opener
opener — 名詞
1. A small tool you use to remove the lid or top from a container, such as a bottle
開瓶器
用來打開瓶子、罐子等容器的小工具
A small tool you use to remove the lid or top from a container, such as a bottle or can.
Daniel used a bottle opener to flip the metal cap off his soda.
Daniel 用開瓶器撬開了汽水瓶的金屬蓋。
compound noun: bottle opener
Mrs. Chen keeps a tin opener in the kitchen drawer beside the cutlery tray.
陳太太把罐頭開罐器放在廚房抽屜裡，餐具盤的旁邊。
The old rusty opener bent when Lotte tried to lift the lid on the paint tin.
那把生鏽的開罐器在 Lotte 試著撬開油漆罐蓋子時彎掉了。
Apinya bought an electric jar opener because her hands were getting weak.
Apinya 買了一個電動開罐器，因為她的手越來越沒力氣。
用法筆記
Often appears in compound nouns naming the type of container: bottle opener, can opener, tin opener, jar opener.
常見錯誤
2. The first game, match, event, or item in a planned series.
首場
一系列活動或比賽中的第一個
The first game, match, event, or item in a planned series.
Walid bought tickets for the season opener at the new stadium downtown.
Walid 買了市中心新體育館的賽季首場比賽門票。
collocation: season opener
The tournament opener between Spain and Brazil drew a huge television audience.
西班牙對巴西的錦標賽首場比賽吸引了大量電視觀眾。
Ritu scored twice in the opener, giving her team a comfortable early lead.
Ritu 在首場比賽中進了兩球，讓她的球隊取得舒適的領先。
Mira's restaurant had a quiet opener, but business picked up by the following weekend.
Mira 的餐廳首日生意清淡，但到了下個週末就開始好轉。
The film festival opener was a documentary about deep-sea divers in Japan.
影展的開幕片是一部關於日本深海潛水員的紀錄片。
用法筆記
Commonly modified by a noun that names the type of series: season opener, tournament opener, festival opener. Distinguish from sense 4: this sense refers to a concrete first event, not a conversational phrase.
3. A performer who plays on stage before the main act at a concert or music event.
暖場表演
在主要表演者之前演出的藝人或樂團
A performer who plays on stage before the main act at a concert or music event.
Andrew's band was the opener for the headline act at the sold-out summer festival.
Andrew 的樂團在夏季音樂節上擔任主打藝人的暖場表演。
The opener, a young singer called Ryo, got the crowd cheering before the main show.
暖場表演是一位名叫 Ryo 的年輕歌手，在主秀之前就讓觀眾歡呼起來。
structure: the opener + appositive naming the performer
Elena felt nervous being the opener for such a famous comedian on her first tour.
Elena 在第一次巡演中為如此知名的喜劇演員暖場，感到非常緊張。
The festival had three openers before the main band finally walked onto the stage.
音樂節有三組暖場表演，之後主樂團才終於走上舞台。
- support act
more formal; commonly used on concert posters and tickets
- warm-up act
emphasises the function of getting the audience ready for the main act
- headliner
the main act that performs last at a concert
用法筆記
Always used in the context of live performances. The opener plays before the main or headline act. Not used for the first speaker at a conference — use 'opening speaker' instead.
4. Used in the phrase 'for openers' to mean as a starting point, or to introduce th
首先；開頭
意為「首先」的慣用片語
Used in the phrase 'for openers' to mean as a starting point, or to introduce the first of several points.
For openers, Liang explained why the old payment system was no longer working.
首先，Liang 解釋了為什麼舊的付款系統已經無法運作。
phrase: for openers — fixed plural form at sentence start
The new manager said, for openers, that nobody would lose their job this year.
新任經理首先表示，今年沒有人會失去工作。
Mira listed three complaints for openers, then spent an hour on the first one.
Mira 開頭先列出三個不滿，然後花了一小時在第一個問題上。
For openers, the rent is too high — and the flat has no heating either.
首先，房租太高了——而且這間公寓也沒有暖氣。
- to begin with
more neutral and can be used in formal writing
- first off
even more informal than 'for openers'; mainly American English
文法句型
for openers
用法筆記
Always the fixed plural form 'for openers' — never 'for an opener' or 'for the opener' in this meaning. Typically appears at the start of a sentence or clause. Common in spoken English and informal writing.
常見錯誤
5. In cricket, a batter who goes in first at the start of the team's innings.
開局打者
板球中率先上場打擊的球員
In cricket, a batter who goes in first at the start of the team's innings.
Reuben was his team's opener and calmly faced six balls in the first over.
Reuben 是球隊的開局打者，在第一輪中冷靜地面對了六球。
The opener, Walid, scored fifty runs before the lunch break on day one.
開局打者 Walid 在第一天的午餐休息前拿下了五十分。
appositive: the opener, [name]
Baraka, a left-handed opener, hit three boundaries in the opening over.
Baraka 是一名左撇子開局打者，在第一輪就打出三個邊界球。
The umpire gave the opener out, but the replay showed the ball missed the bat.
裁判判開局打者出局，但重播顯示球根本沒碰到球棒。
- opening batter
a longer, more formal term used in cricket commentary and reports
用法筆記
Specific to cricket. Each team has two openers who face the first balls of the innings. Not used for the first batter in baseball — see sense 6 for the baseball meaning.
6. A pitcher in baseball whose role is to start the game, throwing the early inning
先發投手
棒球中開局時上場投球的投手
A pitcher in baseball whose role is to start the game, throwing the early innings and then giving way to a relief pitcher.
Ryo was the opener for the Hawks and pitched two scoreless innings to start.
Ryo 是老鷹隊的先發投手，開局投了兩局無失分。
The manager used an opener strategy, bringing in the main pitcher in the fourth.
教練採用了先發投手策略，在第四局才換上主力投手。
collocation: opener strategy
Lotte, an opener who throws hard, struck out four batters in three innings.
Lotte 是一名球速很快的先發投手，在三局內三振了四名打者。
The team's opener gave up a home run on the very first pitch of the game.
球隊的先發投手在比賽的第一球就被打出全壘打。
- starting pitcher
the traditional term for the pitcher who begins a game; an 'opener' is a specific short-duration variant of this role
- closer
a relief pitcher who pitches the final inning to finish a close game
用法筆記
Specific to baseball. An 'opener' is a modern strategy where a relief pitcher starts the game and is replaced early, rather than using a traditional starting pitcher who aims to pitch deep into the game. Distinguish from sense 5 (cricket opener — a batter, not a pitcher).