quarrel ff^JfP o open government  I O

their open display of affection flMltititefffisM. 0 His eyes showed open admiration as he looked at her.

m,

►                PERSON’S CHARACTER #.         15 honest; not keeping

thoughts and feelings hidden MB; fflM;        PT371

frank: She was always open with her parents. M&M

0 He was quite open about his reasons for leaving, ffe $ ft ff W JjjC ® tg £ A jffl It, 0$ „ 6 note at honest 16 ~ to sth (of a person A) willing to listen to and think about new ideas S$|JFBFilA;

I’m open to suggestions for what you would like to do in our classes.          <]FrMlXtiJIffig (KJ ihSt o

►                NOT YET DECIDED f# rL 17 ~ (to sth) not yet finally

decided or settled X<AaE&FJ ; I#<A:aEl(ft: The race is still wide open (= anyone could win). If X/£o 0 The price is not open to negotiation.  0 Some

phrases in the contract are open to interpretation, if |WJ

o Which route is better

remains an open question (= it is not decided).

<A a£ 0       0 In an interview try to ask open

questions (= to which the answer is not just yes’ or ‘no’).

►                CLOTH 18 with wide spaces between the threads

MWM.1;     an open weave MMMfk

►                PHONETICS if f- *'?■ 19 (also low) (of a vowel ft mj produced by opening the mouth wide XF lA ; XF P .W — compare close2 adj. (16)

fT»T71 be an .open 'secret if sth is an open secret, many people know about it, although it is supposed to be a secret       have/keep an .open mind

(about/on sth) to be willing to listen to or accept new ideas or suggestions HM (' M H ) A JE ;

(         SXUF^ keep your ears/'eyes

open (for sth) to be quick to notice or hear things ( X5!-" ) ?£!£; an .open book if you

describe sb or their life as an open book, you mean that you can easily understand them and know every­thing about them        i&^&tAan .open

invi'tation (to sb) 1 an invitation to sb to visit you at any time ( *& ■■■ ) R| Ht of IXAift $Jjgi# 2 if sth is an open invitation to criminals, etc., it encourages them to commit a crime by making it easier WI?'5li^A'fEH &}ff A: Leaving your camera on the seat in the car is an open invitation to thieves, ffi jiff XL © %H AAFnfti&o with .open 'arms if you welcome sb with open arms, you are extremely happy and pleased to see them          $Vl1f i&;   — more at burst v.,

DOOR, EYE n., MARKET n., OPTION

■ verb

►                DOOR/WINDOW/LID f ] W; M =f 1 [VN] to move a door, window, lid, etc. so that it is no longer closed ff; ff ff;ff)B: Mr Chen opened the car door for his wife. $§?

Ho f*TiT3 close 2 [V] to move or be moved so that it is no longer closed ffff-, ( fj£ ) ff: The door opened and Alan walked in. H AFT, JtFfe^T iftAo taaa close

►                CONTAINER/PACKAGE #f|;      3 [VN] to remove the lid,

undo the fastening, etc. of a container, etc. in order to see or get what is inside ffff, ff ( JfgM, At P

) : Shall I open another bottle? |?S^l£;fS#AF— o He opened the letter and read it. ftfe^AFfsi^^dAo

►                EYES BM Prf 4 [VN, V] if you open your eyes or your eyes open, you move your eyelids upwards so that you can see B£JF nroa close

►                MOUTH Bf 5 if you open your mouth or your mouth opens, you move your lips, for example in order to speak tk ft : [VN] He hardly ever opens his mouth (= speaks), ftfe/lT-/ATXF P ; [also V]

►                BOOK -fj Wi 6 [VN] to turn the cover or the pages of a book so that it is no longer closed ffff\ IS ffOpen your books at page 25. fEAHAJH 25 ]£„ nroa close

►                SPREAD OUT M TF 7 to spread out or unfold; to spread

sth out or unfold it M J\:; ffff: [V] What if the para­chute doesn’t open?          Xff? o The flowers

are starting to open.    0 o [VN] Open the map

on the table.        o He opened his arms

wide to embrace her. Ftk^AF^IMt&Mo

          BORDER/ROAD i£ Ar: at S& 8 [VN] to make it possible for people, cars, goods, etc. to pass through a place it ( ff

