| 词汇 | open up |
| 释义 | open up [phrasal verb] 1 : to become less shy and speak more freely畅谈；倾吐心事 She tried to get the patient to open up to her about his problems.她尽力让病人向她倾吐心事。 He finally began opening up to her.他最终向她敞开了心扉。 2 : to begin shooting开火；射击 The ships opened up with heavy gunfire.这些船开始激烈交火。 The enemy opened up [=opened fire] on us with automatic rifles.敌人开始用自动步枪向我们射击。 3 — used to demand that someone who is inside a room, building, etc., let you in开门 This is the police! Open up!我们是警察！开门！ 4 open up or open up (something) or open (something) up a : to become or cause (something) to become available or possible（使）可达到，可得到 It seemed that the whole world was opening up for me. [=it seemed that anything was possible]似乎一切都有可能。 Once he had his degree, many new opportunities opened up for him.他一拿到学位，许多新的机会就向他招手。 This discovery opens up the possibility of new research.这次发现为新的研究提供了可能。 The government opened up the land for settlement.政府为移民提供土地。 People opened up their homes to those affected by the tragedy. [=they invited those affected by the tragedy to stay in their homes]人们邀请灾民们住进自己的家里。 b : to become or cause (something) to become wider or less crowded（使）变宽，扩大 At the bottom of the hill, the forest/landscape opens up to reveal a beautiful valley.在山脚下，森林/景区豁然开朗，展现出一个美丽的山谷。 It looks like the road/traffic opens up ahead.前方似乎道路变宽/交通顺畅了。 a drug that opens up the blood vessels能够疏通血管的药物 c : to develop or cause (something) to develop（使）发展 A wide gap in the polls has opened up between the two candidates.两位候选人的民意支持率已经拉开了很大差距。 The team won after opening up a 20-point lead in the game.这个队在比赛中以20分的优势获胜。 This opens up an important question: why did it happen?这引出了一个重要问题：为什么会发生这件事？ open |
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