1. open:
例：
It's very hot here. Do you mind if I open
the window? （這里好熱，你介不介意我開窗？）
The drawer's locked - you need a key to
open it. （抽屜鎖住了，得用鑰匙才能開。）
open something wide
He opened the door wide, and gestured for
me to come in. （他敞開大門，示意我進(jìn)去。）
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2. unlock: to turn the a key in the
lock on a door, drawer, cupboard etc. so that you can open it
例：
Unlock the door! We can't get out! （把門打開！我們被鎖在里面了！）
Which of these keys unlocks the safe? （保險(xiǎn)箱的鑰匙是哪把？）
"Come and see," Joe said,
unlocking a huge iron gate. （“來看看?！眴踢呎f邊打開大鐵門。）
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3. force open: to open a drawer,
window, cupboard etc. by using force, often with a tool 撬開
例：
force something/it open
The door's stuck - we'll have to force it
open. （這門卡住了，我們得撬開它。）
force open something
The burglars had forced open the window
with an iron bar. （小偷用鐵條撬開了窗戶。）
It looked as though the shed had been
forced open. （小木屋好像被撬開了。）
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4. break open: to open a container
by using force, so that it is damaged 撬開、劈開
例：
break open something
We managed to break open the crate with an
ax. （我們最終用斧頭劈開了那個(gè)箱子。）
break something/it/them open
There's no key for the suitcase - we'll
have to break it open. （這個(gè)行李箱鑰匙不見了，我們得撬開它。）
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5. prise open: to open something by
forcing one part of it away from the other part, using a tool 撬開
備注："prise
open"常用于英式英語中，美式英語中常作"pry open"。
例：
pry something/it/them open
All the flats were boarded up, but we
managed to pry a few boards open. （所有房間的門窗都被木板釘死了，但最后我們還是撬開了幾塊木板。）
pry open something
Laura leaned forward to pry open the crate.
（勞拉俯身想撬開箱子。）
pry the lid off (=remove the lid to open it)
I picked up the coffee tin and, using a
knife, pried the lid off. （我拿起一罐咖啡，用小刀撬開蓋子。）
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6. try: to try to open a door or
window in order to see if it is locked 轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)門把或推門看看門有沒有鎖
例：
I knocked, then tried the door. It was
open, but the room was empty. （我敲了門，發(fā)現(xiàn)門沒鎖，我推門進(jìn)去，但房間里沒人。）
I went around the back to try the windows,
but they were all locked. （我走到后面去推窗戶，但是打不開，都鎖上了。）
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7. break down: to completely break a
locked door in order to get into a room or building 破門（而入）
例：
break down something
Firemen had to break the door down. （消防員只得破門而入。）
break something/it down
Open the door now or we'll break it down! （快開門！不然我們要撞門啦！）
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8. wind down/roll down: to open a
car window, especially by turning a handle 搖下車窗
備注："wind
down/roll down"常用于英式英語中。
例：
wind/roll down something
The driver wound down his window and asked
us the way to the stadium. （這個(gè)司機(jī)搖下車窗，問我們?nèi)ンw育場怎么走。）
wind/roll something down
Mom, will you roll your window down a
little please? （媽媽，把你那邊的車窗搖下來一點(diǎn)好嗎？）
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9. open up: use this to tell someone
to open a door 讓某人開門
備注："open
up"常用于口語中。
例：
Open up - it's the police! （警察！開門?。?/span>
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