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verbnounadjectiveadverbnoun Would anyone mind if I closed the window? 我关上窗户会有人介意吗？ She closed the gate behind her. 她关上了身后的大门。 It's dark now—let's close the curtains. 天黑了，咱们拉上窗帘吧。 I closed my eyes against the bright light. 我闭上眼睛以防强光的照射。 The doors open and close automatically. 这些门自动开关。 to close a book/an umbrella合上书；收起伞 close something (for something) The museum has been closed for renovation. 博物馆已闭馆整修。 close something (to somebody/something) The road was closed to traffic for two days. 这条路封闭了两天。 close (for something) What time does the bank close? 那家银行什么时候关门？ We close for lunch between twelve and two. 十二点至两点是我们的午餐歇业时间。 The club was closed by the police. 那家夜总会被警察查封了。 The hospital closed at the end of last year. 这所医院去年年底关闭。 The play closed after just three nights. 这部剧仅上演了三个晚上就停演了。 The meeting will close at 10.00 p.m. 会议将在晚上 10 点结束。 The offer closes at the end of the week. 优惠将在本周末截止。 close something to close a meeting/debate结束会议／辩论 to close a case/an investigation结案；结束调查 to close an account (= to stop keeping money in a bank account)注销账户 The subject is now closed (= we will not discuss it again). 这个话题的讨论现在已告结束。 Right now we are trying to close the deal with our sponsors. Shares in the company closed at 265p. 这家公司的股票收盘价为 265 便士。 closing prices收盘价 These measures are aimed at closing the gap between rich and poor. 这些措施旨在缩小贫富差距。 The gap between the two top teams is closing all the time. 两支顶尖球队的差距一直在缩小。 She closed her hand over his. 她牢牢抓住他的手不放。 Her hand closed over his. 她牢牢抓住他的手不放。 The police have closed the book on the case (= they have stopped trying to solve it). 警方已经放弃侦破此案。 The factory closed its doors for the last time in 2009. 这家工厂最后于 2009 年关闭。 It's not unusual for the police to close ranks when one of their officers is being investigated. 在一位警员受到调查时，警察抱团的事并不罕见。 She was careful not to close the door on the possibility of further talks. 她小心翼翼不让进一步谈判的大门关上。 She decided to shut her ears to all the rumours. 她拿定主意对所有的谣言置之不理。 You can't just close your eyes to his violence. They seem intent on shutting their eyes to the problems of pollution. I've made this trip so often, I could do it with my eyes shut. 我经常走这条路，闭着眼睛都能找到。 What time do the banks close/shut?银行什么时候关门？ A strike has shut the factory.罢工使工厂停业。 The store is closed/shut today.这家商店今天不营业。 a closed window.关着的窗户 The road is closed because of the snow.这条路因下雪而封闭。 I’m afraid time is running out/we’re running out of time, so we'll have to make this the final question.恐怕时间不多了，所以这将是我们最后一个问题了。 We've only got a couple of minutes left, so can we summarize what we've agreed?我们只剩下几分钟了，所以概括一下已经达成一致的意见好吗？ I'd like to close the session with a few final remarks…我想最后说几句来结束这次会议… We'll have to leave it there, but thank you all very much for your input.我们就到这儿吧，非常感谢大家的参与。 Well, that's all we have time for today, but we'll meet again on Tuesday.好了，我们今天没有时间了，但星期二我们将再次开会。 I'd like to thank you all for coming and for a very productive meeting.感谢大家出席这次会议，以及为这次富有成效的会议付出的努力。 He closed the door firmly. She gently closed the door behind her. That factory’s been closed down now. The museum has been temporarily closed to the public. Tomorrow college officially closes for the vacation. A police spokesman said that the case was now closed. Can you help me close this umbrella? It was a pity the business closed. It’s dark now—let’s close the curtains. 天黑了，咱们拉上窗帘吧。 Mr Hunt then closed the debate for the government. She closed her eyes and fell asleep immediately. The meeting will close at 10 p.m. The subject is now closed. 这个话题的讨论现在已告结束。 They are closing their Liverpool factory. at the close of the 17th century在 17 世纪末 His life was drawing to a close. 他的生命正走向终点。 Can we bring this meeting to a close? 我们可以结束会议了吗？ By the close of London trading, Wall Street was up 9.78 points. The West Indies were 98 for 3 at the close of play (= at the end of the day’s play in a cricket match). At the close of trading, he had lost thousands of pounds on the stock market. The chairperson brought the meeting to a close. The decade drew to a close with the threat of war hanging over Europe. At the close of play, the scores were almost level. At the close of the first day, things were looking good for the home team. Can we bring this meeting to a close? 我们可以结束会议了吗？ Our new house is close to the school. 我们的新房子离学校很近。 I had no idea the beach was so close. 我不知道海滩会这么近。 The two buildings are close together. 两座建筑物相距很近。 This is the closest we can get to the beach by car. 开车去海滩到了这儿就再也不能往前走了。 We all have to work in close proximity (= near each other). 我们都不得不紧挨在一起工作。 The President was shot at close range (= from a short distance away). 总统遭到了近距离的枪击。 The children are close to each other in age. 这些儿童彼此的年龄很接近。 