(usually in compounds 通常构成复合词 a tool that is used to open things 开启的工具 a can opener 罐头起子 a bottle-opener 开瓶器
the first in a series of things such as sports games; the first action in an event, a game, etc. 揭幕赛；开场戏 They won the opener 4–2. 他们以 4:2 赢了揭幕赛。 Jones scored the opener. 琼斯首先得分。 a good conversation opener 一个很好的开场白
(in cricket 板球 either of the two batsmen who start play 开球员；首位击球员
Idioms
for openers
- (informal, especially North American English)
as a beginning or first part of a process 首先；作为开始；开端 For openers, the band played a track from their new album. 作为开场，乐队演奏了他们新专辑中的一首曲目。