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adj

adv

noun

kləʊz verb

SHUT

关

to shut something in order to cover an opening, or to become shut in this way 关，闭合; I,T

Would you mind if I closed the window?

我把窗户关上你不介意吧？

She closed the curtains.

她拉上了窗帘。

Let me do the car door – it won’t close properly.

我来修理一下车门，车门关不紧。

Beth closed her eyes and tried to sleep.

贝丝合上眼睛想睡觉。

She heard the door close behind her.

她听见门在她身后关上了。

MOVE PARTS TOGETHER

把各部分合起来

to move the parts of something together so that there is no longer a space between them 合上，合拢 I,T

Anne closed her book and stood up.

安妮合上书站了起来。

SHUT FOR PERIOD OF TIME

关闭一段时间

also 又作 if a shop or building closes, or you close it, it stops being open to the public for a period of time 〔暂时性〕关闭，歇业; I,T | BrE

The shops close at six.

商店六点打烊。

Harry usually closes the store completely when he goes on vacation.

哈里去度假时通常把店完全关了。

STOP OPERATING

停止运作

also 又作 if a company, shop etc closes, or you close it, it stops operating permanently 〔永久性地〕关闭，倒闭，停业; I,T

We have reluctantly decided to close the factory.

我们很不情愿地决定关闭工厂。

The shop closed down some time last year.

这家商店是去年的某个时候停业的。

END

结束

to end or to make something end, especially in a particular way 〔尤指以某种方式〕结束，终止 I,T

close sth with/by etc

I will now close the meeting by asking you to join me in a final toast.

现在我要请你们和我最后一起干杯来结束这次会议。

[+ with ]

The movie closes with an emotional reunion in Prague.

影片以在布拉格重逢的激动场面结束。

closing remarks (something you say at the end of a speech) 结束语

In her closing remarks, the judge urged the jury to consider the facts only.

法官在结语中提请陪审团只考虑事实。

close an account

to stop having and using a bank account or other financial account 撤销账户

My husband closed all my credit card accounts without even asking me.

我丈夫没问我就撤销了我所有的信用卡账户。

IN MONEY MARKETS

在货币市场上

to be worth a particular amount of money at the end of a day’s TRADING (=the buying and selling of shares) on the STOCK EXCHANGE 收盘 I always + adv/prep

[+ at ]

The dollar closed at 64p against the pound.

美元对英镑的收盘价为 1 美元比 64 便士。

[+ up/down ]

Their shares closed 27p up (=worth 27p more) .

他们的股票以上涨 27 便士收盘。

close a deal/sale/contract etc

to successfully agree a business deal, sale etc 做成生意/做成买卖/达成合约等

OFFER FINISHES

优惠截止

to finish on a particular date 〔在某一日〕结束，截止; I

Our special offer closes on June 3.

我们的特价优惠于 6 月 3 日截止。

MAKE DISTANCE/DIFFERENCE SMALLER

缩短距离/缩小差异

to make the distance or difference between two things smaller 拉近，减少（分歧） I,T

an attempt to close the gap between the rich and poor

缩小贫富差距的努力

[+ on ]

The other car was closing on us fast.

另一辆车迅速赶上了我们。

MAKE STH UNAVAILABLE

使某物不可获得

to make taking part in an activity or using an opportunity no longer possible 堵住; 封闭; 关闭; T

Bidding for the painting will close on Friday.

对这幅画的出价将于星期五截止。

The country has now closed its borders to all foreign nationals (=will not let foreigners in) .

该国现在已经向所有外国公民关闭边境。

The legislation aims to close a lot of legal loopholes.

这项立法旨在堵塞许多法律上的漏洞。

be closed

12. if a subject is closed, you are no longer willing to discuss it 不再谈论

It was a regrettable incident but I now consider the matter closed.

这件事很遗憾，但是我现在不想谈了。

close your doors(to sb)

13. to stop operating permanently （对某人）〔永久性地〕关闭，停业

In 1977 the Skyfame Aircraft Museum closed its doors to the public for the last time.

