: an opening especially in the wall of a building for admission of light and air that is usually closed by casements or sashes containing transparent material (such as glass) and capable of being opened and shut
: a range of wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum to which a planet's atmosphere is transparent
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: an interval of time within which a rocket or spacecraft must be launched to accomplish a particular mission
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: an interval of time during which certain conditions or an opportunity exists
a window of vulnerability
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: an area at the limits of the earth's sensible atmosphere through which a spacecraft must pass for successful reentry
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: any of various rectangular boxes appearing on a computer screen that display files or program output, that can usually be moved and resized, and that facilitate multitasking
She opened a window to let in some air. I looked out the window and saw a deer. He used vinegar and water to wash the windows. He accidentally broke a window. Can you roll down the car window? The windows along 5th Avenue were all decorated for Christmas. I saw a beautiful dress in the window. He sits behind a window and sells movie tickets. Make sure the address shows through the window in the envelope. A window opened in the fog and we could finally see the ocean. See More
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English windowe, from Old Norse vindauga, from vindr wind (akin to Old English wind) + auga eye; akin to Old English ēage eye — more at eye
1in a building, car, etc.建築;車ADJECTIVE | VERB + WINDOW | WINDOW + VERB | WINDOW + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤big, huge, large, long, tall, wide大窗戶;巨大的窗戶;長窗;高窗戶;寬窗戶▸➤narrow, small, tiny窄窗戶;小窗子;極小的窗子▸➤panoramic全景窗▸➤floor-to-ceiling落地窗▸➤arched, bay, bow, casement, dormer, French, lattice, leaded, picture, rose, sash, skylight, stained-glass拱窗;凸窗;圓肚窗;豎鉸鏈窗;屋頂窗;落地窗;花格窗;鉛框窗;觀景窗;圓花窗;上下推拉窗;天窗;彩色玻璃窗◇French windows lead out onto the patio.穿過落地窗就是露台。◇The cathedral has a beautiful rose window.主教座堂有一個漂亮的圓花窗。➤plate-glass平板玻璃窗▸➤double-glazed雙層玻璃窗▸➤barred, curtained, shuttered帶柵的/掛着窗簾的/裝百葉窗的窗戶◇All the windows in the prison are barred.監獄裏所有的窗戶都上了鐵柵。➤curtainless無窗簾的窗戶▸➤open開着的窗戶▸➤boarded-up用木板釘死的窗戶▸➤dark黑乎乎的窗戶▸➤bright, sunny明亮的窗戶;光線充足的窗子▸➤rain-streaked有雨水條紋的窗戶▸➤draughty/drafty, ill-fitting漏風的/關不嚴的窗戶➤broken, cracked, shattered, smashed破窗戶;有裂縫的窗戶;打碎了的窗戶▸➤dirty, dusty, filthy不乾淨的/蒙有灰塵的/骯髒的窗戶▸➤clean乾淨的窗戶▸➤steamed-up蒙上水汽的窗戶▸➤balcony, basement, bedroom, kitchen, etc.陽台、地下室、卧室、廚房等窗戶▸➤back, front, rear, side, top, upstairs後窗;前窗;側窗;頂窗;樓上的窗戶▸➤first-floor, ground-floor (BrE) , etc.二樓、一樓等窗戶▸➤south-facing, etc.朝南等的窗戶▸➤display, shop, store, storefront (NAmE) 櫥窗;商店展示窗;店面櫥窗▸➤car, carriage, train, etc.