closes

美 [ˈkloʊzɪz]英 [ˈkləʊzɪz]
  • v.(使)关门,关闭(一段时间);关闭;关;闭上;合上;合拢;不开放
  • close的第三人称单数
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SHUTTING OR COMPLETING 关闭;结束

  • 1
    V-ERG (使)关闭;(使)合上
    When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.

    If you are cold, close the window...

    要是冷就把窗户关上。

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    VERB 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.

    Slowly he closed the book.

    他慢慢合上书。

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    VERB 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.

    To close your document, press CTRL+W on your keyboard.

    关闭文件时要同时按键盘上的CTRL键和W键。

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    V-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.

    Bess closed her eyes and fell asleep...

    贝丝合上眼睛睡着了。

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    V-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.

    Shops close only on Christmas Day and New Year's Day...

    商店只在圣诞日和元旦停业。

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    V-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.

    Many enterprises will be forced to close...

    很多家企业将被迫倒闭。

  • ...since the closing of the steelworks in nearby Duquesne in 1984.

    自从1984年附近迪尤肯的钢铁厂停产以来

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    VERB 封闭,封锁(街道、边界)
    To close a road or border means to block it in order to prevent people from using it.

    They were cut off from the West in 1948 when their government closed that border crossing.

    1948年政府关闭那个边境关口之后,他们便与西方国家隔绝开了。

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    VERB 结束,终止(谈话、事件等)
    To close a conversation, event, or matter means to bring it to an end or to complete it.

    Judge Isabel Oliva said last night: 'I have closed the case. There was no foul play.'...

    昨晚伊莎贝尔·奥利娃法官说:“此案我已审结,并无谋杀嫌疑。”

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    VERB 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.

    He had closed his account with the bank five years earlier.

    早在5年前他就在这家银行销户了。

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    VERB (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.

    Dawson shares closed at 219p, up 5p...

    道森股票以219便士收盘,上涨了5便士。

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    N-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.

    By the close of business last night, most of the big firms were hailing yesterday's actions as a success...

    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。

  • 13
    See also:closed;closing. to close the door on something

NEARNESS; ADJECTIVE USES 接近;形容词用法

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    ADJ-GRADED 近的;接近的
    If one thing or person is close to another, there is only a very small distance between them.

    Her lips were close to his head and her breath tickled his ear...

    她的嘴唇贴近他的头,她的呼吸让他耳朵发痒。

  • They crowded more closely around the stretcher...

    他们在担架旁围得更紧了。

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    ADJ-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.

    She and Linda became very close...

    她和琳达变得非常亲密。

  • 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。

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    ADJ-GRADED (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.

    ...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

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    ADJ-GRADED (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.

    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。

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    ADJ-GRADED (联系或合作)密切的
    Close contact or co-operation involves seeing or communicating with someone often.

    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。

  • We work closely with the careers officers in schools.

    我们与学校的就业顾问密切合作。

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    ADJ-GRADED (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.

    There is a close connection between pain and tension...

    疼痛和紧张之间有着紧密的联系。

  • ...a pattern closely resembling a cross.

    一个酷似十字架的图案

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    ADJ-GRADED (检查或观察)仔细的,彻底的
    Close inspection or observation of something is careful and thorough.

    He discovered, on closer inspection, that the rocks contained gold...

    经过更为仔细的探察,他发现这些岩石含金。

  • If you look closely at many of the problems in society, you'll see evidence of racial discrimination.

    仔细研究一下社会上的许多问题,就会发现种族歧视的证据。

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    ADJ-GRADED (竞争或选举)势均力敌的,难分高下的
    A close competition or election is won or seems likely to be won by only a small amount.

    It is still a close contest between two leading opposition parties...

    这仍然是两大主要反对党之间一场势均力敌的较量。

  • This will be a closely fought race.

    这将是一场势均力敌的比赛。

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    ADJ-GRADED 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.

    She sounded close to tears...

    她听上去要哭了。

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    ADJ-GRADED 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.