1977 年天誉航空博物馆最后一次关上大门，不再向公众开放。

close your mind to/against sth

14. to refuse to think about something 拒绝考虑某事

She wanted to close her mind to the outside world.

她想对外面的世界不闻不问。

HOLD STH

抓握某物

if someone’s hands, arms etc close around something, or are closed around something, they hold it firmly 〔手〕抓握; 抱紧 I always + adv/prep, T

close (sth) around/round/over etc sth

Her left hand closed over his arm.

她的左手紧紧抓住他的手臂。

She closed her hand tightly around her bag.

她紧紧抓住自己的包。

WOUND

伤口

also 又作 if a wound closes, or if someone closes it, the edges grow together again or are sewn together （使）合拢，（使）愈合 I,T

The surgeon closed the incision neatly.

外科医生把切口缝得很整齐。

close ranks

17. a. if people close ranks, they join together to protect each other, especially because their group, organization etc is being criticized b. if soldiers close ranks, they stand closer together 〔士兵〕列队靠拢，密集队形

close the book on sth

18. to stop working on something, especially a police operation, because it is not making any progress 停止做某事;〔尤指警方〕停止调查某事

Detectives had closed the book on the Hornsey Murders case three years previously.

警探三年前就停止了对霍恩赛谋杀案的调查。

close sth down

↔ if a company, shop etc closes down or is closed down, it stops operating permanently 〔公司、商店等〕关闭; （使）停业

Paramount closed down its London office in 1968.

派拉蒙公司于 1968 年关闭了它在伦敦的办事处。

20 to stop broadcasting radio or television programmes at the end of the day [英] 〔电台或电视台在一天的播送后〕结束播送节目 BrE

BBC 2 closes down at 12:45 tonight.

今晚英国广播公司二台于 12 点 45 分停止广播。

21 to move closer to someone or something, especially in order to attack them 包围，合拢，靠近〔尤为了攻击〕

The snake closed in for the kill.

蛇逼近准备捕食。

[+ on/around/upon etc ]

enemy soldiers closing in on them from all sides

从四面八方向他们包围过来的敌军

22 if the night, bad weather etc closes in, it becomes darker or gets worse 〔天〕变黑;〔天气〕变坏

The sun had set and dusk was closing in.

太阳落山，暮色笼罩。

23 if the days close in, they become shorter because it is autumn 〔白天〕变短

24 to separate a road, room etc from the area around it so that people cannot go there or use it 隔离，封锁

The roads into the docks were closed off by iron gates.

通往码头的路被铁门阻隔了。

25 to get nearer to someone or something that is moving in front or ahead of you 追上，赶上

The patrol car was rapidly closing on us.

巡逻车从我们后面快速赶了上来。

26 to successfully arrange a LOAN , especially in order to buy a house [美] 得到贷款〔尤指购房贷款〕 AmE

27 to finish in a particular way 结束，终止

The bond market closed out the week on a strong note.

债券市场本周以强势收盘。

28 if a store closes out a type of goods, they sell all of them cheaply 〔商店以低价〕清仓出售，抛售存货

We’re closing out this line of swimwear.

我们正在削价销售这款游泳衣。

close sth up

↔ if a shop or building closes up or is closed up, it stops being open to the public for a period of time （使）〔商店暂时〕停业，歇业; （使）〔建筑物〕暂时关闭

The resorts are all closed up for the season.

旅游胜地在这个季节里都关闭了。

close up shop

to stop doing something for a period of time or permanently 关门，停业，歇业

When it rains, there is no alternative but to close up shop.

下雨就只有关门停业，别无选择。

31 if a group of people close up, they move closer together 〔一群人〕靠近，靠拢

close sth up

↔ if a wound closes up or if someone closes it up, the edges grow together again or are sewn together （使）〔伤口〕合拢，愈合

The scar is closing up nicely – it’ll soon be time to take the stitches out.

伤口愈合得很好，很快就可以拆线了。

33 to become narrower or to shut 变窄; 关闭，合上

The flowers close up at night.

