open ly On /'aupanli; NAmE'on-/ adv. without hiding any
feelings, opinions or information £• JF lit Wife: Can you talk openly about sex with
your parents? 0 The
men in prison would never cry
openly
(= so that other people could see).
.open
'market noun [sing.] a situation in which companies can trade without
restrictions, and prices depend on the amount of goods and the number of people
buying them A?F X ^; g & rfi%j: to buy/sell/ trade on
the open market £ g & Tfc 3^/±^ /Ml 3ci? .open 'mike noun [U] an occasion in a
club when anyone can sing, play music or tell jokes £ (
open-mike night
.open-'minded
adj. willing to listen to,
think about or accept different ideas j£ M % ft Xf^I M i*L EH3 narrow-minded
► open-'minded-ness noun [U] .open-'mouthed adj. with your mouth open
because you are surprised or shocked (p (ft, gf
.open-'necked
(also
.open-'neck)
adj. (of a shirt MA) worn
without a tie and with the top button undone
open
ness /'aupannas;
NAmE 'ou-/ noun [U] 1 the quality of
being honest and not hiding information or feelings ig$ 2 the quality of being
able to think about, accept or listen to different ideas or people #J no jk ;
JF 0J 3 the
quality of not being confined or
covered JFll; frM; XiiM .open- pit adj. {NAmE) = opencast .open-'plan adj. an open-plan building or area does
not have inside walls dividing it up into rooms if M. A W; XPilBlW: an open-plan office
.open
prison {BrE) {NAmE .minimum se curity prison)
noun a prison in which prisoners have more freedom than in ordinary prisons
JFSfc jUSM ( ^BAtHl g & Fi$'J
mk>
.open
sandwich noun a sandwich
which is served on a plate with no top piece of bread ( TcMM
)
open season noun [sing.]
1 ~ (for sth) the time in the year
when it is legal to hunt and kill particular animals or birds, or to catch
fish, for sport ( ) tiHa ifM.0
1? KI23 close season 2 ~ for/on sb/sth a time when there are no
restrictions on criticizing particular groups of people or treating them
unfairly ( FBXfrlJ )
WikJF$tiK],
g & : It seems to be open season
on
teachers now. g iff
.open
'sesame noun [sing.] an easy way to gain or
achieve sth that is usually very difficult to get if H % in; iltTXIx; MftvE:
Academic success is not always an open sesame to a well-paid job. A $ A it $ 5ff % &
Ji: KTmreTTTl From the fairy tale Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, in which the magic words
open sesame had to be said to open
the cave where the thieves kept their treasure. M 07 SEE
*mn]+A&> o “%.m, mv , a&mm
open-'source
adj. {computing if) used to describe software
for which the original source code is made available to
anyone ( Deft ) TFJfttifWM, lift#6
m
'open syllable noun {phonetics i§^) a syllable which
does not end with a consonant, for example so if ^ A
( in so)
.open-'toed
adj. (of shoes $£) not covering the toes M &tf$: open-toed sandals Sg^SjCll .open-'top (also .open-'topped) adj. {BrE) (of a vehicle iH3bX)
having no roof
.open
'verdict noun an official decision in
a British court stating that the exact cause of a person’s death is not known
0TTO*iJi* )
opera /'Dpra; NAmE 'aipra/ noun 1 [C, U] a dramatic work
in which all or most of the words are sung to music; works of this type as an
art form or entertainment ttH; Ml JgiJA; Mj~£A: Puccini’s operas #
0 to
go to the opera 0 an opera singer
ft M'J
M M <> light/grand opera $£ / A
ffc Mil — see also soap opera 2
[C] a company that performs opera; a building in which operas are performed ffc J$J gEj; Hfc Jgij K:
the
at-ic /,Dpa'raetik;
NAmE ,a:p-/ adj.: operatic
arias/com- posers MJl&nJUJI / tFffiifc
op er able /'Dparabl; NAmE 'a:p-/ adj. 1 that functions; that can be used jzifFftfj; When
will the single currency be
operable? ff A 7ft
rf5 ? 2 (of a medical condition E ff <5t) that can be treated by an
operation A tU^tlXAlW r«TJi3 inoperable 'opera glasses noun [pi.] small
binoculars that people use in a
theatre to see the actors or singers on the stage
'opera house noun a theatre where operas are performed ffcjgij
op erand /'nparaend; NAmE 'a:p-/ noun {mathematics W) the number on which an
operation is to be done # ft
»; mnw
op er ate On /'Dpareit; NAmE 'a:p-/ verb
►
MACHINE fjf 1 [V] to work in a particular way
X
# HT1 function : Most domestic freezers
operate at below -18°C. 18
To
0 Solar panels can only
operate in sunlight. AP0f^ 0 AT^fF'ffl o o (figurative) Some people can only operate
well under pressure. W^AR^f^JEfcA T iT X ff % htf o 2 [VN] to use or control a machine or
make it work p\; : What skills are
needed to operate this machinery? fF iX # F/l tl tw1^ fF
►
SYSTEM/PROCESS/SERVICE M#.;
J3R# 3 to be used
or working; to use sth or make it work ( M •
).$*■#!;
( ® ) is : [V]
A new late-night service is now
operating. M fr. fl &—M ff W U ^|R 0 0 The
regulation
operates in favour of married
couples.
0 [VN]
The airline operates flights to 25 countries. &25 0
►
OF BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION Xik; 4 [V]
to work in
a particular way or from a particular place (
Hik:
They
plan to operate from a new office in
# 0
0 Illegal drinking clubs
continue to operate in the city,
►
MEDICAL I 5 [V] ~ (on sb) (for sth) to cut open sb’s
body in order to remove a part that has a
disease or to repair a part that is damaged X A : The doctors operated last
night. EXflFSMXATo 0 We
will have to operate on his eyes. ^jXA0
►
OF SOLDIERS ! 6 [V]
to be involved in military
activities in a place ( Troops
are operating from bases in
the north. pPIAlEAUbnPIliik
'operating
system noun a set of programs that
controls the way a Computer works and runs other programs ( if^lfl ) FiftXJi 'operating table noun a special table that you lie on to have a
medical operation in a hospital X A a : The patient died on the operating
table {= during an operation). ^A^EIeXA^Xo
'operating theatre (also theatre) (both BrE) {NAmE operating room) noun a room in a hospital used for medical
operations XA^ op er ation Our /.Dpa'reijn; NAmE ,a:p-/ noun
MEDICAL
fr ff 1 (also BrE informal op) [C] ~ (on sb) (for sth) | ~
(to do sth) the process of cutting open a part of a person’s body in order to
remove or repair a damaged part XA: an operation on her lung to remove a
tumour AMftWnPI+^tUI^XA 0 Will I need to have an
operation? Hcflic^XA^? 0 He underwent a three-hour heart
operation, ffe ^
7 X X X Bf (HJ A' Ift X A o 0 Doctors performed an emergency operation for