ajar

IPA/əˈdʒɑː(r)/
KK[ədʒˈɑr]IPA/əˈdʒɑːr/

ajar — 形容詞

  • ajarpositive
  • more ajarcomparative
  • most ajarsuperlative

1. not fully closed, so a door, window, gate, or lid has a small space left open.

1.形容詞B2
釋義

半開的

留著一條縫，沒有完全關上

not fully closed, so a door, window, gate, or lid has a small space left open.

例句

Inês noticed the apartment door was ajar after midnight.

Inês 半夜後注意到公寓門是半開的。

be ajar — describing a partly open door

Beatrix left the kitchen window ajar to let steam out.

Beatrix 把廚房窗戶留半開，好讓蒸氣散出去。

leave + object + ajar

常見搭配
  • door ajar
  • window ajar
  • gate ajar
  • lid ajar
  • leave a door ajar
  • stand ajar
同義詞
  • open

    broader; can mean anything from slightly open to wide open

  • half-open

    a visual description that also works for eyes, books, and similar things

  • unclosed

    formal and uncommon compared with ajar

反義詞

文法句型

be ajar

leave + object + ajar

stand ajar

用法筆記

Usually used after verbs like 'be,' 'leave,' or 'stand' with doors, windows, gates, and lids. It suggests a narrow gap, not something that is open wide.

常見錯誤

The window was open a little.
The window was ajar.
'ajar' is the usual adjective for something left slightly open.
an ajar door
a door that is ajar
'ajar' is normally used after the noun, not directly before it.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • leave a door ajar
  • stand ajar