A,      ) aitf; AF$t: When did the country

open its borders? ai'AS|£IMBjN‘AF#tj£#?-W? o The road will be opened again in a few hours after police have cleared it.      , iii&AE/LAW

fiifJF^o H22 CLOSE

►                FOR CUSTOM ERS/VISITORS % % 9 (of a shop/store,

business, etc. jH , £ ik #) to start business for the day; to start business for the first time ft ££ ff ik ; ft ik; AFH:   [V] What time does the bank open?

ffff X fftF^AFTl? 0 [VN] The company opened its doors for business a month ago. M t]—A A MAr ilk 0        HT33

close 10 [V] to be ready for people to go to /f.^rFMA The new hospital opens on July 1st.   M.^ A f\ - 0

ffto 0 When does the play open? fkA*S'JFt ^ Wt%± FH? H2a close

►                START STH   ® 11 [VN] ~ sth (with sth) to start an

activity or event  JFF&: You need just one pound

to open a bank account with us. FFFRfK^fl$C%;f!E$c ftJffL—A o 0 The police have opened an investiga­tion into the death. 0

They will open the new season with a performance of ‘Carmen’. FMl^IAAif «Afl» ftmmmm. 0 Troops opened fire on (= started shooting) the crowds.

o note at start 12 [V] ~ (with sth) (of a story, film/movie, etc. tfi ^to start in a particular way        ; Vf -M: The story opens

with a murder.

►                WITH CEREMONY IXF^X 13 [VN] to perform a ceremony showing that a building can start being used A ( M$k

|J ) gf; jl fp Jn ffl : The bridge was opened by the

Queen. AiXAIfrJFfflFm

►                COMPUTING if WAiUi'A 14 [VN, V] to start a computer program or file so that you can use it on the screen ^

nftdfmm^x^)

■fglJSl open 'doors for sb to provide opportunities for sb to do sth and be successful A ■ • ftfcAFAH; open your/sb’s 'eyes (to sth) to realize or make sb realize the truth about sth ( F£ A )H£JiLiR ( sjcAFIS A. iA '/# ♦ 'A ) : Travelling really opens your eyes to other cultures. »JtjE|&F£A?FlWBI#, iA tR % Fife A it» open your/sb’s mind to sth to become or make sb aware of new ideas or experiences ( FA A ) JSAlAFli], M iH< i!] S ♦ open the way for sb/sth (to do sth) to make it possible for sb to do sth or for sth to happen ff XffLXn — more at heart, heaven

'open into/onto sth to lead to another room, area or place iifo], M'£ ( Ftk&k ) .open 'out to become bigger or wider ^ A;    : The street opened out into

a small square.    $A     ,open

out (to sb) to become less shy and more willing to communicate AX£2X .open 'up 1 to talk

about what you feel and think Jiff JpJUI; %ff\'$k m : It helps to discuss your problems but I find it hard to open up.

P o 2 to begin shooting ff A: Anti-aircraft guns opened up. M Mff $ a 3 (often used in orders    to open a door, container, etc. ffff

( fl,     ) : Open up or we’ll break the door down!

JFiil    .open sth*-*'up I .open 'up 1 to

become or make sth possible, available or able to be reached ($*£!&)&ApTm,         RjiAf'J: The

railway opened up the east of the country.

nP R # iAI !l o <> Exciting possibilities were opening up for her in the new job.     AFffe^^T^AA^fiFl

^ HU ^ o 2 to begin business for the day; to start a new business ff H; #ik; JFik: I open up the store for the day at around 8.30.        A£FJ 8:30 ff\' ]0

r»nra close up 3 to start a new business TF ; ff ik: There’s a new Thai restaurant opening up in town. MS W — ^iifiFjSFS^tlJF^Tc BGQ close down 4 to develop or start to happen or exist; to develop or start sth      ; tft'M: A division has opened up

between the two ministers over the issue.

|n]® t ttiM T        0 Scott opened up a 3-point lead in

the first game.     W 3 frmfro 5 to

appear and become wider; to make sth wider when it is narrow or closed faff; Mff; fSM; ffff: The wound