A M) not fastened |p
±ftj; Her
coat was open.
►
NOT ENCLOSED A H H 7 not surrounded by anything;
not confined JFl?Slftj; AH AftJ: open
country (= without forests, buildings, etc.) ❖ a city with a lot
of parks and open spaces 0
driving along the open road (= part of a road in the
country, where you can drive fast) '/&TF^]ftJii]^TFA
►
NOT COVERED Jjfc A 8 with no cover or roof on fKcTFftj; B$
A ftl; ^ M ft}: an open drain — A 0 people working in the open
air (= not in a building) A A
ik ftj A 0 The hall of the old house was
open to the sky. IBJ^- A ftl H JT M A ft) o 0 an open wound (=
with
no skin covering it) A^'IA^ P
►
FOR CUSTOMERS/VISITORS AA A 9 [not usually before noun] if a shop/store, bank,
business, etc. is open, it is ready for business and will admit
customers or visitors jf
MC; Hik: Is the museum open on Sundays?
M A tP TF Mt ? o
The new store will be open in the spring. ifr^lSH;&#ATFiko
O The house had been thrown open to the public. fate lb JfMto 0
I declare this festival open. o
CLOSED
►
OF COMPETITION/BUILDING FC#; 10 if a compe
tition, etc. is open, anyone can enter it
ff ftj ; A A nj Ul #
tlQ ftJ BEia public : an open
debate/championship/scholarship ATFWMrtiA; AA-nJ AAf^nT^0 She was tried in open court (= the public could go and
listen to the trial). MM'&TFAAJo 0 The
debate was thrown open to the audience. 11 [not before noun]
~ to sb if a competition, building, etc. is open to particular
people, those people can enter it ( ttH, ^ ) M’WfcffiWfrlk-. The
competition is open to young people under the age of 18. tb^ih
18 AIAA ftj# AA#iJPo o The house is not open to the public. & EQ2 closed
►
AVAILABLE 1§rA 12 [not before noun] ~ (to sb) to be avail
able and ready to use sji#M; pJFg: W7iat options are open to us? ][]
W ff A # ? o Is the offer still open? o I want to keep
my Swiss
bank account open. . GE2
CLOSED
►
NOT PROTECTED ABIE 13 ~ (to sth) likely to suffer sth
such as criticism, injury, etc. M ®ll§
H371
vulnerable: The system is open to
abuse. litJ®
H ® o 0 He has laid himself wide
open to political attack.
►
NOT HIDDEN A lit ffi 14 known to everyone; not kept
hidden A A W £P ft); ^- ?FftJ: an open