window noun (GLASS)
A1 [ C ] a space usually filled with glass in the wall of a building or in a vehicle, to allow light and air in and to allow people inside the building to see out:
I was admiring the cathedral's stained-glass windows.
window frames
a window ledge
› [ S ] literary something that makes it possible for you to see and learn about a situation or experience that is different from your own:
The film provides a window on the immigrant experience.
› [ C ] a transparent rectangle on the front of an envelope, through which you can read the address written on the letter inside
› [ C ] the decorative arrangement of goods behind the window at the front of a shop, in addition to the window itself:
How much is the jacket in the window?
更多范例
- We have a clear view of the ocean from our hotel window.
- It's a bit cool in here, isn't it? I think I'll close the window.
- Would you like an aisle seat or would you prefer to be by the window?
- Car windows are usually made from toughened glass.
- The explosion shattered nearby windows and wrecked two cars.
window noun (COMPUTER)
window noun (OPPORTUNITY)
› [ C ] a period when there is an opportunity to do something:
If a window of opportunity (= an opportunity) should present itself, I'd take advantage of it.
词库：同义词和关联词
- a free ride idiom
- another/a second bite at/of the cherry idiom
- best bet idiom
- bite
- break
- chance
- foot
- half
- it's now or never idiom
- look in
- make hay while the sun shines idiom
- manqué
- miss
- op
- pass
- the American dream
- the run of sth idiom
- the world is sb's oyster idiom
- there are plenty more fish in the sea idiom
- toehold
