| 词汇 | close |
| 释义 | close verb uk /kləʊz/ us /kloʊz/ closeverb (NOT OPEN)A1[ I or T ] to change from being open to not being open, or to cause something to do this: （使）关，合，关闭 close the door Could you close the door please? close the windowI went out and forgot to close the window. close your eyesClose your eyes - I've got a surprise for you.闭上眼睛——我有份惊喜给你。 to close closeCan you close the door behind you? shutI shut the door so the cat couldn't get out. snap shutHe snapped his briefcase shut and walked out of the office. click shutThe door clicked shut. slamPlease don't slam the door. A2[ I ] When a shop, restaurant, or public place closes, people cannot go into it: （商店或餐馆）关门，不营业，打烊;（公共场所）不开放 The banks had closed so I couldn't get any money out. close toWe close to customers on Tuesday mornings for staff training. close atThe museum closes at 5.30.博物馆5点半闭馆。 closing time We can't get a drink! It's after closing time.我们喝不上酒了！已经打烊了。 The council decided to close the library and now the building stands empty. Is it all right if I close the window? All 2,500 employees went on strike in protest at the decision to close the factory.2500名雇员全部参加了罢工，以抗议关闭工厂的决定。 Unless we find some new funding soon, the youth centre will have to close. The flowers open in the morning but close again in the afternoon. Closing and blocking barricade batten batten down the hatchesidiom be snowed upidiom block something off bung choke closet closing time congest dam dam something up fur furred reseal sandbag seal something in seal something off self-seal silt closeverb (END)C2[ I or T ] to end, or to cause something to do this: （使）结束，（使）停止 close withThe play closed with the tragic death of both hero and heroine.这部戏以男女主人公的惨死而告终。 She closed the meeting with a short speech.她以简短的讲话结束了会议。 close atThe pound closed at (= was worth) $1.47 at the end of the day's trading.英镑在一天交易结束时收盘价为1.47美元。 B2[ I or T ] (of a business, organization, or business arrangement) to stop operating; to cause something to stop operating: （使）（生意或组织）倒闭;关闭（使）（业务）停止 close an account I closed that bank account when I came to London.我一到伦敦就把那个银行账户撤销了。 The factory closed over ten years ago.这家工厂十几年前就关闭了。 to stop operating permanently close downWith sales down, the company closed one factory down and reduced the workforce at another. closeMany of the shops in the High Street have closed recently. shut downThe bookshop is shutting down after 25 years of business. shutUKSeveral of the bank's local branches are shutting. shut up shopUKThe seaside businesses all shut up shop during the winter. go/put out of businessMy favourite ice cream shop went out of business last summer. close a deal to make a successful business arrangement with someone: 成交，做成生意 close a deal withWe closed a deal with a major supermarket.我们与一家大超市做成了一笔交易。 She spoke against the decision to close the college.她声言反对关闭学院的决定。 The local council has decreed that the hospital should close. We had to close our London office - with the rent so high it just wasn't economic.我们不得不关闭伦敦办事处——租金太高，不划算。 Sales have fallen badly this year, to the extent that we will have to close some of our shops.今年的销售额大幅下降，情况糟糕到我们将不得不关闭一些商店。 The country's government has come under fire for its decision to close the mines. Causing something to end abandon abandonment all good things (must) come to an endidiom and have done with itidiom be over the humpidiom brake cure give over halt hang jack something in kill something stone-deadidiom lay lid snap snuff something out stamp on something stamp something out stanch staunch Idiomsclose your eyes to something close ranks close up shop Phrasal verbsclose (something) down close in close something off close on sb/sth close noun closenoun (END)[ S ]uk /kləʊz/ us /kloʊz/ the end of something, or the time when you end it: 末尾，结尾；结束，结局 at the close ofAt the close of the meeting, the contract remained unsigned. The season is now nearing its close. See also close of business close of play the final part of something endThis mammal roamed the steppes during the end of the last Ice Age. closeStock prices were up 6 percent at the close of the trading day. culminationThis starring role in a West End musical is the culmination of her years of hard work in local theatres. completionAt the completion of the exam, please return the materials to the proctor's desk and exit the room quietly. endpointBoth parties agree that they have reached a suitable endpoint to the negotiations. bring/draw something to a close to make something finish: 使…结束 I tried to bring the conversation to a close. come/draw to a