广军语言文化:有古诗中把长矛用于春河风景的“春晓推开北昌,飞翔的燕子太轻浮”、“竹子晃动影子遮住幽幽的窗户,两点钟落下鸟鸣的夕阳”。该隐从窗户进入的诗句“萧宪昌,化妆中”,“该隐白天到窗户边”
窗内窗外是不一般的心绪和情景。打开窗,你才能知道外面的风景有多美。英语中,window到底都有哪些意思?先来看单词名片:
窗户
He caught me staring out of the window.
他看到我正在向窗外凝视。
窗口;(商店的)陈列窗口,橱窗;(计算机的)视窗,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。
How much is the jacket in the window?
橱窗里的那件夹克多少钱?
Please minimize the window so that we could search in the engine again.
请把这个窗口最小化,这样我们就可以在搜索引擎中再次搜索了。
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。
与window有关的一些短语
- to minimize/maximize a window 将视窗最小/最大化
- window seat 靠窗的座位
- window shade 百叶窗
- picture window 观景窗
- window frames 窗框
- window box(窗沿上装土用来种植植物的)窗口花坛
- a window ledge 窗台
- window shopping 浏览商店橱窗(无意购买)
含有window的习语
go out (of) the window 完全消失,不再存在
Then people start drinking and sense goes out of the window.
人们开始喝酒,理性不复存在。
window on the world 可以观看或了解世界的窗口
For some people, TV is their only window on the world.
对一些人来说,电视就是他们唯一了解世界的窗口。
a window of opportunity 短暂的机会
This afternoon, I had a brief window of opportunity when I could discuss this with the boss, but she wasn't receptive.
今天下午我可以有片刻的机会和老板商量这个事情,但是她拒绝了。
make a better door than a window 挡住了说话人的视线(幽默的说法)
Move it, will you? You make a better door than a window!
把它移开可以吗?你挡住了我的视线。
go out the window 被遗忘,无视或丢失
One of the audience started shouting at the speaker during the presentation, and all sense of decorum went right out the window.
一名观众完全没有礼貌,开始对着演讲者大吼。
When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window. 贫穷进门来,爱情跳窗走。
You young folks may think you can live on love alone, but when poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window.
你们这些年轻人或许会觉得可以依赖爱情而活下去,但是如果没钱了,夫妻间的爱就没有了。