window

noun

1. 窗；窗户；窗口；窗玻璃
   an opening in the wall or roof of a building, car, etc., usually covered with glass, that allows light and air to come in and people to see out; the glass in a window
   1. I saw the dress I wanted in the window .
      我在橱窗里看到了我想买的连衣裙。
   2. a window display
      橱窗陈列
2. 窗；窗户；窗口；窗玻璃
   an opening in the wall or roof of a building, car, etc., usually covered with glass, that allows light and air to come in and people to see out; the glass in a window
   1. I saw the dress I wanted in the window .
      我在橱窗里看到了我想买的连衣裙。
   2. a window display
      橱窗陈列
3. （计算机屏幕的）窗口，视窗
   an area within a frame on a computer screen, in which a particular program is operating or in which information of a particular type is shown
   1. to create/open a window
      建立 / 打开窗口
4. 墙上（或信封等上）开的窗形的口；透明窗口
   a small area of sth that you can see through, for example to talk to sb or read sth on the other side
   1. There was a long line of people at the box-office window.
      在售票处窗口外排了一长队人。
   2. The address must be clearly visible through the window of the envelope.
      从信封的透明窗必须能够看清楚地址。
5. 了解信息的渠道；窗口
   a way of seeing and learning about sth
   1. Television is a sort of window on the world .
      电视是了解世界的窗口。
   2. It gave me an intriguing window into the way people live.
      这为我提供了一个了解人们的生活方式的有趣窗口。
6. 一丝机会；短暂的时机
   a time when there is an opportunity to do sth, although it may not last long
   1. We now have a small window of opportunity in which to make our views known.
      我们现在有一线机会使人了解我们的观点。

1. N-COUNT 窗;窗户
   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.
   1. He stood at the window, moodily staring out...
      他站在窗前，忧郁地凝视着外面。
   2. The room felt very hot and she wondered why someone did not open a window...
      房间里感觉很热，她纳闷怎么没人开窗子。
   3. ...my car window.
      我的车窗
2. N-COUNT (商店的)玻璃橱窗，陈列窗
   A window is a large piece of glass along the front of a shop, behind which some of the goods that the shop sells are displayed.
   1. I stood for a few moments in front of the nearest shop window.
      我在最近的一家商店的橱窗前站了一会儿。
3. N-COUNT (银行、邮局、火车站、博物馆等处柜台的)窗口
   A window is a glass-covered opening above a counter, for example in a bank, post office, railway station, or museum, which the person serving you sits behind.
   1. The woman at the ticket window told me that the admission fee was $17.50.
      售票窗口那个女的告诉我入场费是17.50美元。
4. 窗口;视窗
   On a computer screen, a window is one of the work areas that the screen can be divided into.
5. N-COUNT (日程安排等中的)空当，空隙
   If you have a window in your diary for something, or if you can make a window for it, you are free at a particular time and can do it then.
   1. Tell her I've got a window in my diary later on this week.
      告诉她我这周晚些时候有空儿。
6. See also: French window picture window rose window
7. PHRASE 消失殆尽;烟消云散;化为乌有
   If you say that something such as a plan or a particular way of thinking or behaving has gone out of the window or has flown out of the window, you mean that it has disappeared completely.
   1. By now all logic had gone out of the window...
      到这时根本就不讲什么逻辑了。
   2. When he went, our happiness and our security flew out of the window.
      他走后，我们幸福安稳的好日子便到头了。
8. PHRASE 转瞬即逝的机会;稍纵即逝的机会
   If you say that there is a window of opportunity for something, you mean that there is an opportunity to do something but that this opportunity will only last for a short time and so it needs to be taken advantage of quickly.
   1. The king said there was now a window of opportunity for peace.
      国王说现在有寻求和平的短暂机会。

1. Thick chipboard across the window frames blocked out the daylight
   装在窗框上的厚厚的胶合板挡住了白天的光线。
2. He fell through the window, breaking the glass
   他撞破玻璃从窗口摔了下去。
3. He caught a glimpse of the man's face in a shop window.
   他在商店橱窗里瞥见了一眼那个人的脸。
4. Here, from a window, did Guinevere espy a knight standing in a woodman's cart.
   吉尼维尔是从这里透过窗户看到了站在樵夫车上的骑士。
5. He flicked his cigarette out of the window.
   他把香烟从窗口弹了出去。
6. The window sashes were missing, the doors hung open, or were gone altogether
   窗框都不见了，门都敞开着，或者干脆说压根就没有门了。
7. My mate dived headfirst through a window and I ran down the hallway.
   我的同伴从窗口一头扎了下去，而我则沿着走廊跑。
8. She saw a hideous face at the window and screamed.
   她在窗口看到了一张极丑陋的脸，吓得尖叫了起来。
9. The light in the window went out
   橱窗里的灯熄灭了。
10. He jumped out of a third-floor window
    他从3楼的窗户跳了出去。
11. The latecomers stood just outside at door and window.
    迟来者就在门外和窗户外站着。
12. She had climbed onto the ledge outside his window.
    她爬到了他窗外的窗台上。
13. The intruder smashed a window to get in and then neutralized the alarm system.
    闯入者打碎了一扇窗户进来，然后破坏了警报系统。
14. He went on staring out of the window
    他继续凝视着窗外。
15. He had all the window frames in the room remade.
    他把房间里所有的窗框都翻新了。
16. The front bay window is rotten.
    前面的凸窗腐朽了。
17. I opened a shuttered window
    我打开了一扇百叶窗已合上的窗户。
18. We just stuck it to the window
    我们就把它贴在窗户上了。
19. I saw her sitting at a window table, bathed in sunlight.
    我看见她坐在靠窗的桌旁，沐浴在阳光中。
20. If a window is broken, you can't stick it back together again.
    如果窗户碎了，就无法再把它粘回到一起了。
21. He started winding the window up but I grabbed the door and opened it.
    他开始摇上车窗，但我一把抓住并拉开了车门。
22. He stood at the window, moodily staring out
    他站在窗前，忧郁地凝视着外面。
23. The room felt very hot and she wondered why someone did not open a window
    房间里感觉很热，她纳闷怎么没人开窗子。
24. I stood for a few moments in front of the nearest shop window.
    我在最近的一家商店的橱窗前站了一会儿。
25. Tell her I've got a window in my diary later on this week.
    告诉她我这周晚些时候有空儿。
26. By now all logic had gone out of the window
    到这时根本就不讲什么逻辑了。
27. When he went, our happiness and our security flew out of the window.
    他走后，我们幸福安稳的好日子便到头了。
28. The king said there was now a window of opportunity for peace.
    国王说现在有寻求和平的短暂机会。
29. Shut the window tight.
    把窗户关严了。

n.

fly/go out (of) the window

• 化为乌有；消失殆尽
  to stop existing; to disappear completely
  1. As soon as the kids arrived, order went out of the window.
     孩子们一到，一切就都乱了套。

noun

1. a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

2. a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back

3. a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material

4. (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen

5. an opening in a wall or screen that admits light and air and through which customers can be served
   1. he stuck his head in the window

6. a pane of glass in a window
   1. the ball shattered the window

   Synonym:    windowpane

7. an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function
   1. he could see them through a window in the trees

8. the time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something
   1. the expanded window will give us time to catch the thieves
   2. they had a window of less than an hour when an attack would have succeeded