close

close

[kləus,kləuz]

v.关, 合拢,不开放, 停业, 结束, 收盘, (使)缩小, 牢牢握住或抓住, (使)靠拢, 同意, 短兵相接
adj.亲近的, 近的, 几乎的, 闷热的,严密的, 紧凑的, 剪得很短的,守口如瓶的, 吝啬的, 势均力敌的
adv.接近, 靠近, 紧紧地
n.死胡同,完结, 结论

例句与用法:

Nuclear physics is a closed book to most of us.

我们大多数人对原子核物理学一窍不通。

He soon brought the meeting to a close.

他很快就结束了会见。

The church is close to the school.

教堂在学校附近。

If you close your eyes, you can't see anything.

如果你闭上眼睛,就什么也看不见了。

He closed his speech with a funny joke.

他用一则有趣的笑话结束了演讲。

词形变化:

副词: closely | 形容词比较级: closer | 形容词最高级: closest | 名词: closeness | 动词过去式: closed | 动词过去分词: closed | 动词现在分词: closing | 动词第三人称单数: closes |


vt.

1. 关闭; 盖上; 合上

She closed the door softly.

她轻轻地关上门。

2. 关(商店等); 封闭(道路等)

The street has been closed for two days.

这条街已被封闭两天了。

3. (尤指永久性地)关闭(学校、医院等)[(+down)]

The company has decided to close down its three branches in Europe.

该公司已决定关闭它在欧洲的三个分公司。

4. 结束; 结清(帐目); 商定(交易)

I have closed my account at that bank.

我已结清了我在该银行的帐户。

The conference was closed on June 10.

会议于六月十日结束。

5. 使靠拢; 使愈合

The surgeon closed the incision with stitches.

外科医生缝合了伤口。

vi.

1. 关闭; 盖上; 合上

The door closes quietly.

这门关起来不发出什么声音。

2. (商店等)关门, 打烊

The post office closes at 6.

邮局六点关门。

3. (学校、医院等永久性地)关闭[(+down)]

4. 结束

At eleven the conference closed.

十一时大会结束。

5. 靠拢; 愈合

The wound has closed.

伤口已愈合。

6. 收盘[Q]

The company's shares closed high yesterday.

昨天该公司股票收盘价上扬。

n.

结束, 终止[S]

The national anthem was sung at the close of the meeting.

会议结束时唱国歌。


a.

1. 近的, 接近的[(+to)]

His house is close to the factory.

他家靠近该厂。

2. (关系)密切的, 亲密的

She is a close friend of theirs.

她是他们的挚友。

3. 紧密的; 狭窄的; 紧身的

They live in close quarters.

他们的住房狭小。

4. 严密的, 准确的

Please pay close attention to where they go.

请密切注意他们将去何处。

5. 不透气的, 闷热的, 沉闷的

It's very close in this room.

这房内十分闷热。

6. (尤指比赛)势均力敌的

They are close in age.

他们年龄相仿。

That's a close baseball game.

那是一场势均力敌的棒球赛。

7. 【语】(元音)闭的, 封闭的

8. 【口】秘密的; 嘴紧的, 沉默的[F][(+about)]

He is close about the experiment.

他一点也不肯透露有关实验的情况。

9. 【口】吝啬的[F][(+with)]

Everybody knows she is close with money.

大家都知道她出手不大方。

ad.

1. 接近, 靠近地[(+to)]

They live close to the museum.

他们住在靠近博物馆的地方。

2. 紧密地, 紧紧地

Anna followed close behind.

安娜紧随在后。

n.

1. (尤指教堂的)院子

2. 【英】死路


短语词组:

bring sth. to a close

1. 结束某事

Let's bring this chapter to a close.

让我们结束这一章吧!

close down

1. 停业

The shop has already closed down.

那家商店已经关门了。

close in

1. 包围, 围住

Despair closed in on him.

他陷入绝望之中。

2. (天)渐暗

The evening is closing in.

夜幕即将来临。

close off

1. 使隔离

Why was the area closed off to all traffic?

为什么断绝了该地区的一切交通?

close on1

1. 渐渐赶上

Tom was closing on the leading runner.

汤姆逐渐追上跑在前面的人。

close out

1. 处理掉

The company is closing out their entire supply of men's clothing.

这家公司正在削价出售所有男装。

2. 停业

The factory was then threatened with being closed out.

那家工厂当时正受到被迫停业的威胁。

close over

1. 覆盖

Midsummer heat is closing over the city.

这座城市正处于炎热的盛夏之中。

close up

1. 堵塞

He closed up the mouth of the pipe.

他把管口堵住了。

2. 愈合

Your wound will soon close up.

你的伤口很快就会愈合。

3. 停业

Business declined to such an extent that the company had to close up.

生意如此清淡, 公司只好停业。

close upon1

1. 包围

The police were closing upon the house.

警察正在包围那座房子。

close with

1. 靠近

The ship was closing with the land.

船快靠岸了。

2. 同意; 达成协议

Do you really intend to close with his offer?

你真的打算接受他的开价?

come/draw to a close

1. 结束

The meeting was coming to a close.

会议即将结束。


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