Word · Frequency #403
open
打开；敞开
to make something stop being closed, or to become open
- 1.
To make or become physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
使物理上没有障碍,未覆盖等
- 2.
To cause or allow a gap to form or widen.
造成或允许形成或扩大的间隙
- 3.
To make or become available for use or interaction.
使或变得可供使用或互动
- 4.
To start or begin.
开始或启动
- 5.
To make an open relationship or marriage, i.e., with possible additional relationships.
建立开放关系或婚姻,即可能有额外关系
张开；使裂开；开放；开始营业；开始；开幕；使成为开放式关系；使物理上没有障碍,未覆盖等
In use
Could you please open the door for me?
The museum opens at 10 a.m. every day.
She opened the letter with a paper knife.
Verb forms
base open · third person opens · -ing opening · past opened · past participle opened
规则动词，过去式和过去分词为opened。
Connections
Collocations
- open the door
- 开门
- Could you please open the door for me?你能帮我开门吗？
- open a new store
- 开一家新店
- They plan to open a new store next month.他们计划下个月开一家新店。
- open a meeting
- 开始会议
- The president opened the meeting with a welcome speech.总裁以欢迎辞开始了会议。
- open one's eyes
- 睁开眼睛；开阔眼界
- Visiting the museum opened my eyes to modern art.参观博物馆让我对现代艺术开阔了眼界。
- open up
- 坦诚；开放
- He found it hard to open up about his past.他发现很难坦诚自己的过去。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把open拆成o（圆门把手）和pen（笔），用笔转动把手=打开。
Context & Register
语域: neutral; 典型语境: 日常对话, 说明书, 学校英语; 注意: 通常用于具体动作如开门、开窗，语域中性。
Grammar Note
常见的及物动词，后接名词作宾语，如 open the door。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words end in -en, but none rhyme with 'open' (/ˈoʊpən/) because its stressed vowel is /oʊ/ and the following consonant /p/ differs. 'woken' and 'broken' share the same stressed vowel /oʊ/ but have different consonants, so they are not exact rhymes.
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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