1.window的基本意思是“窗户”,也可指“橱窗”,引申可表示“窗玻璃”“窗状开口”,其前习惯用介词in。
2.在计算机术语中, window可作“视窗”解,指视频显示器的荧屏。

a window on the world
世界之窗 observing and learning about people, especially those of other countries
International news broadcasts provide a window on the world.国际新闻广播节目给大家提供了一个了解他国人民的世界之窗。

fly out of the window
不再被考虑; 消失 be no longer considered; disappear
His confidence now flew out of the window.这一来他的信心消失殆尽了。
With the failure of the peace talks all hopes of a swift end to the war have flown out of the window.和谈失败后,迅速结束战争的希望都已化为乌有。

window dressing
粉饰门面 presenting sth in the best possible way by revealing on; by its good features
They have painted the living room and tidied the garden in order to sell the house, but it's really only window dressing because the roof needs attention and the electric wiring is still unsafe.为了出售房子他们粉饰了起居室并整理了花园,不过那其实只是粉饰门面而已,因为房顶需要修缮,供电线路还不安全。

window shopping
遛街看橱窗 looking at goods in shop windows with no intention of buying
We walked along the street but we were only window shopping.我们沿街行走,但我们只是逛街到处看看而已。
I really intended just to go window shopping but I bought a new dress.我本来只是逛逛商店而已,可我结果还是买了一件新连衣裙。

The painter has a large studio with a window facing north.那位画家有一间窗子朝北的大画室。
The clumsy workman put his elbow through the window and broke it.那笨拙的工人把肘拐伸入窗子,把它弄破了。
Light gets into a room through the glass in the window.光线透过窗玻璃照射到屋子里。
I saw the vase in the window of an antique shop.我在一家古玩店里看见了这个花瓶。
The moon was shining in the window and made shadow on the bed.月光照在窗户上,将窗影投在床上。
There are no lights in the windows of the town.镇子中人家的窗口没有一点儿灯光。
Some washed and sewed, others mopped the floor and cleaned the windows.有的人洗洗缝缝,有的人拖地板擦窗子。
The ball smashed a window.那个球把一块窗玻璃打碎了。
The eyes are the windows of the wind.眼睛是心灵之窗。
There is a little window in the cassette case so that you can see the tape.盒式音像带上有个小窗,能看见里面的磁带。

［同义词］   dormer, glass, light, lucarne, skylight
［词源］  ＜古挪威语vindauga(风眼,风口)