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| 释义 | closeUK:* adjective: /ˈkləʊs/, verb: /ˈkləʊz/US:/v., n. kloʊz; adj., adv. kloʊs/US:(v. klōz; adj., adv. klōs or, for 56, klōz; n. klōz for 66, 67, 70–72, 74, 75, klōs for 68, 69, 73)UK-RP:UK-Yorkshire:Irish:Scottish:US Southern:Jamaican: See also: close but no cigar主要翻译 close adv (nearby)挨近；靠近Keep your phone close, in case he calls!把你的电话放在身边，以防他会打过来！ close adj (near)靠近的；相近的；挨着的Be careful, the 'edit' and 'delete' buttons are dangerously close!当心，“编辑”键和“删除”键靠得很近，很容易按错！usage: meaning ‘almost’You can use near immediately in front of a noun to say that something is almost a particular thing.The country is in a state of near chaos.We drove to the station in near silence.You can also use near immediately in front of an adjective and a noun to say that something almost has a particular quality.It was a near fatal accident.The Government faces a near impossible dilemma.You can use near, near to, or close to immediately in front of a noun to say that someone or something is almost in a particular state. Her father was angry, her mother near tears.When she saw him again, he was near to death.She was close to tears. close to [sth/sb] prep (near to)挨着；靠近The bank is close to the post office.这家银行挨着邮局。 close adj (relation: near) (亲戚)近亲的The two boys are close cousins.这两个男孩是近亲。 close adj (people: intimate) (关系)亲近的，亲密的，要好的Jill and I are close friends.吉尔和我是要好的朋友。 close to [sb] adj + prep figurative (intimate with)和…亲近的；与…亲密的Ben has always been close to his sister.本一直都和姐姐很亲近。 close adj (closely associated)密切相关的Her philosophy is close to that of Roger, who was her teacher and mentor.她的人生观与曾是她老师兼导师的罗杰的人生观密切相关。 close [sth] vtr (shut) (门、窗等)关上Please close the window.请把窗户关上。usage: ‘close’ or ‘shut’If you close /kləʊz/ something such as a door, you move it so that it covers or fills a hole or gap. He opened the door and closed it behind him.You can also say that you shut something such as a door. There is no difference in meaning. The past tense and -ed participle of shut is shut.I shut the door quietly.Both closed and shut can be adjectives used after a linking verb.All the other downstairs rooms are dark and the shutters are closed.The windows were all shut.You can use either close or shut to say that work or business stops for a short time in a shop or public building.Many libraries close on Saturdays at 1 p.m.What time do the shops shut? close vi (become shut)关闭；闭合；合拢The door slowly closed.门慢慢地关上了。 其他翻译 close adj (united) (观点等)相近的，接近的Their views about history are extremely close.他们的历史观非常接近。 close adj (similar)相像的；几乎相同的The twins are close in appearance.那对双胞胎长得很像。 close adj (relationship: intimate)亲密的；亲近的They have a close, romantic relationship.他们之间的关系是亲密又浪漫的。 close adj (compact, tight)紧密的；密纹的My sweater has a close weave.我的毛衣织得很密实。 close adj (fitting tightly)严丝合缝的This key is a close fit to the lock.这把钥匙和锁严丝合缝。 close adj (cut near to the base) (刮胡子等)刮到接近根部的I prefer a straight razor because it gives me a close shave.我喜欢直剃刀，因为能刮到胡子根部。 close adj (on topic)围绕主题的Please stay close to the question under discussion.请紧密围绕正在讨论的问题。 close adj (rigorous)细致的；仔细的；慎密的A close examination will reveal that the theory is correct.缜密审视会发现这个理论是正确的。 close adj informal (atmosphere: stuffy)闷的；不通风的；不透气的The atmosphere in the room was close. close adj (contest: almost even) (比赛、竞赛)激烈的，实力相当的Alan won a close race.艾伦在一场激烈的竞赛中胜出。 close adj (secret: well guarded)绝密的；保密的The information was a close secret.这是绝密信息。 close adj (confined)严密监禁的；看守严密的The guards kept the prisoner at close quarters.看守们将囚犯囚禁在封闭区域。 close to [sth] adj + prep (nearly equal, almost)接近的；几乎相等的You and I are close to the same height. close n (act of closing)歇业；打烊You have to finish by close of business today.今天你得负责打烊。 close n (conclusion)结束；完结The conference came to a close.会议结束了。 close n UK (cul-de-sac)四方院；周围有建筑物的四方场地We live on a lovely close near the edge of town. close vi (unite) (电路)闭合Her hands closed in prayer as she bowed her head.