ldoce_350_gwin·dow /ˈwɪndəʊ $ -doʊ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countableC] 3 TIME/RIGHT OR WRONG TIME (also window of opportunity) a short period of time that is available for a particular activity 转瞬即逝的机会,短暂的时机 Delay might open a window of opportunity for their rivals. 延期也许会给他们的对手带来可乘之机。
5 a window on/to the world something that makes it possible to see and learn about what is happening in other parts of the world 了解世界的渠道[窗口] Television provides us with a useful window on the world. 电视为我们提供了了解世界的有用渠道。
6 go out (of) the window informalDISAPPEAR to disappear completely or no longer have any effect 完全消失;不再有效 One glass of wine, and all my good intentions went out the window. 就一杯酒,我所有的好心都白费了。
n COLLOCATIONSverbsopen a windowI opened the window and breathed in the fresh air.
close/shut a windowShe shut the window firmly.
roll up/down a window (=open or shut the window in a car)Lucy rolled the window down and waved to him.
look/gaze/stare out of the windowMom stared out of the window at the road.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + window openA breeze from the open window lifted her hair.
closed/shutAll the windows were closed.
a front windowI don't want people looking in my front window.
a back windowThe burglar had got in through one of the back windows.
the rear window (=the back window, especially of a car)The car's rear window had been bashed in.
a shop/store windowShe looked in shop windows.
somebody's bedroom/office windowFrom his bedroom window he could see two men having an argument.
the kitchen/car etc windowShe had left the kitchen window open.
a stained glass window (=made of pieces of coloured glass)The church has fine medieval stained glass windows.
window + NOUNthe window frameThe window frame was rotten.