汽車、馬車、火車等車窗▸➤back, driver's, passenger, rear, side車後窗;駕駛窗;乘客座窗;車側窗▸➤electric, power (NAmE) 電動窗▸➤frosted, tinted磨砂/淡色玻璃窗◇a limousine with tinted windows裝有有色玻璃車窗的豪華轎車VERB + WINDOW➤gaze out (of), glance out (of), look out (of), peer out (of), see out (of), stare out of凝視窗外;瞄一眼窗外;向窗外看;偷偷地向窗外看;盯着窗外看◇It was raining so hard I could scarcely see out of the window.雨太大了,我幾乎看不清窗外。➤look in向窗內看◇I found her looking in the window of a department store.我發現她正盯着一家百貨商店的櫥窗。➤gaze (in) through, look (in) through, peer (in) through, see (sb/sth) through, stare through透過窗戶凝視;透過窗子看;透過窗戶向裏偷看;盯着窗內看▸➤lean out of, stick your head out of把身體探出窗外;把頭伸出窗外▸➤knock on, rap on, tap on敲窗戶;輕敲窗戶;輕叩窗戶◇We tapped on the window to get their attention.我們輕敲窗子以引起他們的注意。➤fling open, force (open), open, throw open猛地把窗戶推開;用力推(開)窗戶;打開窗戶;把窗戶推開◇There was evidence that the window had been forced.有證據表明窗子是被強行打開的。➤roll down, wind down搖下車窗◇I rolled down the window to ask for directions.我搖下車窗問路。➤close, roll up, shut關窗戶;搖上窗戶▸➤clean, wash擦窗戶;清洗窗戶▸➤break, shatter, smash打破窗戶;打碎窗戶▸➤blow out炸飛窗戶◇All the windows were blown out with the force of the blast.爆炸的力量炸飛了所有窗戶。➤replace更換窗戶WINDOW + VERB➤close, open窗戶關閉/打開◇How does the window open?窗子如何開?➤break, shatter, smash窗戶破碎;窗戶粉碎▸➤flash, gleam, glint, glow, shine窗戶閃亮;窗戶閃閃發光◇The windows glinted in the sunlight.窗戶在陽光下閃閃發光。➤steam up窗戶蒙上水汽◇The windows all steam up when you have a shower.洗澡時所有的窗戶都會蒙上水汽。➤rattle窗戶咔嗒響◇The windows rattle when a train goes past.火車經過的時候,窗戶被震得咔嗒作響。➤face sth, give a view of sth, look out on sth, overlook sth窗子朝向⋯;通過窗子可以看到⋯;窗戶俯瞰⋯◇a studio with windows looking out on the park窗子面向公園的工作室WINDOW + NOUN➤frame, ledge, pane, sill窗框;窗台;窗玻璃▸➤blind, coverings, shade (NAmE) 遮光窗簾▸➤seat靠窗的座位◇I always ask for a window seat when I fly.我坐飛機時,總是要個靠窗的座位。➤cleaner窗戶清潔工◇He works as a window cleaner.他的工作是清洗窗子。➤display櫥窗展示➤box窗欄花箱◇floral displays such as window boxes and hanging baskets窗欄花箱和掛籃之類的花卉陳設品PREPOSITION➤at the window靠窗◇He was standing at the window waiting for us.他站在窗邊等着我們。➤by the window在窗戶邊上◇I sat by the window to get some air.我坐在窗戶邊透透氣。➤in the window在窗內◇an advertisement in the window of the bakery麪包店櫥窗裏的一幅廣告◇We caught sight of him in the window as we passed.我們經過的時候透過窗戶看到了他。◇There was a vase of flowers in the window.窗戶裏邊擺着一瓶花。➤out (of) window從窗戶裏向外看◇She gazed out of the window at the falling snow.她凝視着窗外飄落的雪花。➤through window通過窗子◇They threw a brick through the window.他們從窗戶扔進一塊磚頭。window
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2area on a computer screen計算機屏幕上的區域ADJECTIVE | VERB + WINDOW | WINDOW + VERBADJECTIVE➤active活動的窗口◇Click on the window to make it active.點擊窗口激活它。➤pop-up彈出的窗口➤browser瀏覽器窗口VERB + WINDOW➤open打開窗口▸➤close關閉窗口◇If you close a couple of windows, the screen will be less cluttered.關閉幾個窗口,屏幕就不會那麼雜亂了。➤minimize, resize, shrink將窗口最小化;重新設置視窗大小;縮小視窗▸➤drag, move拖動窗口▸➤click on點擊窗口WINDOW + VERB➤pop up窗口彈出➡ topic at computer