close to end: 结束;停止，终止 The singer's tour comes to a close in Tokyo tonight. The character's fate at the close of the book remains unclear. An auction of artwork was organized for the close of the show. They discussed the period from the beginning of the Seven Years' War to the close of the Napoleonic Wars. Ends and endings a screeching haltidiom abrupt end accomplishment at the close of something break break something up cessation conclusion endgame ending endpoint era expiration expiry finale swansong tailpiece terminable the tail end twilight closenoun (ROAD)[ C ]UKuk /kləʊs/ us /kloʊs/ a road, usually with private houses, that vehicles can only enter from one end: （通常通向私人住宅的）街道，死巷，死胡同 He lives at 83 Barker Close.他住在巴克巷83号。 Roads: urban & residential streets access road adopt adopted alley arterial boulevard crossing guard cul-de-sac grove high street lane lollipop lady parade plaza Rd row runnel st street unadopted close adjective uk /kləʊs/ us /kloʊs/ closeadjective (RELATIONSHIP)B1 having direct family connections or shared beliefs, support, and sympathy: 近亲的;密切的;团结的 close family There weren't many people at the funeral - just close family. close relativeOnly close relatives were invited. close linkThey're a worrying political party because of their close links with terrorist groups. close tiesThe close ties that bind Australia and New Zealand go beyond our shared values. close bond In those early months, there's a very close bond between mother and child.在婴儿出生后的头几个月，母婴之间有一种非常亲密的纽带联系。 a close community邻里关系密切的社区 A2 People who are close know each other very well and like each other a lot, or they see and talk to each other a lot: 亲密的;亲近的;联系紧密的 close friend Mira is one of my closest friends.米拉是我的一位密友。 close toHer relationship isn't good with her father, but she's very close to her mother.她和父亲的关系不好，可是和母亲的关系非常亲近。 My brother and I have become much closer over the years.这些年，哥哥和我的关系亲密多了。 Did you form any close friendships while you were at college? Historically, there have always been close links between France and Scotland.历史上，法国和苏格兰一直保持着密切的联系。 All her close relatives came to the wedding. She is one of the president's closest advisers. We haven't always been close, but she was there for me when I needed her.我们并非总是很亲密，但每当我需要她时，她总会在我身边。 Family: relations in general anti-family aunt auntie baby daddy baby mama family man father fatherhood filial filially kinship kinsman kinswoman kith and kin long-lost relationally relationship relative removed second cousin You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Relationships: general words Friendly closeadjective (CAREFUL)C2 looking at or listening to someone or something very carefully: 细致的，仔细的 close attentionPolice are paying close attention to the situation.警察密切关注着局势。 close lookTake a closer look at this photograph.更仔细地看看这张照片。 Paying attention and being careful attention span attentiveness baby be good, and if you can't be good, be carefulidiom be on (your) guardidiom ear egg flow follow/steer/take the middle course/way/pathidiom get religionidiom guard hang hang on/upon something prudently revolve revolve around someone/something safety safety firstidiom sit the/a glare of somethingidiom closeadjective (SECRETIVE)unwilling to talk about things to other people: 守口如瓶的，隐秘的 close aboutHe's so close about his past - it seems like he's hiding something.他对自己的过去守口如瓶——好像要隐瞒什么。 Secrecy and privacy anonymity anonymization anonymize anonymous anonymously cryptography data protection dead men tell no talesidiom dissimulate dissimulation official secret on the quietidiom privacy privacy settings private under the tableidiom under wrapsidiom undisclosed unrevealed unsourced closeadjective (LACKING AIR)used to describe weather or air conditions in which it is difficult to breathe and it is uncomfortably warm: 封闭的;密不透风的;闷热的 Can I open the window? It's very close in here.我能开窗吗？这里太闷了。 Hot & heat airless bake baking beat down blisteringly boiling boiling hot fug haze haze over mirage overheat scorchingly stifling stiflingly stuffiness suffocatingly superhot thermo- torrid close adjective, adverb uk /kləʊs/ us /kloʊs/ closeadjective, adverb (NEAR)A1 not far in position or time: （空间或时间上）接近的（地），靠近的（地） close toDon't get too close to that dog, Rosie.罗西，别靠那条狗太近。 I hate people standing too close to me.我讨厌别人站得离我太近。 As Christmas gets closer, the shops get more and more crowded.随着圣诞节临近，商店里越来越拥挤。 close to tears Emma looked close to tears (= almost going to cry).埃玛看起来要哭了。 