window
n
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(a) opening in the wall or roof of a building, car, etc to let in light (and often air), usu filled with glass in a frame 窗户
Please open the window. 请把窗户打开.
I saw them through the window.我透过窗户看见他们了.
He prefers to travel in a seat near the window. 他坐车、 船、 飞机都喜欢坐靠窗户的座位. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, pages vi, xii.
(b) opening that resembles this 窗状开口
There is a little window in the cassette case so that you can see the tape.盒式音像带上有个小窗, 能看见里面的磁带.
the window of an envelope, ie the transparent part in which an address can be read 信封上的透明窗(有的信封上的透明部分, 可露出信纸上的收信人地址).
(c) piece of glass in the frame of a window 窗玻璃
The ball smashed a window. 那个球把一块窗玻璃打碎了.
(d) space behind the window of a shop where goods are displayed for sale (商店的)橱窗
I saw the vase in the window of an antique shop. 我在一家古玩店的橱窗里看见了那个花瓶.
[attrib 作定语]
a window display 橱窗陈列.
2 (computing 计) screen of a visual display unit regarded as a means of displaying part of a drawing, etc stored in a computer; part of a drawing, etc chosen for display 视窗(视频显示器的荧屏, 用以显示储存在计算机中的部分图象等); 显示出的部分图象等.
3 (idm 习语) fly/go out of the `window (infml 口) be no longer considered; disappear 不再被考虑; 消失
With the failure of the peace talks all hopes of a swift end to the war have flown out of the window. 和谈失败後, 迅速结束战争的希望都已化为乌有. a window on the `world means of observing and learning about people, esp those of other countries 世界之窗(观察和了解人民, 尤指他国人民的手段)
International news broadcasts provide a window on the world. 国际新闻广播节目给大家提供了一个了解他国人民的世界之窗.
sparevt. 节省,俭省;不用,抽出,省掉;宽恕,饶(命),救命,使某人免遭(麻烦等);出让,割爱,分让;
adj. 多余的,剩下的(钱等),空闲的(时间等);预备的,备用的,替换用的;多余的,瘦的,少量的;薄弱的,简陋的,粗陋的;
n. 备用零件,备用轮胎;节省,俭省;〈美〉(头两个球把十柱打得)全倒;预备品,替换品;
vi. 节约;节省;饶恕;宽容;
plainn. 平原;平地;[纺织业]平针;朴实无华的东西;
adj. 平的;素的;清晰的;相貌平平的;
adv. 清楚地,明白地;平易地;[用以加强语气]显然;完全地;
vi. 发牢骚;诉苦;