她低下头，双手合十祈祷。 close vi (end)终止；停止The proceedings closed on time.活动准时结束。 close vi (cease to operate)停业；关门My favourite restaurant closed.我最喜欢的饭店关门了。 close vi (store: cease trading) (商店等)关门，打烊，不营业The store closed at nine pm.这家店晚上九点关门。 close vi (end performances)停演；结束演出The play closes on Monday.演出周一结束。 close vi (financial: market day end) (股市等)收盘The market closed on a high today.今天股市在高位收盘。 close [sth] vtr (fill in)填上；合上The builders closed the wall with the last brick. close [sth] vtr (conclude)结束；终止The final speaker closed the session. close [sth] vtr (block)封锁；堵住Workers have closed the road. close [sth] vtr (join, unite)使…闭合；环闭The people closed the circle by joining hands. close [sth] vtr (finalize)结束, 完成, 终结Let's close the negotiations now.现在结束谈判吧。 close [sth] vtr informal (make a sale) (交易)达成The salesman hopes to close the deal today. close [sth] vtr (cease operations) (营业等)停止；关闭；关张The company closed the factory on Christmas day. close [sth] vtr (nautical: approach) (航海)（船）接近（岸边），靠（岸）The ship closed land that morning. 动词短语close | close but no cigar close down vi phrasal (business: cease trading)停业When the doctor was killed, the clinic was forced to close down.那名医生遇害后，诊所就被迫停业了。 close [sth] down vtr phrasal sep (prevent [sth] from operating)使停业；关闭，关掉The Women's Anti-Exploitation League vowed to close down the porno shop.妇女反剥削联盟发誓要关掉那家色情服务店。 close in vi phrasal (pursuit: get closer)（白昼）逐渐变短；（天气）变坏；（暮色）加浓；围拢，逼近The enemy was closing in; the soldier clutched his rifle and prepared to fight to the death. close in on [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep (pursuit: get closer)逼近Drive faster! The cops are closing in on us! close in on [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep figurative (make claustrophobic) (比喻)迫近Inside the small room, he felt like the walls were closing in on him. close [sth] off, close off [sth] vtr phrasal sep (block, shut off)封锁；使与外界隔绝The police closed off the road due to a bad accident. close out vi phrasal US (discount stock)降价处理；清仓抛售 close [sth] out vtr phrasal sep US (account: terminate)关闭（账户） close [sth] out vtr phrasal sep (sport: bring to end)使…结束The team closed the game out with a goal in the final minute to win 3-1. close [sb] out vtr phrasal sep (exclude, prevent from entering)将…关在外面Bill closed the dog out of the room.比尔将狗关在房间外面。 close [sth] out vtr phrasal sep US (bar tab, etc.: settle)结清 close up vi phrasal (shop: shut)关店He closed up and counted the day's takings.他关了店，数了数当天的收入。 close up vi phrasal (wound: heal) (伤口)闭合，合上，愈合The wound will gradually close up over time.随着时间的推移，伤口会逐渐愈合。 close [sth] up, close up [sth] vtr phrasal sep (shut)关闭；关上Nina closed up the shop and went home.尼娜关了店，然后回家。 复合形式：close | close but no cigar at close quarters adv (near together)接近地；非常接近；逼近地People who work on submarines learn to live at close quarters with others.在潜艇上工作的人员学会了与他人近距离生活。 at close range, from close range adv (from near the target)近距离；近程Despite security checks, the assassin managed to smuggle a pistol into the press conference, and shot the President from close range. bring [sth] to a close v expr (end or complete [sth])完成；结束Everyone at the meeting was tired and cranky, so we brought it to a close. close at hand, close to hand adj (convenient, nearby)附近的In flu season, keep a box of tissues close at hand.流感季，可在身边放一包餐巾纸。 close at hand adj figurative (imminent)即将发生的"Nuclear war is close at hand!" was emblazoned on the black and yellow leaflets.黑黄两色的传单上醒目地写着：“核战争即将发生！” close by adv (near, in close proximity)在…附近Gerald's sister lives close by so it's easy for him to visit her. close by, close-by adj (near)附近的；近旁的Is there a close-by store where we could buy eggs? close call n informal, figurative (narrow escape)侥幸逃脱；死里逃生Phew! That was a close call. I thought he was going to ask to see my ID. close call n informal, figurative ([sth] hard to decide)难分胜负；仲伯难分It was a close call, but they declared him the winner. close combat n (fighting at short range)近战；近距离作战 close friend n (intimate acquaintance)密友；好友Tom is a close friend of mine.