"ajar" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 半开

Definition

如果某物（通常是门）是半开的，它就是打开一点点，没有完全关闭，也没有完全打开。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

几乎总是用于门或窗户，不用于描述人。是正式或中性的用词。“leave the door ajar”是常见表达，表示有意让门半开。

Examples

The door was ajar when I got home.

我回家时门是**半开**的。

She left the window ajar.

她把窗户**半开**着。

Is the door fully closed or just ajar?

门是完全关上了还是只是**半开**？

I could see light coming from the ajar door.

我能看到从**半开**的门里透出的光。

He left the door ajar so his cat could come in.

他把门**半开**着让猫进来。

The meeting room door was slightly ajar, so I listened in.

会议室的门**半开**着，所以我偷听了一下。