2VERB 合上,合拢(书、伞等) When you close something such as an open book or umbrella, you move the different parts of it together. 合上,合拢(书、伞等)
Slowly he closed the book. [VERB noun]
他慢慢合上书。
3VERB 关闭(计算机文档、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. 关闭(计算机文档、窗口等) [computing]
To close your document, press CTRL+W on your keyboard. [VERB noun]
关闭文件时要同时按键盘上的CTRL键和W键。
4V-ERG (眼睛)闭上;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)闭上;合上(眼睛)
Bess closed her eyes and fell asleep. [VERB noun]
贝丝合上眼睛睡着了。
When we sneeze, our eyes close. [VERB]
打喷嚏的时候眼睛会闭上。
5V-ERG (使)暂时性关闭,(使)暂停营业;关门 When a place closes or is closed, work or activity stops there for a short period. (使)暂时性关闭,(使)暂停营业;关门
Shops close only on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. [VERB]
商店只在圣诞日和元旦停业。
It was Saturday; they could close the office early. [VERB noun]
那天是星期六,他们可以早点下班。
Government troops closed the airport. [VERB noun]
政府军关闭了机场。
The restaurant was closed for the night. [VERB-ed]
餐馆晚上打烊了。
6V-ERG (工厂、商店、学校等)永久性关闭;(使)停业;(使)倒闭 If a place such as a factory, shop, or school closes, or if it is closed, all work or activity stops there permanently. (工厂、商店、学校等)永久性关闭;(使)停业;(使)倒闭 [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
Many enterprises will be forced to close. [VERB]
很多家企业将被迫倒闭。
If they do close the local college I'll have to go to Worcester. [VERB noun]
9VERB 结清撤销,注销(银行账户) 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. 结清撤销,注销(银行账户)
He had closed his account with the bank five years earlier. [VERB noun]
早在5年前他就在这家银行销户了。
10VERB (股票等)收盘 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)收盘 [business]
Dawson shares closed at 219p, up 5p. [VERB prep./adv.]
道森股票以219便士收盘,上涨了5便士。
The US dollar closed higher in Tokyo today.
东京今天美元收高。
11N-SING 结束;终止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. 结束;终止
By the close of business last night, most of the big firms were hailing yesterday's actions as a success. [+ of]
昨晚交易结束的时候,多数大公司都称赞当天的活动取得了成功。
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]
她的嘴唇贴近他的头,她的呼吸让他耳朵发痒。
The whales were too close; this posed an immediate problem for my photography.
鲸鱼离得太近,这成了我眼下拍摄面临的迫切问题。
The man moved closer, lowering his voice.
那位男子靠近了一步,压低声音。
The tables were pushed close together so diners could talk across the aisles.
桌子被往一块推,这样吃饭的人就能隔着过道说话。
closely
They crowded more closely around the stretcher.
他们在担架旁围得更紧了。
Wherever they went they were closely followed by security men.
不管上哪儿,保安人员都紧跟在他们身后。
2ADJ-GRADED 亲近的;亲密的 You say that people are close to each other when they like each other very much and know each other very well. 亲近的;亲密的
She and Linda became very close.
她和琳达变得非常亲密。
As a little girl, Karan was closest to her sister Gail. [+ to]
I asked whether her closeness to her mother ever posed any problems.
我问她,她和妈妈之间的亲密关系是否曾带来过任何问题。
3ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n](血缘关系)近的;近亲的 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. (血缘关系)近的;近亲的
...large changes such as the birth of a child or death of a close relative.
像孩子出生或近亲去世这样的大变故
4ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n, Also v-link ADJto n](盟友、伙伴)交往密切的,亲密的 A close ally or partner of someone knows them well and is very involved in their work. (盟友、伙伴)交往密切的,亲密的
He was once regarded as one of Mr Brown's closest political advisers.
他曾一度被视作布朗先生最为亲信的政治顾问之一。
A senior source close to Mr Blair told us: 'Our position has not changed.' [+ to]
和布莱尔先生关系密切的一位高层人士告诉我们说:“我们的立场没有改变。”
5ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n](联系或合作)密切的Close contact or co-operation involves seeing or communicating with someone often. (联系或合作)密切的
Both nations are seeking closer links with the West.
两国都在寻求与西方国家建立更为紧密的联系。
He lived alone, keeping close contact with his three grown-up sons.
他一个人住,与3个已经长大成人的儿子经常联系。
closely
We work closely with the careers officers in schools.
我们与学校的就业顾问密切合作。
6ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n](联系)紧密的;酷似的 If there is a close connection or resemblance between two things, they are strongly connected or are very similar. (联系)紧密的;酷似的
There is a close connection between pain and tension.
疼痛和紧张之间有着紧密的联系。
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;即将…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;即将…的
She sounded close to tears. [+ to]
她听上去要哭了。
Drought has left more than two million people close to starvation.
干旱让两百多万人濒临饿死。
A senior White House official said the agreement is close.
10ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ]近乎于…的;差点…的 If something is close or comes close to something else, it almost is, does, or experiences that thing. 近乎于…的;差点…的
There is a simplicity about the interior which comes close to blandness.
室内布置得很简单,几乎有点平淡无奇。
An airliner came close to disaster while approaching Heathrow Airport. [+ to]
一架大型客机在飞近希思罗机场时差点儿发生空难。
Her desire was closer to passion than love.
她的欲望更近似于激情,而非爱情。
11ADJ-GRADED 闷热的;不通风的 If the atmosphere somewhere is close, it is unpleasantly warm with not enough air. 闷热的;不通风的
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?.
附近是不是新开了一家理发店?
His wife remains behind in Germany, but Jason, his 18-year-old son, is closer at hand.
他的妻子还留在德国,但他18岁的儿子贾森就在身边。
13PHRASE 勉强脱险;幸免于难 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. 勉强脱险;幸免于难
You had a close shave, but you knew when you accepted this job that there would be risks.
你这次侥幸脱险,不过在接受这项工作的时候,你就知道会有一些危险。
14PHRASE 仔细观察;严密注视 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. 仔细观察;严密注视
The President's foreign policy team are keeping a close eye on events.
总统的外交政策团队正密切关注事态发展。
15PREP-PHRASE 接近于(某数量或距离)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. 接近于(某数量或距离)
Sisulu spent close to 30 years in prison. [+ to]
西苏卢在监狱里度过了将近30年的时光。
Close to 50,000 people took part.
近5万人参加。
Catering may now account for close on a quarter of pub turnover. [+ on]
承办酒席现在可能占酒吧营业额的近1/4。
16PHRASE 在近处;凑近地 If you look at something close up or close to, you look at it when you are very near to it. 在近处;凑近地
18PHRASE (比赛、选举等)势均力敌 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. (比赛、选举等)势均力敌 [journalism]
In the Senate, the count is too close to call at this point.
参议院现在的票数还难分上下。
19at close quarters→see: quarter at close range→see: range