[] () a factory, business, etc. in which employees do not have to be members of a particular union 开放工厂，自由雇佣企业（工厂、企业等的雇员不必是工会会员）◆In an open shop, a business can employ anybody it likes. 在自由雇佣企业里，企业可以聘请任何它喜欢的人。◆Following the strike, the industry adopted an open-shop policy. 罢工之後，这个行业采取了自由雇佣的政策。➡closed shop