| 释义 |
🔑closeclose1 /kloʊs / adjective ➤near接近- (not before a noun不用于名词前) close (to sb / sth) | close (together) near靠近；接近◆Is our hotel close to the beach?我们的旅馆离海滩近吗？◆It's close to midnight.快到半夜了。◆The edges are fairly close together.两条边彼此很接近。
➤relationship关系- (used about a friend, etc.) known very well and liked（朋友等）亲密的，亲近的◆They invited only close friends to the wedding.他们只邀请了亲近的朋友参加婚礼。
- near in a family relationship近亲的◆a close relative近亲
➤competition, election, etc.竞赛、选举等- only won by a small amount以微弱优势获胜的◆a close contest / game / race / election势均力敌的竞赛／比赛／赛跑／竞选
➤careful仔细的- careful; thorough仔细的；彻底的◆ On close examination, you could see that the $20 bill was a forgery.仔细查看，就会发现这张 20 美元的钞票是张假钞。
 ●a close call / shavea bad thing that almost happened侥幸脱险；侥幸躲过◆I wasn't hurt, but it was a pretty close call.我没受伤，但也够险的。●come close (to sth / to doing sth)to almost do sth几乎要；差点儿就◆We didn't win, but we came close.我们没赢，但离赢只差了那么一点儿。▸ close·ly 🔑 adverb ◆to watch someone closely密切观察某人◆The insect closely resembles a stick.这种昆虫长得很像树枝。▸ close·ness noun [uncountable]
closeclose2 /kloʊs / adverb near靠近；接近◆The child stood close to his mother.小孩紧挨母亲站着。◆to follow close behind someone紧跟某人◆I held her close (= tightly).我紧紧抱住她。●close by (sb / sth)at a short distance from someone or something离…不远；在不远处◆She lives close by.她就住在附近。●close toalmost几乎；接近；差不多◆He was born close to a hundred years ago.他差不多是在一百年前出生的。●close up (to sb / sth)at or from a very short distance to someone or something近距离；从近处◆You can't tell it's a forgery until you look at it close up.要凑近看才能分辨出这是赝品。
🔑closeclose3 /kloʊz / verb [intransitive, transitive] - to shut关闭；合上◆The door closed quietly.门轻轻关上了。◆to close a door / window / cabinet关门；关窗；关橱柜◆Close your eyes – I have a surprise for you.闭上眼睛，我要给你一个惊喜。
- to be, or to make something, not open to the public关闭；（使）不开放◆What time do the banks close?银行几点关门？◆The police closed the street to traffic.警方封闭了街道，禁止车辆通行。
- to come or bring something to an end结束；终止◆Registration for fall classes closes at 4:00.秋季课程注册 4 点截止。◆Detectives have closed the case on the missing girl.警探对女孩失踪一案的调查已经结案。 OPP open
 ●close (sth) down (business商业) to stop all business or work permanently, at a store or factory倒闭；停止；歇业；关闭◆The factory has had to close down because of the recession.这家工厂受经济萧条影响被迫停业。◆Health inspectors have closed the restaurant down.卫生检查人员查封了那家餐馆。●close in (on sb / sth)to come nearer and gradually surround someone or something, especially in order to attack（尤指为了进攻）靠近，逼近◆The army is closing in on the enemy troops.这支军队正向敌人逼近。
closeclose4 /kloʊz / noun [singular] the end, especially of a period of time or an activity（尤指一段时间或活动的）结束，终止◆the close of trading on the stock market股市的收盘●bring sth / come / draw to a closeto end结束◆The chairman brought the meeting to a close.主席宣布会议结束。◆The guests began to leave as the evening drew to a close.晚会结束，客人们开始陆续离去。 |