close

close的解释

noun

1. the concluding part of any performance

Synonym: finaleclosing curtainfinis

2. the last section of a communication

e.g. in conclusion I want to say...

Synonym: conclusionendclosingending

3. the temporal end
the concluding time

e.g. the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell
the market was up at the finish
they were playing better at the close of the season

Synonym: stopping pointfinalefinisfinishlastconclusion

close

verb

1. finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead

e.g. The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning

2. complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement

e.g. We closed on the house on Friday
They closed the deal on the building

3. unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of

e.g. close the circuit
close a wound
close a book
close up an umbrella

Synonym: close up

4. move so that an opening or passage is obstructed
make shut

e.g. Close the door
shut the window

Synonym: shut

5. become closed

e.g. The windows closed with a loud bang

Synonym: shut

6. fill or stop up

e.g. Can you close the cracks with caulking?

Synonym: fill up

7. bar access to

e.g. Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours

8. bring together all the elements or parts of

e.g. Management closed ranks

9. draw near

e.g. The probe closed with the space station

10. come together, as if in an embrace

e.g. Her arms closed around her long lost relative

Synonym: come together

11. change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact

12. cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop

13. engage at close quarters

e.g. close with the enemy

14. finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.)

e.g. The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board

15. cease to operate or cause to cease operating

e.g. The owners decided to move and to close the factory
My business closes every night at 8 P.M.
close up the shop

Synonym: close upfoldshut downclose down

16. come to a close

e.g. The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin

Synonym: conclude

17. be priced or listed when trading stops

e.g. The stock market closed high this Friday
My new stocks closed at $59 last night

close的近义词

adj

1. marked by fidelity to an original

e.g. a close translation
a faithful copy of the portrait
a faithful rendering of the observed facts

Synonym: faithful

2. rigorously attentive
strict and thorough

e.g. close supervision
paid close attention
a close study
kept a close watch on expenditures

3. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

e.g. near neighbors
in the near future
they are near equals
his nearest approach to success
a very near thing
a near hit by the bomb
she was near tears
she was close to tears
had a close call

Synonym: nearnigh

4. at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

e.g. close to noon
how close are we to town?
a close formation of ships

5. close in relevance or relationship

e.g. a close family
we are all...in close sympathy with...
close kin
a close resemblance

6. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information

e.g. although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it

Synonym: closelippedclosemouthedsecretivetightlipped

7. crowded

e.g. close quarters

Synonym: confining

8. (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched

e.g. a close contest
a close election
a tight game

Synonym: tight

9. giving or spending with reluctance

e.g. our cheeseparing administration
very close (or near) with his money
a penny-pinching miserly old man

Synonym: cheeseparingnearpenny-pinchingskinny

10. used of hair or haircuts

e.g. a close military haircut

11. fitting closely but comfortably

e.g. a close fit

Synonym: snugclose-fitting

12. confined to specific persons

e.g. a close secret

13. strictly confined or guarded

e.g. kept under close custody

14. of textiles

e.g. a close weave
smooth percale with a very tight weave

Synonym: tight

15. lacking fresh air

e.g. a dusty airless attic
the dreadfully close atmosphere
hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke

Synonym: airlessstuffyunaired

close

adv

1. near in time or place or relationship

e.g. as the wedding day drew near
stood near the door
don't shoot until they come near
getting near to the true explanation
her mother is always near
The end draws nigh
the bullet didn't come close
don't get too close to the fire

Synonym: nearnigh

2. in an attentive manner

e.g. he remained close on his guard

Synonym: closelytight

关闭;结束（SHUTTING OR COMPLETING）

1. (使)关闭；（使）合上
When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.

e.g. If you are cold, close the window...
要是冷就把窗户关上。
e.g. Zacharias heard the door close...
扎卡赖亚斯听见门关上了。

2. 合上，合拢(书、伞等)
When you close something such as an open book or umbrella, you move the different parts of it together.

e.g. Slowly he closed the book.
他慢慢合上书。

3. 关闭(计算机文档、窗口等)
If you close something such as a computer file or window, you give the computer an instruction to remove it from the screen.

e.g. To close your document, press CTRL+W on your keyboard.
关闭文件时要同时按键盘上的CTRL键和W键。

4. (眼睛)闭上；合上（眼睛）
When you close your eyes or your eyes close, your eyelids move downwards, so that you can no longer see.

