開き

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ひらき【開き】

①［開くこと］

¶彼女はその手紙を(読むどころか)～もしなかった

She didn't even open the letter.

②［隔たり］

〔差〕

*gap

〖C〗〔連続的なものの〕とぎれ， 切れ目〔in〕; 〔時間・空間の〕隔たり〔of〕

a gap of two miles ［years］ 2マイル［2年］の開き

*difference

〖C〗《正式》［しばしば ～s］〔…との/…の間の〕意見の相違〔with， from/between〕

disparity

〖U〗〖C〗《正式》〔…の間の〕相違〔between〕

disparity in age 年齢の開き

*spread

/spréd/ 〖C〗(原価と売価など2つの数の)開き， 差.

③［魚の］

〔干物〕

dried fish

〖C〗.

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―びらき【―開き】

¶ドアを半～にしておく

leave the door ajar

¶日本では玄関の戸は外～のことが多い

The front doors in Japan often open outward.

¶店～をする

set up shop 商売を始める.

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ひらき【開き】

1 〔開き具合〕 opening; (体勢の) turning.

●襟(_えり)の開き an opening at the collar

・梅の開き the opening [blooming] of the plum blossoms.

●〔野球などで〕 体の開きが早すぎる turn (one's) body too early.

2 〔差〕 (a) difference; a gap; (a) disparity; (a) discrepancy; (a) distance; 〔売買価の差･値ざや〕 a margin.

●先頭との開き the distance from the leader; the gap between 《me》 and the person at the front

・年齢の開き disparity in [of] age

・付け値と売り値の開き the difference [gap] between a bid and the price asked for.

●大きな開きがある there is a big gap 《between…》; be far [wide(ly)] apart; differ [diverge] greatly 《from…》

・二人の主張には大きな開きがある. There is a big gap between their claims. | Each of them is saying very different things. | They are very far from agreeing.

・組合側の要求と会社側の回答との間には 5,000 円の開きがあり, 妥結は困難であった. A disparity of \5,000 between the union's demand and the company's offer was holding up a settlement.

●彼と君との実力の開きは簡単には埋められない. He's way ahead of you (in ability) and it won't be easy to bridge the gap [catch up with him].

3 〔解散〕 ＝おひらき.

4 〔魚の〕 a fish cut open lengthwise and dried.

●鰺(_あじ)の開き a jack cut open and dried.

5 【光】 an aperture; 【電】 off.

6 【海】 〔風向きに対する帆の位置〕 a tack.

●左舷[右舷]開きで帆走する sail on the port [starboard] tack.

7 【印刷】 〔漢字の〕

●漢字の閉じ開きを検討する consider which words to close up in kanji and which words to open out into syllabic script.

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-びらき【-開き】

⇒みせびらき, みちびらき, うみびらき, プール プール開き, etc.