这些花在夜里合上。

Occasionally the channel widened then closed up tight again.

航道时而宽，时而窄。

34 to refuse to talk to someone about something 守口如瓶

The moment I said I was a police officer, everyone would close up like a clam.

我一说我是警官，所有的人就会闭口不言。

35 to agree a business deal with someone 同意; 与…达成协议

It was such a good offer that I closed with him on the spot.

报价非常合算，我当场就跟他拍板了。

36 to move towards someone in order to fight with them [文] 和…开始战斗，逼近 literary

close shut

In many contexts, the verbs and can be used in exactly the same way. 许多情况下 close 和 shut 用法相同

Please close OR

或 shut the gate. 请关门。

The windows were all closed OR

或 shut. 窗子都关着。

She closed OR

或 shut her eyes. 她闭上眼睛。

The store closes OR

或 shuts at 7. 这家商店 7 点关门。

Use for a road, border, or airport. 道路、边境或机场的关闭要用 close

All the crossing points on the border have been closed (NOT 不说 shut) .

边境上所有的过境站都已关闭。

closed

Before a noun, use . 在名词前使用 closed

a closed door (NOT 不说 shut door)

关闭的门

shut lock

You cannot say ‘close someone somewhere’. Use or to say that someone is put in a room or building and cannot get out. 不能说 close someone somewhere，要用 shut 或 lock 来表示某人被关在房间或建筑物内不能出来

They shut her (NOT 不说 closed her) in her bedroom.

他们把她关在卧室里。

He was locked (NOT 不说 closed) in a cell.

他被关在牢房里。

switch off turn off

Use or with electrical things. 说到关闭电器时要用 switch off 或 turn off

Will you turn off (NOT 不说 close) the TV?

你把电视机关掉好吗？

I switched off (NOT 不说 closed) all the lights.

我把灯都关了。

kləʊs adj

NEAR

靠近的

not far from someone or something 接近的，靠近的;

If you need to buy bread or milk, the closest shop is about a mile away.

如果你需要买面包或牛奶，最近的商店大概是一英里远。

[+ to ]

Susan sat on a chair close to the window.

苏珊坐在靠窗口的一把椅子上。

I don’t mind where we go on vacation as long as it’s close to a beach.

我不介意我们去哪里度假，只要是靠近海滩就行。

His eyes were small and close together .

他眼睛很小，而且挨得很近。

There are several accounts of dolphins living in close proximity to humans (=close to humans) .

几次有人报告说有海豚与人类比邻而居。

The victim had been shot at close range (=from very close) .

被害者是被近距离枪杀的。

NEAR IN TIME

时间上靠近的

near to something in time 〔时间上〕接近的

[+ to ]

It was close to one-fifteen a.m.

时间已近子夜一点十五分。

[+ together ]

Our birthdays are quite close together.

我们的生日很接近。

LIKELY TO HAPPEN

可能发生的

seeming very likely to happen or very likely to do something soon 可能的，接近的

close to doing sth

The two countries are close to signing a peace agreement.

两国即将签署和平协议。

We’re close to clinching the deal.

我们快要达成这笔交易了。

close to death/tears/despair etc

The old dog could barely whimper and seemed close to death.

这条老狗连呜咽的气力都没有了，好像快要死了。

The prosecution’s main witness was close to tears as she described the assault.

原告方主要证人在对袭击作描述时几乎要落泪了。

LIKE/LOVE

喜欢/喜爱

if two people are close, they like or love each other very much 亲近的，亲密的

My brother and I are very close.

我和我弟弟很亲。

[+ to ]

I felt closer to Rob that evening than ever before.

那晚我觉得和罗布比以前更亲近了。

Fiona and I have always been close friends .

我和菲奥娜一直都是密友。

SIMILAR

类似的

very similar to each other 接近的，类似的

[+ to ]

When I saw Henry with another woman I felt something close to jealousy.

当我看到亨利和另一个女人在一起时，我有一种近似嫉妒的感觉。

Fitt was the closest thing to a socialist in the party.