汤姆是我的密友。 close match n (pairing of two similar things)彼此相似，高度匹配Mom's handbag and shoes are not exactly the same color, but they are a very close match. close match n (sports: very close scores)势均力敌的比赛It was a close match but the Seagulls won on penalties. close of day n (end of the day, evening)黄昏时分 close of day adj (at end of the day)当天结束时的Close-of-day equity prices for domestic and foreign stock exchanges are available from many on-line sources. close of day n euphemism (death) (委婉语)死亡In his famous poem, Dylan Thomas urges that approaching death is to be resisted, that "old age should burn and rave at close of day". close quarters npl (cramped space)狭小拥挤的空间Considering its close quarters, the rent on the apartment was outrageous. close ranks v expr (group: stay united)使...队伍靠拢；团结一致 close relation n (member of immediate family)近亲Only her close relations were invited to the wedding ceremony. close shave n figurative (narrow escape) (比喻)侥幸脱险He walked away from the accident knowing he had just had a close shave with death. close shave n (facial hair: trim) (本义)刮光胡子I can't seem to get a close shave with my electric razor. close the door on [sth] v expr figurative (rule out, exclude)拒之门外；断绝The politician's latest comments, unfortunately, closed the door on a peace agreement between the two countries. close the door on [sb] vtr (on [sb]: shut door to exclude)把…关在门外 close the gap v expr figurative (equalize [sth])弥补差距 close the gap between [sth] and [sth] v expr figurative (equalize [sth])缩小…与...差距 close to home expr figurative (affecting [sb] personally)触到痛处，感同身受，引起共鸣I was upset by the film; the issues raised in it were very close to home. close to home expr (locally)家门口，本地地I like to shop close to home to support local businesses. close to the bone adj figurative, informal (uncomfortably close to the truth)露骨的，过于直白的 close to the knuckle expr UK, figurative (potentially offensive) (比喻义)赤裸裸的 close to your heart, near your heart expr (cherished, important)你所珍爱的；对你非常重要的；你珍视的It's a subject that's close to my heart. close together adj (near to one another,)彼此靠近的If his eyes weren't so close together, he'd be almost handsome. close-up, also US: closeup n (film shot: up close) (电影镜头: 近距离拍摄)特写镜头The actress said that she was ready for her close-up.那位女演员说她已准备好拍摄特写镜头。 close-up, close shot, also US: closeup n (photo: taken up close)特写照片In the closeup, she is smiling self-consciously at the photographer.在特写照片中，她正不自觉地对着摄影师微笑。 close-up, also US: closeup adj (intimate, detailed)详尽的；近距离的The book provides a close-up insight into the film star's life.这本书从近距离展现了这位电影明星的生活。 close-up, also US: closeup adj (very near)特写的；离得非常近的The photographer is taking some close-up shots of the fashion model.摄影师正在给时装模特拍一些特写照片。 close up, close-up, up close adv (from very near)很近地；临近地Matt moved close up so he could get a better view of the painting.马特走近一点，以便能更清楚地观摩画作。 close your eyes v expr (shut your eyelids)闭眼When you feel stressed, just relax, close your eyes and take deep breaths. close your eyes to [sth] v expr figurative (ignore [sth])无视Most families close their eyes to the fact that they're responsible for their children's failure. close-cropped adj (hair, grass: cut short) (头发、草)剪短的 close-fitting adj (clothing: tight)紧身的；贴身的Her close-fitting dress emphasised her slim figure.紧身裙凸显出她纤细的身材。 