ajar

a·jar /əˈdʒɑː $ əˈdʒɑːr/ adjectiveadj [not before noun]

OPENa door that is ajar is slightly open 〔门〕微[半]开着的

Examples from the Corpus

ajar• To his right was a large walk-in cupboard, its door slightly ajar.• I went back to the door and opened it, leaving it ajar.• She had left her bedroom door ajar and could hear her parents talking downstairs.• Sometimes the door was ajar and I would see her sitting absolutely still, staring into space, not reading at all.• The door was ajar and Patrick could see movement inside the room.• I noticed that the door to it was ajar and realized what had happened.• The door was ajar, letting out the warmth and scent of heaven.

Origin ajar

(1600-1700) on char, from on + char “turn, piece of work” ((11-17 centuries)) (from Old English cierr)

a·jar adjectiveadj

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TOEFL BNC: 21238 COCA: 16792

ajar

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB

VERBS

➤be, stand（門、窗等）半開着

◇The office door stood ajar.辦公室的門半開着。

➤leave sth讓某物半開着

◇She had left the kitchen door slightly ajar.她讓廚房的門虛掩着。

ADVERB

➤slightly稍微開一點兒

TOEFL BNC: 21238 COCA: 16792

ajar

Open: open, ajar, wide...

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