2VERB 合上,合攏(書、傘等) When you close something such as an open book or umbrella, you move the different parts of it together. 合上,合攏(書、傘等)
Slowly he closed the book. [VERB noun]
他慢慢合上書。
3VERB 關閉(計算機文檔、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. 關閉(計算機文檔、窗口等) [computing]
To close your document, press CTRL+W on your keyboard. [VERB noun]
關閉文件時要同時按鍵盤上的CTRL鍵和W鍵。
4V-ERG (眼睛)閉上;合上(眼睛) When you close your eyes or your eyes close, your eyelids move downwards, so that you can no longer see. (眼睛)閉上;合上(眼睛)
Bess closed her eyes and fell asleep. [VERB noun]
貝絲合上眼睛睡着了。
When we sneeze, our eyes close. [VERB]
打噴嚏的時候眼睛會閉上。
5V-ERG (使)暫時性關閉,(使)暫停營業;關門 When a place closes or is closed, work or activity stops there for a short period. (使)暫時性關閉,(使)暫停營業;關門
Shops close only on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. [VERB]
商店只在聖誕日和元旦停業。
It was Saturday; they could close the office early. [VERB noun]
那天是星期六,他們可以早點下班。
Government troops closed the airport. [VERB noun]
政府軍關閉了機場。
The restaurant was closed for the night. [VERB-ed]
餐館晚上打烊了。
6V-ERG (工廠、商店、學校等)永久性關閉;(使)停業;(使)倒閉 If a place such as a factory, shop, or school closes, or if it is closed, all work or activity stops there permanently. (工廠、商店、學校等)永久性關閉;(使)停業;(使)倒閉 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
Many enterprises will be forced to close. [VERB]
很多家企業將被迫倒閉。
If they do close the local college I'll have to go to Worcester. [VERB noun]
9VERB 結清撤銷,注銷(銀行賬戶) 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. 結清撤銷,注銷(銀行賬戶)
He had closed his account with the bank five years earlier. [VERB noun]
早在5年前他就在這家銀行銷戶了。
10VERB (股票等)收盤 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. (股票等)收盤 [business]
Dawson shares closed at 219p, up 5p. [VERB prep./adv.]
道森股票以219便士收盤,上漲了5便士。
The US dollar closed higher in Tokyo today.
東京今天美元收高。
11N-SING 結束;終止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. 結束;終止
By the close of business last night, most of the big firms were hailing yesterday's actions as a success. [+ of]
昨晚交易結束的時候,多數大公司都稱贊當天的活動取得了成功。
Brian's retirement brings to a close a glorious chapter in British football history.
1ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ] [ADJ after verb]近的;接近的 If one thing or person is close to another, there is only a very small distance between them. 近的;接近的
Her lips were close to his head and her breath tickled his ear. [+ to]
她的嘴唇貼近他的頭,她的呼吸讓他耳朵發癢。
The whales were too close; this posed an immediate problem for my photography.
鲸魚離得太近,這成了我眼下拍攝面臨的迫切問題。
The man moved closer, lowering his voice.
那位男子靠近了一步,壓低聲音。
The tables were pushed close together so diners could talk across the aisles.
桌子被往一塊推,這樣吃飯的人就能隔着過道說話。
closely
They crowded more closely around the stretcher.
他們在擔架旁圍得更緊了。
Wherever they went they were closely followed by security men.
不管上哪兒,保安人員都緊跟在他們身後。
2ADJ-GRADED 親近的;親密的 You say that people are close to each other when they like each other very much and know each other very well. 親近的;親密的
She and Linda became very close.
她和琳達變得非常親密。
As a little girl, Karan was closest to her sister Gail. [+ to]
I asked whether her closeness to her mother ever posed any problems.
我問她,她和媽媽之間的親密關系是否曾帶來過任何問題。
3ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n](血緣關系)近的;近親的 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. (血緣關系)近的;近親的
...large changes such as the birth of a child or death of a close relative.