close-knit adj (family, community: close)紧密的；组织严密的Welsh mining villages formed close-knit communities bonded together by Religion and Rugby. close-minded, closed-minded adj (blinkered, intolerant)不开明的；思想封闭的He's so close-minded I can't discuss politics with him at all. close-range adj figurative (position: close-up)近距离的It was a close-range shot and there was no way the police officer could miss. close-set adj (near each other)密集分布Justin has close-set eyebrows. close-up view n ([sth] seen from very near)特写视角；特写镜头 closedown, close-down n (cessation of work or business)停业The health and safety inspector ordered a complete closedown until the factory could be made safe. closefisted (US), close-fisted (UK) adj (miserly, stingy)手紧的；小气的；吝啬的 closemouthed (US), close-mouthed (UK) adj figurative (reluctant to divulge information) (比喻)嘴严的；能守住秘密的 come near, come close vi + adv (approach)接近, 靠近She warned him not to come near, as she was still contagious. come near [sth/sb], come near to [sth/sb], come close v expr (get closer)走近，接近，靠近Don't come near me or I'll shoot! come near to [sth], come close to [sth] v expr figurative (nearly experience [sth]) (比喻)差一点就, 几乎就要Lauren came close to death after contracting measles.感染天花后，劳伦差点去世。 come near to doing [sth], come close to doing [sth] v expr figurative (nearly do [sth])差一点就...After I lost my job and my son died, I came near to having a breakdown. cutting it close, cutting it fine n informal, figurative (finishing just in time)时间卡得紧，刚好赶上 draw to a close, draw to an end v expr (finish)结束；落下帷幕；接近尾声As the evening drew to a close, the orchestra played a final waltz. draw [sth] to a close v expr (bring to an end)使...结束After an hour on the phone, she drew the conversation to a close. get close vi (time: approach) (时间)接近，迫近，靠近Christmas is getting close again. get close vi (move very near)接近；靠近；靠拢He got so close I could see every blackhead on his face. get close to nature v expr (spend time outdoors)亲近自然，与自然亲密接触Mary loves plants and her job as a botanist allows her to get close to Nature. grow close vi + adj (become intimate or friendly)变得亲密；变得友好My best friend and I grew close during several classes we took together in our final year of college. hit close to home v expr figurative (affect [sb] personally)说到痛处；感同身受Even though he wasn't talking about me, the speaker's comments about being sympathetic to your children hit close to home. keep a close watch on [sb/sth] v expr (monitor [sth], [sb] attentively)严格监督；严密监视；密切注意Parents of teenagers have to keep a close watch on everything they do. keep [sb/sth] close vtr + adj (keep nearby)将…处于附近Claire decided to work from home so that she could keep her children close. keep close vi + adj (stay near)靠近点Tina told the twins to keep close as they crossed the busy road. keep close to [sb/sth] v expr (stay near)靠近Keep close to me when we're at the concert; I don't want you to get lost. be near death, be close to death v expr (be about to die)濒死 pay close attention v expr (take notice)密切关注I was paying close attention but I still have no idea how the magician lifted your watch! pay close attention to [sth] v expr (take notice of [sth])密切注意...Pay close attention to what I say because I won't repeat it. play it close to the chest, play it close to your chest v expr figurative (avoid taking risks)不露声色；谨慎小心 shut your eyes, close your eyes v expr (close your eyelids)闭上眼睛I have a big surprise for you, so shut your eyes and I'll bring it in. shut your eyes, shut your eyes to [sth], close your eyes to [sth] v expr figurative (ignore [sth])视而不见She shut her eyes to her husband's activities. take a close look, take a careful look v expr (examine, inspect [sth])仔细检查；仔细查看If you take a close look, you'll see that this banknote has no watermark - it's a forgery. take a close look at [sth/sb], take a careful look at [sth/sb] v expr (examine, inspect [sth])仔细检查；仔细查看Before buying a used car, I take a careful look at the engine. too close for comfort adj (dangerously near to [sth/sb])离得太近；步步紧跟The suspicious-looking man was too close for comfort, so we crossed the street. under close surveillance adv (being watched intently)被严密监视地The government kept the official under close surveillance. under close surveillance adj (watched intently)严密监视下的 up close adv (at close range)近距离地；靠近地 up close and personal adv (face to face, intimately) (比喻义)近距离地；亲密地 up-close adj (intimate, close-up)极其靠近的，距离很近的 |
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