e.g. Bess closed her eyes and fell asleep...
贝丝合上眼睛睡着了。
e.g. When we sneeze, our eyes close.
打喷嚏的时候眼睛会闭上。

5. (使)暂时性关闭，（使）暂停营业；关门
When a place closes or is closed, work or activity stops there for a short period.

e.g. Shops close only on Christmas Day and New Year's Day...
商店只在圣诞日和元旦停业。
e.g. It was Saturday; they could close the office early...
那天是星期六，他们可以早点下班。

6. (工厂、商店、学校等)永久性关闭；(使)停业;(使)倒闭
If a place such as a factory, shop, or school closes, or if it is closed, all work or activity stops there permanently.

e.g. Many enterprises will be forced to close...
很多家企业将被迫倒闭。
e.g. If they do close the local college I'll have to go to Worcester.
如果他们真把本地的大学关闭了，我就得去伍斯特上大学了。

7. 封闭,封锁(街道、边界)
To close a road or border means to block it in order to prevent people from using it.

e.g. They were cut off from the West in 1948 when their government closed that border crossing.
1948年政府关闭那个边境关口之后，他们便与西方国家隔绝开了。

8. 结束，终止(谈话、事件等)
To close a conversation, event, or matter means to bring it to an end or to complete it.

e.g. Judge Isabel Oliva said last night: 'I have closed the case. There was no foul play.'...
昨晚伊莎贝尔·奥利娃法官说：“此案我已审结，并无谋杀嫌疑。”
e.g. He needs another $30,000 to close the deal...
他还需要3万美元才能做成这笔买卖。

9. 结清撤销，注销(银行账户)
If you close a bank account, you take all your money out of it and inform the bank that you will no longer be using the account.

close什么意思

e.g. He had closed his account with the bank five years earlier.
早在5年前他就在这家银行销户了。

10. (股票等)收盘
On the stock market or the currency markets, if a share price or a currency closes at a particular value, that is its value at the end of the day's business.

e.g. Dawson shares closed at 219p, up 5p...
道森股票以219便士收盘，上涨了5便士。
e.g. The US dollar closed higher in Tokyo today.
东京今天美元收高。

11. 结束;终止
The close of a period of time or an activity is the end of it. To bring or draw something to a close means to end it.

close什么意思

e.g. By the close of business last night, most of the big firms were hailing yesterday's actions as a success...
昨晚交易结束的时候，多数大公司都称赞当天的活动取得了成功。
e.g. Brian's retirement brings to a close a glorious chapter in British football history...
布莱恩的挂靴为英国足球史上光辉的一章画上了休止符。

12. see also: closed;closing. to close the door on something
-> see door
to close your eyes to something -> see eye
to close ranks -> see rank

相关词组：close downclose offclose up

接近;形容词用法（NEARNESS; ADJECTIVE USES）

1. 近的;接近的
If one thing or person is close to another, there is only a very small distance between them.

e.g. Her lips were close to his head and her breath tickled his ear...
她的嘴唇贴近他的头，她的呼吸让他耳朵发痒。
e.g. The whales were too close; this posed an immediate problem for my photography...
鲸鱼离得太近,这成了我眼下拍摄面临的迫切问题。

2. 亲近的;亲密的
You say that people are close to each other when they like each other very much and know each other very well.

e.g. She and Linda became very close...
她和琳达变得非常亲密。
e.g. As a little girl, Karan was closest to her sister Gail...
卡兰小的时候和姐姐盖尔最亲。

3. (血缘关系)近的;近亲的
Your close relatives are the members of your family who are most directly related to you, for example your parents and your brothers or sisters.

e.g. ...large changes such as the birth of a child or death of a close relative.
像孩子出生或近亲去世这样的大变故

4. （盟友、伙伴）交往密切的，亲密的
A close ally or partner of someone knows them well and is very involved in their work.

close在线翻译

e.g. He was once regarded as one of Mr Brown's closest political advisers...
他曾一度被视作布朗先生最为亲信的政治顾问之一。
e.g. A senior source close to Mr Blair told us: 'Our position has not changed.'
和布莱尔先生关系密切的一位高层人士告诉我们说：“我们的立场没有改变。”

5. (联系或合作)密切的
Close contact or co-operation involves seeing or communicating with someone often.

