open the ball

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To begin operations; to set things in motion.
    — This is "commencement week" in "over-the-counter insurance" circles, the Whitman, Mass., savings bank having opened the ball with four applications made for $300 each by three prominent business men […]

词形变化

opens the ball present,singular,third-person opening the ball participle,present opened the ball participle,past opened the ball past

词源

In reference to the start of dancing at a ball.
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