Word · Frequency #403
open
露天；野外；开阔地
unobstructed area, especially outdoors; the open air
常用作 the open；如 in the open（在户外，在野外）
- 1.
Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location.
开放或无障碍的空间；暴露的位置
- 2.
a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
开阔的土地或水域
- 3.
Public knowledge or scrutiny; full view.
公众知晓或审视；完全公开
- 4.
where the air is unconfined
空气不受限制的地方
- 5.
A defect in an electrical circuit preventing current from flowing.
电路中的缺陷,阻止电流流动
- 6.
a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
职业和业余选手均可参加的比赛
- 7.
A sports event in which anybody can compete, especially or originally irrespective of amateur or professional status.
任何人都可以参加的体育赛事,尤其是不论业余或职业身份
- 8.
The act of something being opened, such as an e-mail message.
某物被打开的行为,如电子邮件
公开；公开赛；断路；开路；打开；开启；开放或无障碍的空间；暴露的位置
In use
The forecast said rain, so we did not sleep in the open that night.
The hikers set up camp in the open, far away from the trees.
The farmer liked to work in the open, where the fresh air and sunlight made him feel alive.
finally broke out of the forest into the open
the concert was held in the open air
camping in the open
Connections
Collocations
- in the open
- 在户外；在露天
- We cooked dinner in the open.我们在户外做晚餐。
- out in the open
- 公开地；公之于众
- The truth is now out in the open.真相现在公开了。
- bring into the open
- 使公之于众；揭露
- The investigation brought the corruption into the open.调查将这起腐败公之于众。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in the open
- 在户外；公开地We spent the whole afternoon in the open.我们整个下午都在户外度过。
- out in the open
- 公开地；真相大白The truth is finally out in the open.真相终于公开了。
- bring something out into the open
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把门打开（open）后看到开阔地，open作名词就指露天、公开或空缺之处。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：户外露营、旅行文学、自然纪录片 名词 open 通常以 the open 或 in the open 的形式出现，指露天或开阔的户外空间，多用于书面、文学或较正式的叙述；日常口语中更常说 outside 或 outdoors。整体语体会随语境变化，建议根据具体表达选择中性或正式说法。
Grammar Note
作‘开阔地’解时通常不可数；作‘公开赛’解时可数
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的只有 reopen /ˌriːˈoʊpən/。broken 和 token 都是 /oʊkən/，与 open 的 /oʊpən/ 只差中间的辅音，不算押韵；hope 和 rope 的 ope 读 /oʊp/，比 open 少一个 /ən/ 音节，也不押韵；oven 拼写像 open，但读 /ˈʌvən/，注意不要混淆。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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