to come closer in space or time approachA stranger approached and asked to have her picture taken with him. come/get closerThe swarm of bees was coming closer and closer. come/get nearerAs she came nearer the building the movement of the crowd became slower. draw closer/nearerThe holidays are drawing closer. come upA stranger came up to me and shook my hand. walk, go, etc. upI went up to him and asked him who he was. close by near: 距离很近 Shall we call in on Miranda? You know she lives quite close by.我们去拜访一下米兰达，好吗？你知道的，她就住在附近。 Walking along the darkened street, he heard footsteps close behind him.走在黑漆漆的大街上，他听到有脚步声紧随其后。 Bodyguards surrounded the singer so that photographers couldn't get close. We live close to the railway line.我们家离铁道线很近。 Although close to tears, she tried to make her voice sound casual.尽管都快掉眼泪了，可她还是尽力使自己的声音听上去满不在乎。 He told her to stay close and not to wander off again. Closeness in distance and time a few stepsidiom a hair's breadthidiom about anywhere anywhere nearidiom approachable around float float around hand to handidiom hard by proximate proximately proximity roof round the corneridiom shadow shout spit step closeadjective, adverb (SIMILAR)C1 having only a small difference: 接近的，只有细微差别的 The election results were so close they had to vote again.选举结果非常接近，他们不得不重新投票。 He came second in the race, but it was very close.他跑了第二名，不过差距很小。 close inThe youngest boys are so close in age they look like twins.两个最小的男孩年龄很接近，看上去就像双胞胎。 close resemblance Both children bear a very close resemblance to their father.两个孩子长得都很像他们的父亲。 looking or being almost but not exactly the same similarI have a sofa quite similar to yours. likeShe's a lot like her mother. alikeThe girls look alike. closeMy cousin and I are quite close in age. something likeI was worried something like this would happen. close on/to(US usuallyclose to) almost: 接近，几乎 I think there are close on three million unemployed at present.我想现在有将近300万失业人口。 There are several close affinities between the two paintings.这两幅画有多处非常相似的地方。 He won the race, but it was very close. Eventually we chose Mary for the job, but it was a close decision. The children are very close in their musical ability. All three of us are close in age. Similar and the same adjacent affinity akin alike allied ballpark be no better than (a) somethingidiom cognate congruent ditto equivalence equivalency equivalent equivalent of something equivalent to something next door non-distinctive not make any differenceidiom of the kindidiom synonymous Idiomsclose, but no cigar at close quarters/range be close to the bone be too close for comfort come close to blows that was close! close | American Dictionaryclose adjective, adverb[ -er/-est only ] us/kloʊs/ closeadjective, adverb[-er/-est only] (NEAR)near in position, time, or condition: The store was close by, so they decided to walk. It’s close to 7 o’clock – we’d better leave now. The child moved closer to his mother. She was very close to death for awhile. Idiomclose call close adjective us/kloʊs/ closeadjective (CONNECTED)[ -er/-est only ] connected or involved in strong relationship with someone: Charmaine is my closest friend. Joyce and I used to be close, but now we seldom see each other. closeadjective (SIMILAR)[ -er/-est only ] similar; of the same type: Your computer is pretty close to the one I have. [ -er/-est only ] If a game or competition is close, both sides have almost the same score. closeadjective (CAREFUL)[ -er/-est only ] giving your full attention to something so that you notice its details: I wasn’t the one driving, so I wasn’t paying close attention to the route we took. closeadjective (WARM)[ not gradable ] very warm, with no movement of air: It was uncomfortably close in the gym. close verb[ I/T ] us/kloʊz/ closeverb[I/T] (MAKE NOT OPEN)to change from being open to not being open, or to cause this to happen: [ T ]Come in and close the door. [ T ]Because of an accident, police closed (= blocked) two lanes of the expressway. [ T ]Grace closed her eyes to think. closeverb[I/T] (END/STOP)to end or stop operating, or to cause this to happen: [ T ]Authorities closed the aging nuclear plant. [ I ]After a run of three months, the show closes on Saturday. (esp. of a business) To close is also to temporarily stop being available to customers: [ I ]The store closes at 9 tonight. closeverb[I/T] (COMPLETE)to make a financial or business arrangement complete: [ T ]The manufacturer is closing a deal to sell its boating division. closenoun[ Cusually sing ]us/kloʊz/ The ski season has come to a close. closingnoun[ C ]us/ˈkloʊ·zɪŋ/ The closing for the house was set for April. Phrasal verbsclose down (something) close in