像孩子出生或近親去世這樣的大變故
4ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n, Also v-link ADJto n](盟友、夥伴)交往密切的,親密的 A close ally or partner of someone knows them well and is very involved in their work. (盟友、夥伴)交往密切的,親密的
He was once regarded as one of Mr Brown's closest political advisers.
他曾一度被視作布朗先生最爲親信的政治顧問之一。
A senior source close to Mr Blair told us: 'Our position has not changed.' [+ to]
和布萊爾先生關系密切的一位高層人士告訴我們說:“我們的立場沒有改變。”
5ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n](聯系或合作)密切的Close contact or co-operation involves seeing or communicating with someone often. (聯系或合作)密切的
Both nations are seeking closer links with the West.
兩國都在尋求與西方國家建立更爲緊密的聯系。
He lived alone, keeping close contact with his three grown-up sons.
他一個人住,與3個已經長大成人的兒子經常聯系。
closely
We work closely with the careers officers in schools.
我們與學校的就業顧問密切合作。
6ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n](聯系)緊密的;酷似的 If there is a close connection or resemblance between two things, they are strongly connected or are very similar. (聯系)緊密的;酷似的
There is a close connection between pain and tension.
疼痛和緊張之間有着緊密的聯系。
Clare's close resemblance to his elder sister invoked a deep dislike in him.
9ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ]接近的;快要…的;即將…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. 接近的;快要…的;即將…的
She sounded close to tears. [+ to]
她聽上去要哭了。
Drought has left more than two million people close to starvation.
幹旱讓兩百多萬人瀕臨餓死。
A senior White House official said the agreement is close.
10ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ]近乎於…的;差點…的 If something is close or comes close to something else, it almost is, does, or experiences that thing. 近乎於…的;差點…的
There is a simplicity about the interior which comes close to blandness.
室内布置得很簡單,幾乎有點平淡無奇。
An airliner came close to disaster while approaching Heathrow Airport. [+ to]
一架大型客機在飛近希思羅機場時差點兒發生空難。
Her desire was closer to passion than love.
她的欲望更近似於激情,而非愛情。
11ADJ-GRADED 悶熱的;不通風的 If the atmosphere somewhere is close, it is unpleasantly warm with not enough air. 悶熱的;不通風的
12PHRASE 在附近;在近旁 Something that is close by or close at hand is near to you. 在附近;在近旁
Did a new hairdressing shop open close by?.
附近是不是新開了一家理發店?
His wife remains behind in Germany, but Jason, his 18-year-old son, is closer at hand.
他的妻子還留在德國,但他18歲的兒子賈森就在身邊。
13PHRASE 勉強脫險;幸免於難 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. 勉強脫險;幸免於難
You had a close shave, but you knew when you accepted this job that there would be risks.
你這次僥幸脫險,不過在接受這項工作的時候,你就知道會有一些危險。
14PHRASE 仔細觀察;嚴密注視 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. 仔細觀察;嚴密注視
The President's foreign policy team are keeping a close eye on events.
總統的外交政策團隊正密切關注事態發展。
15PREP-PHRASE 接近於(某數量或距離)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. 接近於(某數量或距離)
Sisulu spent close to 30 years in prison. [+ to]
西蘇盧在監獄裏度過了將近30年的時光。
Close to 50,000 people took part.
近5萬人參加。
Catering may now account for close on a quarter of pub turnover. [+ on]
承辦酒席現在可能佔酒吧營業額的近1/4。
16PHRASE 在近處;湊近地 If you look at something close up or close to, you look at it when you are very near to it. 在近處;湊近地
18PHRASE (比賽、選舉等)勢均力敵 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. (比賽、選舉等)勢均力敵 [journalism]
In the Senate, the count is too close to call at this point.
參議院現在的票數還難分上下。
19at close quarters→see: quarter at close range→see: range