shop window
noun[C]
uk/ˌʃɒp ˈwɪn.dəʊ/us/ˌʃɑːp ˈwɪn.doʊ/shop windownoun[C](WINDOW)
alargewindowat thefrontof ashop, wherecertaingoodsarearrangedto beseenfromoutside:
商店橱窗HehappenedtonoticeaJapaneseprintinashopwindow.他碰巧注意到商店橱窗里有一幅日本印制画。
Theshopwindowsweredecoratedwithsilverandgoldtinselandbaubles.商店的橱窗上装饰着银色、金色的金属箔和小玩意儿。
- Everything in theshopwindowsappearedto be for the veryyoung.
- Iseeabookin ashopwindowwhosetitleholdsme for amoment.
- The rioterssmashedshopwindowsanddamagedpolicevehicles.
Parts of buildings: windows & parts of windows
- architrave
- bay window
- bi-fold
- bow window
- casement
- fanlight
- glasssomethingin/over
- glaze
- glazed
- glazing
- mullioned
- multi-paned
- pane
- picture window
- rose window
- skylight
- storm window
- transom
- triple glazing
- window ledge
shop windownoun[C](OPPORTUNITY)
UK
asituationin which someone has theopportunityto show how good they are,especiallyinorderto beboughtby asportsteam, get apartin afilm, etc.:
（尤指运动员或演员）展示才能的机会Horrormoviesarerarelyshopwindowsfortheirstars'abilities.恐怖片很少能给明星展示才能的机会。
He's had a goodseasonand he'sput himself intheshopwindowfor thesummer.他本赛季表现不错，为夏季选秀充分展示了自己的才能。
- Thebiggerthegame, thebiggertheshopwindow.
- He iskeento put himself in theshopwindowbefore the end of theseasonso he can beinvolvedin a newclubwiththeirpre-seasonpreparations.
- Theracingdriversaid, "This isfantasticshopwindowfor me. I needpeopletoseeme andthinkI'm abitspecialso they willwantme intheircarnextyear."
Opportunity
- another/a second bite at/of the cherryidiom
- be in with a shoutidiom
- best betidiom
- bite
- break
- foot
- half
- hay
- headroom
- it's now or neveridiom
- last chance saloon
- look in
- pass
- scope
- smell bloodidiom
- sneak peek
- the American dream
- there are plenty more fish in the seaidiom
- toehold
- window