() (NAmE usuallyˌopen-ˈend) without any limits, aims or dates fixed in advance 无限制的；无明确目标的；无期限的◆an open-ended discussion 无限制的自由讨论◆The contract is open-ended. 这份合同是无期限的。
() ( ˌopen-ˈend, especially in NAmE ) (about a loan) allowing extra amounts to be borrowed at a later time, under the same conditions as the original loan （贷款）无限额的◆The open-ended loan allows us to borrow money when we need it. 无限额贷款使我们需要钱时都能贷到。◆an open-end credit account 无限额信用账户➡revolving credit
() (usuallyˌopen-ˈend) used to describe a type of investment company that can issue and buy back shares at any time according to how many members it has, rather than having a fixed number of shares 开放式的（指投资公司可以根据成员数量随时发行和购回股票）◆an open-ended fund/investment company 开放式基金；开放型投资公司OPPclosed-end ➡unit trust
( ˌopen-ˈend, less frequent ) () (about a question) requiring sb to answer with an opinion rather than with ‘yes’ or ‘no’ （问题）开放性的，讨论性的SYNopen