| 单词 | open-ended |
| 释义 | open-ended adjective uk/ˌəʊ.pənˈen.dɪd/us/ˌoʊ.pənˈen.dɪd/An open-endedactivityorsituationdoes not have aplannedending, so it maydevelopin severalways: 无结论的；无限制的；未预作安排的We are notwillingtoenterinto open-endeddiscussions.我们不想无休止地讨论下去。 Uncertainty
open-ended| Business Englishopen-ended adjective uk/ˌəʊpənˈendɪd/us(USalsoopen-end) without an enddateorplannedway ofending: Several of thetransitworkerunionshavestatedthattheirstrikewould be open-ended. Theyemploytheirtemporaryworkersonopen-endedcontracts. an open-ended approach/commitment/responsePrivatebusinesscannot beexpectedtoenterinto an open-endedcommitmenttofundanycostoverruns. open-endeddiscussions FINANCE →open-end used todescribeaquestionthat cannot beansweredwith 'yes' or 'no': an open-ended item/question/surveyThesurveyincludedan open-endedquestionaskingemployeeswhatadvicethey would give tomanagement. Examplesofopen-endedopen-ended To let respondents spontaneously express their opinions, anopen-endedquestion requested of them to list conditions in their companies which they found attractive and unattractive. From theCambridge English Corpus Five starting prices, which were chosen based on answers toopen-endedquestions in the pilot survey, were assigned to respondents randomly and roughly proportionately. From theCambridge English Corpus The interview consisted of a series ofopen-endedquestions, plus an option to give additional information or opinions. From theCambridge English Corpus Subjects completed self-report measures, and were then interviewed by research psychologists and psychiatrists who administered structured andopen-endedassessment schedules. From theCambridge English Corpus This flexible,open-endedapproach to visual style automates qualitative rerepresentations, learns from the data set unsupervised, and modifies assessments according to design context. From theCambridge English Corpus The incentive to put forward underfinanced proposals is weakened compared to a system where entitlement appropriations areopen-ended. From theCambridge English Corpus The 'open-ended' responses were categorized into two general areas: admitted carelessness ('not careful', 'didn't follow prescription', 'removed diaphragm too soon', etc.) and medical-technical problems. From theCambridge English Corpus Individual minds mutually interact within this converging landscape in anopen-endedtime horizon, exploiting its features in distinctive ways. From theCambridge English Corpus For crops, anopen-endedquestion was used so that farmers could list the crops they grew. From theCambridge English Corpus Thirdly, there is no recognition that dissemination is anopen-endedactivity which, if it is to be completed satisfactorily, might extend over several years. From theCambridge English Corpus Foropen-endedquestions, results were summarised by grouping similar opinions and by calculating the percentages for particular opinions. From theCambridge English Corpus Theopen-endedresponses generated a myriad of issues that were coded and organized along themes. From theCambridge English Corpus They are offered as anopen-endedentitlement to those urban households whose income falls below the officially defined poverty thresholds, with variations among cities. From theCambridge English Corpus One author reviewed theopen-endedresponses and identified a respondent as having one of the 17 chronic conditions when appropriate. From theCambridge English Corpus Theopen-endednature of this term gives the citizen no determinate legal guidance on what kind of manipulative conduct is to be avoided. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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