window
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A window is a space in the wall of a building or in the side of a vehicle, which has glass in it so that light can come in and you can see out. 窗户
He stood at the window, moodily staring out. 他站在窗旁，忧郁地盯着外面。
The room felt very hot and she wondered why someone did not open a window. 房间里感觉非常热，她纳闷为什么没人打开一扇窗。
2. N-COUNT A window is a glass-covered opening above a counter, for example, in a bank, post office, train station, or museum, which the person serving you sits behind. (银行、邮局、火车站、博物馆等提供服务的) 窗口
The woman at the ticket window told me that the admission fee was $17.50. 售票窗口的那位女士告诉我入场费为$17.50。
3. N-COUNT On a computer screen, a window is one of the work areas that the screen can be divided into. (电脑屏幕上的) 视窗[计算机]
Yahoo! Pager puts a small window on your screen containing a list of your "friends."
雅虎通在您的屏幕上弹出一个包含您的“朋友”名单的小视窗。
4. PHRASE If you say that something such as a plan or a particular way of thinking or behaving has gone out of the window or is out the window, you mean that it has disappeared completely. (计划或某种思维或行为方式) 完全消失
By now all logic had gone out of the window. 到此时，已没有什么道理可讲。
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window /ˈwɪndəʊ/ (windows)
剑桥词典
- 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 (GLASS)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]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
窗，窗户，窗口
Is it all right if I open /close the window? 我打开／关上窗户可以吗？
He caught me staring out of the window. 他看到我正在向窗外凝视。
I saw a child's face at the window. 我看到窗口有一张孩子的脸。
She has some wonderful plants in the window (= on a surface at the bottom of the window). 她窗台上摆了些奇妙的植物。
I was admiring the cathedral's stained-glass windows. 我正在欣赏大教堂里的彩色玻璃窗。
Have you paid the window cleaner (= person whose job is to clean the outside of windows)? 你付给擦窗户的工人工钱了吗？
window frames 窗框
a window ledge 窗台
[ 单数名词 ] literary
something that makes it possible for you to see and learn about a situation or experience that is different from your own
（让人了解其他情况或经历的）窗口
The film provides a window on the immigrant experience . 这部影片提供了一个了解移民经历的窗口。
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]
a transparent rectangle on the front of an envelope , through which you can read the address written on the letter inside
（信封上的）透明纸窗
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]
the decorative arrangement of goods behind the window at the front of a shop , in addition to the window itself
（商店的）陈列窗口，橱窗
How much is the jacket in the window? 橱窗里的那件外套多少钱？
The shop windows are wonderful around Christmas time . 圣诞节期间商店的橱窗非常漂亮。
例句
window noun (COMPUTER)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]a separate area on a computer screen that shows information and can be moved around
（计算机的）视窗，窗口
to minimize /maximize a window 将视窗最小／最大化
window noun (OPPORTUNITY)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]a period when there is an opportunity to do something
时机；机会
I'm busy this week but there might be a window on Friday . 我本周相当忙，但可能在星期五还有个空儿。
If a window of opportunity (= an opportunity ) should present itself, I'd take advantage of it. 如果出现机会，我就要去利用。