菲特是党内最像社会主义者的人。

Their newest model bears a close resemblance to (=is very similar to) that of their rival competitor.

他们的最新型号和竞争对手的非常相似。

CAREFUL

小心的

looking at, thinking about, or watching something very carefully 仔细的，小心的; usually before noun 一般用于名词前

take/have/get a close look (at sth)

She lifted up Jenny’s silver medallion to take a closer look.

她举起珍妮的银垂饰以便瞧个仔细。

keep a close watch/eye on (watch someone or something very carefully) 细心地留意

Don’t worry, I’ll keep a close eye on the kids.

别担心，我会小心看管孩子们的。

You could have improved your answers by closer attention to detail.

如果多注意点细节，你的答题会更好。

NUMBER/AMOUNT

数/量

if a number or amount is close to another number or amount, it is not much higher or lower than it 〔数量上〕接近的

We don’t know the exact figures, but about 10,000 might be a close approximation (=close to the actual figure) .

我们不清楚确切数目，但 1 万左右可能是接近的数字。

[+ to ]

Inflation is close to 7 percent.

通货膨胀率接近 7%。

COMPETITION/ELECTION ETC

比赛/选举等

finishing or being played, fought etc with both sides almost equal 几乎平手的，势均力敌的，难分高下的

It was a close game that could have gone either way.

那是一场势均力敌的比赛，胜负难料。

a close second/third etc

The result is too close to call (=so close that it is impossible to know who will win) .

比赛结果胜负难料。

close relation/relative

a member of your family such as your brother, sister, parent etc 近亲，家人;

The wedding was attended by close family only.

婚礼只有家人参加。

VERY NEARLY BAD

险些坏事

used when you have only just managed to avoid something bad, dangerous, or embarrassing happening 危险的，差一点的

‘Phew, that was close ,’ Frank said as he swerved to avoid the cyclist.

“咳，真险。”弗兰克一边急转避开那个骑自行车的人时说。

a close call/thing/shave (a situation in which something dangerous, embarrassing etc almost happens) 勉强脱险，死里逃生，躲过一劫

United had a close shave when Liverpool almost scored.

联队一度告急，利物浦队差点得分。

ALMOST

几乎

very nearly getting, finding, or achieving something 几乎要…的，差不多要…的

[+ to ]

At this point, the investigators were closer to the truth than they realized.

此时调查人员差不多就要发现真相了，可他们自己还没意识到。

keep in close contact/touch

12. if two people keep in close contact, they see, talk to, or write to each other often 保持密切联系

Text messaging enables people to keep in close contact at all times.

发送短信可以使人们一直保持密切联系。

WORK/TALK TOGETHER

一起工作/交谈

relating to a situation in which people work well with each other or talk to each other often 密切的，紧密的

He retained very close links with France throughout his life.

他毕生都和法国保持着紧密的联系。

What we need now is closer cooperation between the club and supporters.

我们现在需要的是俱乐部与球迷之间更密切的合作。

WITH LITTLE SPACE

空间很小的

with little or no space around something or between things 密集的，空间很小的

The horses are always eager for exercise after the close confinement of the stables.

马匹被挤在一起关在马厩里，出来之后总是急不可待地想活动一下。

The shoe is a close fit (=there is no space around the foot) .

这鞋正合脚。

I find it difficult to read such close print (=with letters printed so close together) .

这样密密麻麻的字，我难以阅读。

close/you’re close/that’s close

15. spoken

close to the bone

16. if something someone says is close to the bone, it makes you feel uncomfortable or offends you, especially because it is about something you do not want to admit is true 〔某人说的话〕触到痛处的，令人不快的

close, but no cigar

17. spoken

It was close, but no cigar for the Dodgers as they lost to the Reds 4-3.

道奇队你差一点猜对了，他们以 3 比 4 败给了红人队。

too close for comfort

18. if something that happens is too close for comfort, it is near enough to make you feel nervous or afraid 近得让人不安（害怕）的

From somewhere too close for comfort came the sound of machine-gun fire.

