window
noun uk/ˈwɪn.dəʊ/ us/ˈwɪn.doʊ/
(GLASS)
A1 [ C ]窗，窗户，窗口
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
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
[ S ] literary（让人了解其他情况或经历的）窗口
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. 这部影片提供了一个了解移民经历的窗口。
[ C ]（信封上的）透明纸窗
a transparent rectangle on the front of an envelope, through which you can read the address written on the letter inside
[ C ]（商店的）陈列窗口，橱窗
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? 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。
- More examples
- 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.
(COMPUTER)
B1 [ C ]（计算机的）视窗，窗口
a separate area on a computer screen that shows information and can be moved around
to minimize/maximize a window 将视窗最小／最大化
(OPPORTUNITY)
[ C ]时机；机会
a period when there is an opportunity to do something
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。
Idiom
go out (of) the windowidiom 完全消失，不再存在
If a quality, principle, or idea goes out of the window, it does not exist any more.
Then people start drinking and sense goes out of the window. 人们开始喝酒，理性不复存在。