opening

opening
noun
  1. an aperture or gap, especially one allowing access
    缺口;空
    she peered through one of the smaller openings.
    她从其中的一个小孔窥视。
  2. (figurative)an opportunity to achieve something
    (喻)机会
    they seem to have exploited fully the openings offered.
    他们似乎已经充分利用了所提供的机会。
    ■an available job or position
    (职位)空缺
    there are few openings for the ex-footballer.
    对曾经是足球运动员的人来说空缺的职位很少。
  3. a beginning; an initial part
    开始;开始部分
    Maya started tapping out the opening of her story.
    玛雅开始打出了她故事的开头。
    ■the occasion of the first performance of a play, film, etc., of the start of an exhibition, or of a public building being officially ready for use, marked by a ceremony or celebratory gathering
    首演;首映;开放典礼
    ■(Chess)a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game
    (棋)开局
    ■a counsel's preliminary statement of a case in a law court
    开辩词
adjective
  1. [attrib.]coming at the beginning of something; initial
    开始的;最初的
    she stole the show with her opening remark.
    她用开场词抢走了整场演出的风头。
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