    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。

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    ADJ-GRADED 闷热的;不通风的
    If the atmosphere somewhere is close, it is unpleasantly warm with not enough air.

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    PHRASE 在附近;在近旁
    Something that is close by or close at hand is near to you.

    Did a new hairdressing shop open close by?...

    附近是不是新开了一家理发店?

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    PHRASE 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.

    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。

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    PHRASE 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.

    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。

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    PREP-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.

    Sisulu spent close to 30 years in prison...

    西苏卢在监狱里度过了将近30年的时光。

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    PHRASE 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.

    They always look smaller close up.

    凑近看时,它们总是显得小一些。

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    PHRASE (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.

    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。

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    at close quarters→ see:quarter

NEARNESS; VERB USES 接近;动词用法

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    VERB 靠近;接近
    If you are closing on someone or something that you are following, you are getting nearer and nearer to them.

    I was within 15 seconds of the guy in second place and closing on him.

    我和处在第二名的男子相差不到15秒,而且正在逐渐赶上他。

USED AS A ROAD NAME 用于街道名称

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    N-IN-NAMES (用于英国的一些街名中)巷,小街
    Close is used in the names of some streets in Britain.

    ...116 Dendridge Close.

    登德里奇巷116号

  1. It opens and closes , like this .

    这个能开能关,就像这样。

  2. Every night , they go through the same routine : he throws open the bedroom window , she closes it .

    他们每天晚上都要上演这么一出戏:他打开卧室的窗户,她又把它关上。

  3. The result is going to be too close to call .

    双方实力非常接近,因此结果无法预料。

  4. Would you be kind enough to close the window ?

    请把窗子关上好吗?

  5. She 's always been very close with her money .

    她用钱总是很吝啬。

  6. He couldn 't get close enough to see .

    他无法靠近看个清楚。

  7. I couldn 't get close enough to see .

    我无法靠得很近去看清楚。

  8. The children are close to each other in age .

    这些儿童彼此的年龄很接近。

  9. The picture looks very different when you see it close to .

    这幅画贴近看时就很不一样。

  10. One of the smaller parties came a close second .

    其中一个较小的政党差一点就获胜了。

  11. I think it 's going to be close .

    我认为这将是一场实力很接近的角逐。

  12. What time does the bank close ?

    那家银行什么时候关门?

  13. The college has close links with many other institutions .

    这所学院与其他许多的机构有着紧密的联系。

  14. The two countries have always maintained close relations .

    这两个国家一直保持着密切关系。

  15. A combination of internal and external factors caused the company to close down .

    内外因结合导致了公司的倒闭。

  16. The government worked in close collaboration with teachers on the new curriculum .

    政府和教师就新的课程进行了紧密协作。

  17. The decision was taken after close consultation with local residents .

    这项决定是在与当地居民仔细磋商后作出的。

  18. His life was drawing to a close .

    他的生命正走向终点。

  19. Stay close together ─ I don 't want anyone to get lost .

    紧紧靠在一起,我不想把谁给丢了。

  20. The new library is close to completion .

    新图书馆快要竣工了。

  21. The suggestion to close the road has found favour with local people .

    关闭这条路的建议已得到当地人的支持。

  22. Close your eyes and imagine you are in a forest .

    闭上眼睛,设想自己在森林里。

  23. We caught the bus in the end but it was close .

    虽然我们最后总算赶上了那趟公共汽车,但也是够悬的。

  24. She predicted the election result would be close .

    她预言选举结果将很接近。

  25. They have maintained a close association with a college in the US .

    他们和美国一所学院保持了密切联系。

  26. Can we bring this meeting to a close ?

    我们可以结束会议了吗?

  27. There 's a close identity between fans and their team .

    球迷和他们的球队之间有密切的同一性。

  28. Our team came a close second .

    我们队以微弱差距屈居第二。

  29. We got him out in the end , but it was a close thing .

    我们最后总算把他救了出来,可那是真险啊。

  30. We 're a very close family .

    我们全家彼此亲密无间。