win‧dow S1 W1 / wɪndəʊ $ -doʊ / 名词 [可数名词]

1 a space or an area of glass in the wall of a building or vehicle that lets in light

open/close/shut a window

Do you mind if I open the window?

out of/from/through the window

She looked out of the window to see if it was raining.

The sun was shining through the windows.

in the window (= just inside a window )

We were looking at the Christmas displays in the shop windows .

bedroom/kitchen etc window → bay window , dormer window , french windows , picture window , sash window

2 one of the separate areas on a computer screen where different programs are operating

3 ( also window of opportunity ) a short period of time that is available for a particular activity :

Delay might open a window of opportunity for their rivals.

4 an area on an envelope with clear plastic in it which lets you see the address written on the letter inside the envelope

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 :

Television provides us with a useful window on the world.

6 go out (of) the window informal to disappear completely or no longer have any effect :

One glass of wine, and all my good intentions went out the window.

COLLOCATIONS

动词

open a window I opened the window and breathed in the fresh air.

close/shut a window She 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 window Mom stared out of the window at the road.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + window

open A breeze from the open window lifted her hair.

closed/shut All the windows were closed.

a front window I don’t want people looking in my front window.

a back window The 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 window She looked in shop windows.

somebody’s bedroom/office window From his bedroom window he could see two men having an argument.

the kitchen/car etc window She 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 + NOUN

the window frame The window frame was rotten.