Their birthdays are very close together. 他们的生日挨得很近。 He was close to tears. 他几乎掉眼泪了。 The new library is close to completion. 新图书馆快要竣工了。 She knew she was close to death. 她知道自己将不久于人世。 We are close to signing the agreement. 我们可能很快要签订协议。 Jo is a very close friend. 乔是一个很亲密的朋友。 She is very close to her father. 她和父亲的关系很亲密。 She and her father are very close. 她和父亲的关系很亲密。 We're a very close family. 我们全家彼此亲密无间。 close relatives, such as your mother and father, and brothers and sisters近亲，如父母和兄弟姊妹 The groom and his close family took their places. He is one of the prime minister's closest advisers. 他是首相最亲信的顾问之一。 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。 She has kept in close contact with the victims' families. 她与受害者的家人一直保持着密切的联系。 We keep in close touch with the police. 我们与警方保持着密切联系。 Take a close look at this photograph. 仔细看看这张照片。 On closer examination the painting proved to be a fake. 经过更加仔细的查看，那幅画被证实是件赝品。 Pay close attention to what I am telling you. 要认真听我给你讲的话。 There's a close resemblance (= they look very similar). 彼此间有酷似之处。 His feeling for her was close to hatred. 他对她的感情近乎仇恨。 The total was close to 20% of the workforce. 总数接近劳动力的 20%。 We tried to match the colours, but this is the closest we could get. 我们尽量使颜色搭配协调，但最好也只能做到这样了。 a close contest/match/election双方实力很接近的竞赛／比赛；胜负双方差距很小的选举 It was a very close finish. 比赛结果的胜负双方差距极小。 I think it's going to be close. 我认为这将是一场势均力敌的角逐。 Our team came a close second(= nearly won).我们队以微弱差距屈居第二。 The game was closer than the score suggests. 双方实力比得分所显示的要更接近。 The result is going to be too close to call (= either side may win). 双方实力非常接近，因此结果无法预料。 Phew! That was close—that car nearly hit us. 啊！好险！那辆车差点儿撞上我们。 We caught the bus in the end but it was close (= we nearly missed it). 虽然我们最后总算赶上了那趟公共汽车，但也是够悬的。 over 1 000 pages of close print1 000 多页字体密集的印刷品 The soldiers advanced in close formation. 士兵排着密集的队形前进。 a close haircut/shave剪到齐根的头发；刮剃干净 The donor's identity is a close secret. 捐赠人的身份是保密的。 She was kept under close arrest. 她被严密监禁。 It’s very close today—I think there’s going to be a storm. He was close about his past. 他对他的过去守口如瓶。 She's always been very close with her money. 她用钱总是很吝啬。 fighting at close quarters近距离作战 Help was at hand. 援助近在咫尺。 The property is ideally located with all local amenities close at hand. 这处房地产的位置很理想，离当地的生活设施都近。 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。 Her remarks about me were embarrassingly close to home. 她说我的那些话使我尴尬不已。 Over the next few months we will keep a close eye on sales. 在今后的几个月里我们将密切关注销售情况。 When she leaves the stage, the fans can get a little too close for comfort. (figurative) They got the win but it was a tight match, definitely too close for comfort.the near future不久的将来 a near neighbour近邻 a near miss差点儿命中 a close contest势均力敌的竞赛 a close encounter近距离接触 a close call.侥幸脱险 a close friend密友 close family关系亲密的家庭 close links.紧密的联系 Get close to the microphone. He was quite close to his older brother. Keep close to me. The two sisters seemed very close. Their birthdays are very close together. 他们的生日挨得很近。 The car came perilously close to running her down. Victory was tantalizingly close. He had a close shave when his brakes failed on the mountain road. It’s a desperately close race—I can’t quite see who is ahead. Jo is a very close friend. 乔是一个很亲密的朋友。 Phew! That was close—the motorbike nearly hit us. The California election looks too close to call as voters go to the polls. The invasion never happened but it was a close run thing. The organizers of the race are predicting a close finish. We’re a very close family. 我们全家彼此亲密无间。 The unemployment total was close to 20% of the workforce. There’s a close resemblance between them. They sat close together. 他们紧挨着坐在一起。 Don't come too close! 别靠得太近！ She held Tom close and pressed her cheek to his. 她紧紧地抱着汤姆，并把脸紧贴在他的脸上。 I couldn't get close enough to see. 我无法靠得很近去看清楚。 A second police car followed close behind. 第二辆警车紧紧跟在后面。 Such guesses are thought to be close to the mark. ‘The Times’ was nearer the mark when it said… There are good cafes and a restaurant close at hand. 附近有几家挺不错的咖啡馆和一家餐馆。 Our friends live close by. 我们的朋友住得不远。 The route passes close by the town. 这条路离那座城镇不远。 She is close on sixty. 她快满六十岁了。 It is close on midnight. 时近午夜。 a profit close to £200 million接近 2 亿英镑的利润 Mr Taylor’s election defeat was a close-run thing. The invasion never happened but it was a close-run thing. The picture looks very different when you see it close to. 这幅画贴近看时就很不一样。 She snuggled close up to him. 她紧紧地依偎着他。 He'd come close to death. 他曾与死神擦肩而过。 We didn't win but we came close. 我们输了，但离赢只差了那么一小点儿。 The welfare state never came close to eliminating poverty. Germany ran Argentina very close in the final. 在决赛中，德国队发挥得几乎和阿根廷队一样出色。 Brookside Close布鲁克赛德巷 |