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open-ended adj.无限制的；末端开口的；自由回答的；开放式的 (1) 雇主们问出这样开放式的问题就是想看看求职者如何展现他们的技术、能力和野心。 Things that are limitless, or that have no restrictions or restraints, can be called open-ended. An open-ended lease on a apartment doesn't end on a specific day, and an open-ended babysitting job would be somewhat casual, rather than a regular, reliable job. Open-ended questions are complicated ones — they can't be answered with a simple "yes" or "no." The adjective open-ended has been in use since the mid-1800s.

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英 ['əʊpən 'endɪd] 美 ['oʊpən 'endɪd] (1) Employers ask such open-ended questions so they can see how candidates will present their skills, abilities, and ambitions. Something that's open-ended doesn't have a specific end date or time. You might buy an open-ended plane ticket to Rome if you're not sure when — or if — you'll want to come home. 1[ADJ 形容词]没有预设目标的；无意作出结论的；无期限的 When people begin an open-ended discussion or activity, they do not have a particular result, decision, or timespan in mind.   [usu ADJ n]Girls do better on open-ended tasks that require them to think for themselves.女孩子更擅长需要独立思考的开放式任务。...open-ended questions about what passengers expect of an airline.关于乘客对航空公司有何期望的无确定答案的问题

英语单词	open-ended
英美音标	英 ['əʊpən 'endɪd] 美 ['oʊpən 'endɪd]
中文释义	adj.无限制的；末端开口的；自由回答的；开放式的
英语例句	(1) Employers ask such open-ended questions so they can see how candidates will present their skills, abilities, and ambitions.
中文例句	(1) 雇主们问出这样开放式的问题就是想看看求职者如何展现他们的技术、能力和野心。
vocabulary简明	Something that's open-ended doesn't have a specific end date or time. You might buy an open-ended plane ticket to Rome if you're not sure when — or if — you'll want to come home.
vocabulary扩展	Things that are limitless, or that have no restrictions or restraints, can be called open-ended. An open-ended lease on a apartment doesn't end on a specific day, and an open-ended babysitting job would be somewhat casual, rather than a regular, reliable job. Open-ended questions are complicated ones — they can't be answered with a simple "yes" or "no." The adjective open-ended has been in use since the mid-1800s.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]没有预设目标的；无意作出结论的；无期限的 When people begin an open-ended discussion or activity, they do not have a particular result, decision, or timespan in mind. [usu ADJ n] Girls do better on open-ended tasks that require them to think for themselves. 女孩子更擅长需要独立思考的开放式任务。 ...open-ended questions about what passengers expect of an airline. 关于乘客对航空公司有何期望的无确定答案的问题

Open Ended Questions Specific End 英 əʊpən Endɪd] 美 Oʊpən