wide open

大きく開いた、全開の

開けられる限り開いていて、開口部をふさぐものがないこと。

やさしい英語で： Open as far as possible, with nothing closing the space.

• The window is wide open.
• She stared with her mouth wide open.
• Who left the gate wide open?

類義語： fully open

反対語： closed

よく使う表現： wide open door, eyes wide open

まだ決まっていない、予断を許さない

まだ決まっておらず、いろいろな結果になる可能性があること。

やさしい英語で： Not yet decided, with several different results still possible.

• The race is wide open.
• Yesterday’s result left the championship wide open.
• With three strong candidates, the election remains wide open.

類義語： undecided, unsettled

反対語： decided

よく使う表現： wide open race, contest wide open

無防備な、攻撃されやすい

被害や攻撃、批判に対する備えが不十分なこと。

やさしい英語で： Without enough protection against harm, attack, or criticism.

• Their defense was wide open.
• These weak passwords leave you wide open to attack.
• His careless comments left him wide open to criticism.

使い方： wide open to something (The mistake left us wide open to criticism.)

類義語： vulnerable, exposed

反対語： protected

よく使う表現： wide open to criticism, leave someone wide open

ノーマークの、フリーの

パスやシュートを妨げられるほど近くに相手選手がいないこと。

やさしい英語で： With no opposing player close enough to stop a pass or shot.

• The striker was wide open.
• She found a wide open teammate near the basket.
• Why didn’t you pass when I was wide open?

類義語： unmarked

反対語： marked

よく使う表現： wide open receiver, player wide open

無法の

規則や警察の取り締まりが機能せず、違法行為が自由に行われること。

やさしい英語で： With no effective rules or police control, so illegal activities happen freely.

• It was a wide open town.
• Gambling flourished in that wide open settlement.
• The new sheriff brought order to the wide open frontier town.

類義語： lawless

反対語： lawful

よく使う表現： wide open town, wide open settlement

寄り付きの売買価格差が大きい

取引開始時に、買い値と売り値の差が大きいこと。

やさしい英語で： Having a large gap between buying and selling prices when trading begins.

• The market was wide open at the start.
• Few early orders left prices wide open.
• Dealers faced a wide open market, with bids far below offers.

よく使う表現： wide open market, market wide open