close off something close out something close | Business Englishclose verb uk /kləʊz/us [ I or T ] if a shop, restaurant, or public place closes or someone closes it, it stops being open for business at the end of the day, week, etc.: The store closes at 5.30. close (sth) to sbThe banks had closed to customers so I couldn't pay the money in. We usually close the bar around midnight. [ I or T ] if a business closes or is closed, it stops operating permanently: The factory closed with the loss of 250 jobs. The organization will be forced to let staff go and close many of its offices. [ I ] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET if a market, currency, share, etc. closes, it stops trading or being traded at the end of the working day: The company released its statement after the market closed on Friday. close up/downThe Dow Jones closed up 94.90 at 10,623.60. close at sthThe pound closed at $1.47, down from $1.49 yesterday. [ I or T ] to finish, or to make something end: At 11.45 the Chair closed the meeting. close (sth) with sthShe closed with a few remarks about the future. [ I or Toften passive ] if something closes or is closed, there is no longer an opportunity to become involved because a particular date has been reached: Applications for the post close on Wednesday 14 September. Booking for the course is now closed. [ I or T ] IT if a computer program or a window on a computer screen closes, or if you close it, it stops operating because you tell it to: Click on the 'X' to close the window and exit the application. This file won't close. [ T ] BANKING to remove all the money from a bank account and stop using it permanently: I closed that account when I moved to the UK. close a deal to complete a successful business arrangement with someone: The company plans to sell its generic drug unit and expects to close the deal in late March. Phrasal verbclose (sth) down close noun[ C,usually singular ] uk /kləʊz/us the end of something: bring/draw sth to a closeI tried to bring the meeting to a close. at the close of sthAt the close of the financial year, the balance amounted to $418 million. FINANCE, STOCK MARKET the end of a day's trading on a market: the close of business/tradingHis exit was announced after the close of trading. at the closeThe IT services specialist was down 7.25p to 196.5p at the close. (the) close of play FINANCE, STOCK MARKET the end of a working day or of a day's trading: The bank said that a check paid in on Monday cannot be bounced after close of play on Thursday. at/by (the) close of playThe share price had almost doubled to 95.5p at close of play on Friday. Examples of closeclose However, to have an authority figure require that a patient justify his or her plans comes perilously close to coercion. However, close monitoring and a quick response seem to be the key factors in achieving success. But they had - at the same time - to be war y that mathematics was not "so close" to applications as to produce unwanted philosophical conflict. The analysis shows that there is a close relationship between the action conveyed in a turn and its phonetic format. These pronominals that indicate mid-level formality seem to include some element of closer psychological distance. The policy network representing the interests of the mainland heavy industry (most importantly the metallurgical industry) comes very close to the ideal type policy community. The preceding analysis provides prima facie evidence of close linkages between political parties, policy preferences and market outcomes. The maximum position of the bremsstrahlung radiation cross-section gets closer to the target ion with increasing nonideal-plasma parameter. However, their closest collaborators remained and have acted as surrogate aristocrats. Cases with ventricular septal defect which closed spontaneously have been removed from the analysis. This partially explains the organization of domestic architectural spaces that are close to each other and contain a multifunctional space surrounding a courtyard. On closer viewing, the individual boards and the grain of the timber are revealed as traces of construction. Table 1) that determines how close two molecules or surfaces can get. The proposed solution is to maintain the robot's position inside, but close, to the boundary of the target's field of view. Thus, there is need to have a close working relationship with them. See all examples of close These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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