e.g. Both nations are seeking closer links with the West...
两国都在寻求与西方国家建立更为紧密的联系。
e.g. He lived alone, keeping close contact with his three grown-up sons.
他一个人住，与3个已经长大成人的儿子经常联系。

6. (联系)紧密的;酷似的
If there is a close connection or resemblance between two things, they are strongly connected or are very similar.

e.g. There is a close connection between pain and tension...
疼痛和紧张之间有着紧密的联系。
e.g. Clare's close resemblance to his elder sister invoked a deep dislike in him.
克莱尔酷似他姐姐，这引起他极大的反感。

7. (检查或观察)仔细的，彻底的
Close inspection or observation of something is careful and thorough.

e.g. He discovered, on closer inspection, that the rocks contained gold...
经过更为仔细的探察，他发现这些岩石含金。
e.g. All these definitions, while sounding impressive, do not stand up under close scrutiny...
所有这些定义虽然听上去煞有其事，但都经不起推敲。

8. (竞争或选举)势均力敌的，难分高下的
A close competition or election is won or seems likely to be won by only a small amount.

close的解释

e.g. It is still a close contest between two leading opposition parties...
这仍然是两大主要反对党之间一场势均力敌的较量。
e.g. It's going to be very close.
结果会不相上下。

9. 接近的;快要…的;即将…的
If you are close to something or if it is close, it is likely to happen or come soon. If you are close to doing something, you are likely to do it soon.

e.g. She sounded close to tears...
她听上去要哭了。
e.g. Drought has left more than two million people close to starvation...
干旱让两百多万人濒临饿死。

10. 近乎于…的;差点…的
If something is close or comes close to something else, it almost is, does, or experiences that thing.

e.g. There is a simplicity about the interior which comes close to blandness...
室内布置得很简单，几乎有点平淡无奇。
e.g. An airliner came close to disaster while approaching Heathrow Airport...
一架大型客机在飞近希思罗机场时差点儿发生空难。

11. 闷热的;不通风的
If the atmosphere somewhere is close, it is unpleasantly warm with not enough air.

12. 在附近;在近旁
Something that is close by or close at hand is near to you.

e.g. Did a new hairdressing shop open close by?...
附近是不是新开了一家理发店？
e.g. His wife remains behind in Germany, but Jason, his 18-year-old son, is closer at hand.
他的妻子还留在德国，但他18岁的儿子贾森就在身边。

13. 勉强脱险;幸免于难
If you describe an event as a close shave, a close thing, or a close call, you mean that an accident or a disaster very nearly happened.

e.g. You had a close shave, but you knew when you accepted this job that there would be risks.
你这次侥幸脱险，不过在接受这项工作的时候，你就知道会有一些危险。

14. 仔细观察;严密注视
If you keep a close eye on someone or something or keep a close watch on them, you observe them carefully to make sure they are progressing as you want them to.

e.g. The President's foreign policy team are keeping a close eye on events.
总统的外交政策团队正密切关注事态发展。

15. 接近于(某数量或距离)
Close to a particular amount or distance means slightly less than that amount or distance. In British English, you can also say close on a particular amount or distance.

close什么意思

e.g. Sisulu spent close to 30 years in prison...
西苏卢在监狱里度过了将近30年的时光。
e.g. Close to 50,000 people took part...
近5万人参加。

16. 在近处;凑近地
If you look at something close up or close to, you look at it when you are very near to it.

e.g. They always look smaller close up.
凑近看时，它们总是显得小一些。

17. (比赛、选举等)势均力敌
If something such as a competition or an election is too close to call, it is not possible to predict who will win because it seems likely to be won by only a very small margin.

e.g. In the Senate, the count is too close to call at this point.
参议院现在的票数还难分上下。

18. at close quarters -> see quarter
at close range -> see range

接近;动词用法（NEARNESS; VERB USES）

1. 靠近;接近
If you are closing on someone or something that you are following, you are getting nearer and nearer to them.

e.g. I was within 15 seconds of the guy in second place and closing on him.
我和处在第二名的男子相差不到15秒，而且正在逐渐赶上他。

相关词组：close in

用于街道名称（USED AS A ROAD NAME）

1. (用于英国的一些街名中)巷，小街
Close is used in the names of some streets in Britain.

close什么意思

e.g. ...116 Dendridge Close.
登德里奇巷116号

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