close1/kloz; kləʊz/v [I,T] 1 to shut something, or to become shut [ shut ; open ] 关上﹐闭合﹔关起来: Do you mind if I close the window? 我把窗关上行吗?He closed the lid of the box. 他关上盒盖。The door closed quietly behind her. 门在她身后轻轻关上了。Close your eyes and go to sleep. 闭上眼睛睡吧。see box at见 OPEN2 方框2 if a shop or building closes, or if someone closes it, it shuts for some time〔商店或建筑物暂时〕关闭﹐(使)歇业: What time does the library close tonight? 图书馆今晚什么时候关门?3 to stop existing or operating, or to stop something from existing or operating(使)不再存在﹔(使)关闭﹔(使)停业: The factory closed last month. 那家工厂上个月关闭了。I’ve closed my bank account. 我撤销了我的银行账户。4 to finish something, or to finish(使)结束: close (sth) with sth He closed his speech with a quotation. 他用了引文来结束讲话。5 close the gap to make the distance or difference between two things smaller 缩小距离[差异]: an attempt to close the gap between rich and poor 缩小贫富差距的努力6 close a deal/sale/contract to successfully agree a business deal 做成交易/买卖/达成合同close down phr v if a shop or business closes down, it stops existing〔商店或公司〕关闭﹐停业: The cinema will close down next year. 这家电影院明年将停止营业。close sth down They closed down their London offices last year. 去年他们关闭了伦敦办事处。close in phr v 1 to move closer to someone or something, especially in order to attack them 逼近﹐靠近〔尤为了攻击〕: +on Rebel soldiers are closing in on the town. 叛军逼近这座小镇。2 if night closes in, it starts to get dark〔夜色〕降临close sth off phr v if a road or area is closed off, people cannot go into it 封锁﹐隔离〔道路﹑地区〕
close2/klos; kləʊs/adj , adv 1 not far from someone or something [→ closely] 靠近的[地]: +to The house was close to the beach. 房子离海滩很近。The closest shops are a mile away. 最近的商店有一英里远。+together They sat close together. 他们紧紧地挨在一起坐着。+behind I followed close behind. 我紧随在后。Her parents lived close by (=near). 她的父母住在附近。Close up (=from a short distance), he was less attractive. 靠近看他就没那么帅了。at close range/quarters (=from a short distance) 近距离地see box at见 NEAR1and 和 LOCALLY 方框2 near to something in time〔时间上〕接近(的): +to It was close to midnight. 临近午夜。+together Our birthdays are quite close together. 我们的生日离得很近。3 near to a number 接近〔某个数字〕: +to Inflation is now close to 6%. 通货膨胀率现在接近 6%。They’ve been married for close on twenty years (=nearly twenty years). 他们结婚快 20 年了。4 if you are close to something, you are likely to experience it soon 可能的﹐接近的: close to (doing) sth They are close to agreeing a deal. 他们快要达成协议了。She was close to tears . 她几乎要哭了。He came close to death (=he almost died). 他差点死了。5 [only before noun 仅用于名词前] giving careful attention to something 仔细的﹔留心的: Pay close attention to this. 要多注意这地方。Take a closer look . 更仔细地看一看。Keep a close eye on him. 小心看着他。6 if people are close, they like or love each other very much 亲密的﹐亲近的: We were very close friends . 我们曾是非常亲密的朋友。+to Are you close to your sister? 你和你姐姐亲近吗?7 relating to a situation in which people work or talk well together〔工作或交谈〕密切的﹐紧密的: close ties/links/cooperation/relationship The government would seek closer ties with Europe. 政府将会寻求与欧洲保持更紧密的联系。She has kept in close contact with him over the years. 这些年来﹐她与他一直保持着密切联系。8 a close competition or game is won or lost by only a few points〔竞赛〕势均力敌的﹐旗鼓相当的9 (you’re) close spoken used to tell someone that they almost have the correct answer【口】(你)差不多说对了: ‘He looks about 40.’‘You’re close – he's 39.’ “他看上去 40 岁左右。”“你说的差不多﹐他 39 岁。”10 a close shave/thing/call a lucky escape from a bad situation 侥幸脱险11 close relations/relatives/family family members such as your parents, brother, or sister 近亲﹐家人12 BrE if the weather is close, it is warm and uncomfortable【英】〔天气〕闷热的—closeness n [U]
close3/kloz; kləʊz/n [singular 单数] the end of an activity or period of time〔一项活动或一段时间的〕结束: The summer was drawing to a close . 夏天快结束了。It's time to bring the meeting to a close . 是结束会议的时候了。at the close of sth I was sent to Spain at the close of the war. 战争结束时我被派往西班牙。