从某个近得让人不安的地方传来了机枪的射击声。

close to home

19. a. if a remark or criticism is close to home, it makes you feel uncomfortable because it is likely to be true b. if something unpleasant happens close to home, you are directly affected by it 〔令人不愉快的事〕发生在自己身边的，直接影响到自身的

His comments struck unpleasantly close to home.

他的话点中了要害，让人不舒服。

It’s one thing seeing riots on TV, but when they happen so close to home it’s a different matter.

在电视上看到暴乱是一回事，暴乱在你身边发生又是另一回事。

at close quarters

20. if something happens or is done at close quarters, it happens inside a small space or is done from a short distance away 〔所发生的事〕近在咫尺，近距离的

The troops had been fighting at close quarters.

军队在近距离作战。

WEATHER

天气

uncomfortably warm because there seems to be no air [英] 闷热的 BrE

The weather that night was hot and close, with a hint of thunder in the distance.

那晚的天气又热又闷，远处隐约传来雷声。

UNWILLING TO TALK ABOUT STH

不愿讨论某事

unwilling to tell people about something 遮掩的，守口如瓶的; not before noun 不用于名词前

[+ about ]

You’re very close about your work, aren’t you?

你对自己的工作闭口不谈，是不是？

UNWILLING TO SPEND MONEY

23. not generous 吝啬的，小气的 not before noun 不用于名词前

[+ with ]

You won’t get a penny out of Jack – he’s very close with his money.

你别想从杰克那里得到一分钱，他这人对钱吝啬得很。

a close shave

24. when the hair on someone’s face is cut very close to the skin 刮得很干净的胡子

close work

25. work that involves looking at or handling things in a very skilful, detailed, and careful way 精细的工作，细活

After years of close work, she could hardly see a thing if it was over a yard away.

她多年来干的都是细活，一码以外的东西她就几乎看不见了。

close vowel

26. a close vowel is pronounced with only a small space between the tongue and the top of the mouth [术语] 闭元音 technical

She had never had the physical or emotional closeness that she needed.

她从来没有得到过自己所需要的身体或感情上的亲近。

kləʊs adv

68 not far away 不远，接近地;

Come a little closer, so you can see better.

靠近一点，这样你就能看得更清楚了。

Her father lives quite close by .

她父亲和她住得很近。

They were sitting close together on the couch.

他们坐在长沙发上，紧紧地靠在一起。

A variety of good restaurants are close at hand (=very near) .

附近有各式各样的好餐馆。

James heard footsteps close behind him.

詹姆斯听到身后有很近的脚步声。

Ronnie sped off, with his brother’s car following close behind .

罗尼疾驰而去，他弟弟的车紧随其后。

stay/keep close We must all stay close.

我们都必须紧紧地呆在一起。

hold/draw sb close (hold someone against your body) 把某人搂紧/拉近

He drew her close to him.

他把她拉到自己身边。

close up/up close/close to

from only a short distance away 近处，近旁

Now that I could see him close up, I saw that he was very attractive.

这时我能够近距离看他了，发觉他很有魅力。

close on sth/close to sth

used to talk about a number, amount etc that is almost exact, but not completely [口] 接近某一数目（数量等） spoken

a voyage of close on 2000 miles

差不多 2000 英里的航程

kləʊz noun

71 the end of an activity or of a period of time [正式] 〔活动或一段时间的〕结束，末尾

At the close of trade, the Dow Jones index was 1.92 points down.

收盘时，道琼斯指数下跌了 1.92 点。

The monsoon season was drawing to a close (=ending) .

雨季即将结束。

The event came to a close (=finished) with a disco.

这次活动以迪斯科结束。

Finally the meeting was brought to a close (=ended) .

会议终于结束了。

kləʊs noun

72 used in street names for a road that has only one way in or out [英] 〔用于街道名称〕死巷，死胡同 BrE

Take a left turn into Brown’s Close.

向左转进入布朗巷。

73 the area and buildings surrounding a CATHEDRAL [英] 〔大教堂的〕围地 C usually singular 一般用单数 | BrE